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HANSARDBusiness 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 2021HANSARDLeader of the HouseMy hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope) went back to his fundamental point, and I want to give him clarification on who may appeal to the IEP. There is…12 May 2021HANSARDLeader of the HouseMy hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope) went back to his fundamental point, and I want to give him clarification on who may appeal to the IEP. There is…12 May 2021HANSARDThe Government's Legislative Programme 2021Following the state opening of Parliament, and for the convenience of the House, I am listing the bills which were announced: Animals Abroad Bill Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill…12 May 2021HANSARD Amendments to the Independent Complaints and Grievance SchemeAlison Stanley carried out a very thorough review and spoke to a number of people across the parliamentary estate to get their views and to get a full understanding of how the…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Amendments to the Independent Complaints and Grievance SchemeMy hon. Friend makes a point that is sorted out by the fact that there is an appeals system and a senior body that can, on appeal, determine this, which I imagine other decision…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Amendments to the Independent Complaints and Grievance SchemeThe interpretation of the rules will be for the people who are the decision makers. As I set out earlier in my comments, ultimately it is for the IEP on appeal. In relation to…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Amendments to the Independent Complaints and Grievance SchemeMy right hon. Friend is absolutely clear, and that is broadly what I have been saying. What I am not committing to is to saying how the decision maker would interpret the rules as…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Amendments to the Independent Complaints and Grievance SchemeI beg to move, That this House endorses the report of the House of Commons Commission entitled Amendments to the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme, HC 1384, laid on…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Amendments to the Independent Complaints and Grievance SchemeIt is not for me to say what decision the decision maker should come to, but the decision maker should base any decision on the language of the policy at the time. It would not be…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Amendments to the Independent Complaints and Grievance SchemeThe independent expert panel is available for appeals for people who get caught up in the ICGS system. If any conclusion is made, I believe people have the right to ask to appeal…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Amendments to the Independent Complaints and Grievance SchemeI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for making that extremely sensible point. I would not want to trespass on the exclusive cognisance in their own fields of the various other…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Amendments to the Independent Complaints and Grievance SchemeMy right hon. Friend raises a question of considerable importance and one that I have been very careful to avoid in all these discussions. It seems to me that it would be quite…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Amendments to the Independent Complaints and Grievance SchemeI am grateful to all those who have participated in the debate and, as always, to the shadow Leader of the House who, along with me, serves on the Commission. Of course, although…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Amendments to the Independent Complaints and Grievance SchemeMy hon. Friend makes an important point. The issue is that it is not at this stage clear what decision the decision maker would make on the language that is currently used in the…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising the case of Perfect Getaways. It must be really difficult for people in the travel industry at the moment, because there is still…22 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend makes an exceptionally good point. Every week, business questions throws up another example of appalling mismanagement by socialist councils. It is vital that…22 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseAs we discussed earlier, Government spending of taxpayers’ money is always carefully examined by various Committees in this House and by proper procedures within Government. The…22 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseIn the list of people who deserve thanks, my hon. Friend forgot to include the most distinguished Member of Parliament, who worked tirelessly to ensure that the link road was…22 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseIt would be an honour to do so. I am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising this. I do a podcast on why Parliament works, and I did an interview with my noble Friend Lord Hague,…22 Apr 2021