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HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady raises concerns that many Members have. There was an opportunity to debate them immediately before the recess, with the continuation of the Coronavirus Act 2020.…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is, of course, right to say that King Alfred pulled together the ealdormen of Somerset, Hampshire and Wiltshire to defeat Guthrum. It was a coming together and it…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman, as so often, raises important constituency issues that will have a wider effect for other people across the United Kingdom. I will certainly take this up with…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThe problem with socialists is that they never want to level up; they always want to level down. They therefore always try to postpone economic opportunity because they wallow in…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman raises a difficult issue of privacy in public spaces. It is not easy to legislate for every possible circumstance. People in public are obviously in public and…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseFirst of all, on the Greensill reviews, obviously Committees of this House can make what inquiries they wish and set their own terms of reference. However, I think it is a mistake…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that question because I, like her, represent a rural constituency, and this is so important for our constituents. I am glad to report that over…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThe business for the week commencing 19 April will include: Monday 19 April —Consideration in Committee of the Finance Bill (Day 1). Tuesday 20 April —Continuation of…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseWilliam Street sounds a very happy street to live on, with singalongs and pumpkin prizes, so I absolutely congratulate William Street and the people living there, who I am sure…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman, a distinguished Chairman of the Backbench Business Committee, makes a very important point. The Government always like to see Committees set up in a timely…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises a point that is raised by many right hon. and hon. Members from across the House, and planning is always a contentious local issue. The Government’s planning…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThe difficulty is that I think it would be hard to satisfy all 650 Members of Parliament. The right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) is no longer in the…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThis is a very sad case, and one’s sympathies go to Mrs McDowall, who must feel very bereft, both at the death of her son and at the lack of information. I assure the hon. Lady…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend, along with our hon. Friend the Member for Ynys Môn (Virginia Crosbie), points out the dangers of incompetent socialist Governments getting the wrong end of every…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Government do take this issue extremely seriously, and the Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, my hon. Friend the Member for Sutton and…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI join the right hon. Lady in wishing the Sikh community a happy Vaisakhi. I also join her in commemorating so many people who have died. This is a particularly sad business…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI am very grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for that tribute and I am grateful that he told me in advance that he would make it, because Shirley Williams was actually a great…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his question. Wildfires obviously pose a great risk to our countryside. Natural England has published a refreshed countryside code to advise us…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising that point, because I think it is in the interests of public companies to behave well to their employees. Bear in mind that their…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is right to raise the needs of the personal care sector, which is a very significant employer and provides great joy to many customers. I have never been more…15 Apr 2021