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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseA voice cryeth in the wilderness! I am tempted to say, “Physician, heal thyself.” Where is my hon. Friend? Why is he not in this Chamber holding me to account and leading by the…13 May 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI think that the hon. Lady is really calling for the agricultural reforms that are being put forward to ensure support for farmers who support the environment. Certainly, talking…13 May 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI absolutely share my hon. Friend’s concern. It is a top priority that small businesses are the engine of our recovery. They are as much a part of our cultural heritage,…13 May 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay I congratulate my hon. Friend on taking over the all-party group that looks at these issues? The point she raises is one of great importance. We must value everybody in our…13 May 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am sure they are. My hon. Friend’s words are heard across the nation. They reverberate around the land. They go out from this great hall to be heard in every corner of the…13 May 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising this important matter again. Concern about crime affecting retail workers is shared across the House. He pays tribute to the retail workers…13 May 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe council would seem to be rather remarkable in its skills if it was able to do a screeching U-turn in the midst of all those cycle lanes. The waste of taxpayers’ money is…13 May 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe question is obviously important, and my hon. Friend is right to raise it. General practice is open and has been throughout the pandemic, and people should be able to receive…13 May 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThese are really matters for the Commission and its spokesman to answer. The issues that affect the Leader of the House are the bringing forward of motions, and I can assure my…13 May 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI welcome the hon. Lady to her new position. We have been neighbours or near neighbours in Somerset and Bristol for some years. I think we started debating together on “Points…13 May 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOr, indeed, as Mr Speaker helpfully says, hats. Therefore, there are requirements in this place to prevent personation, and surely what is good enough for the House of Commons to…13 May 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Department for Education has launched a major review of the special educational needs system, which is planned to be published before the summer of 2021. Based on discussions…13 May 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI agree with the hon. Lady that it is absolutely right that people with disabilities should face no barrier to engaging in public life. They should be helped, supported and…13 May 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThere is a socialist Mayor of Bristol and a socialist Mayor of WECA, and they have responsibility for a lot of these development areas. Levelling up is something for the whole…13 May 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend, as always, is a great champion for his constituency. I can assure him that the Government take the matter seriously. We are set to spend £137 million of taxpayers’…13 May 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman raises a constituency case of great importance, and I am very sorry to hear about what happened to Mr Davies. I will take up the issue with the Secretary of…13 May 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseYes, of course we miss the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire (Pete Wishart), but the hon. Gentleman is an excellent stand-in and, as I understand it, he is standing in in…13 May 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to my hon. Friend for her question. It is obviously important to protect the marine environment from litter and it is one of the Government’s priorities, which is…13 May 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am not as trendy, fashionable or à la mode as the hon. Gentleman—if only we could all be such models of modernity as he is. To come to his fundamental point, nurses will receive…13 May 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay I join the hon. Gentleman in congratulating Buffy Williams on her victory in the Rhondda? He is most gracious in paying tribute to Leanne Wood; he is right to do so, because…13 May 2021