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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman is brave to bring to this House a discussion of two Governments. There are all sorts of things I could be tempted to say about the Government currently in…25 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to my hon. Friend. I understand from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport that his constituency has pretty good coverage, with over 66% of Hendon…25 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI have visited the hon. Lady’s constituency and know what an attractive place it is, and it deserves to remain attractive. This always leads to arguments over planning, but the…25 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt is clear from this session that pet theft is of considerable concern to hon. Members. This session is often a straw in the wind as to the issues that are of political…25 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Appeal Court has ruled, and that shows that British justice works and that ours is a country where, when mistakes are made, we have the systems to ensure that those mistakes…25 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI can absolutely give the second commitment that the hon. Gentleman asks for. The Government are working closely with our partners in the region to ensure that Mr Symons is…25 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Lady is right to mention the national strategy for disabled people. Spring has only just sprung—we are only a very few days into it—so the intention is still very much to…25 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The Government recognise the strain that has been put on children and their families over the past year. Ensuring that children can play and…25 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAs I said to my hon. Friend the Member for Ipswich (Tom Hunt), this is a terrible crime, and the Government are taking measures to help tackle it better, with more than 6,600…25 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Government have always been clear that leaseholders should not have undue worry about the costs of remediating historical defects that they did not cause. Waking watch…25 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for her point, and I am delighted that the Lib Dems are now becoming a party of deregulation. Speaking from the Treasury Bench, I confess that deregulation…25 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay I join the hon. Gentleman in wishing the Jewish community a happy Passover? I recall that when studying A-levels I looked in some detail as to whether the last supper was a…25 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat is an important question and I know that many football supporters have a great interest in it and in the atmosphere created by safe standing. The Government are committed to…25 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI always wish to spread good will. The hon. Gentleman is pushing me a little bit far in wishing SNP candidates success in by-elections, but I do wish Neil Gray every personal…25 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI absolutely congratulate my hon. Friend and his constituent Emma Lou on winning the mascot design competition for the 2022 Commonwealth games, which will take place in…25 Mar 2021HANSARD Points of OrderYes, that is what I understand from the questions I received. I thought that the hon. Gentleman indicated a week ago and then the hon. Member for City of Chester indicated 17…25 Mar 2021HANSARD Points of Orderindicated assent.25 Mar 2021HANSARD Electoral CommissionI beg to move, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will appoint John Pullinger CB as the Chair of the Electoral Commission with effect…22 Mar 2021HANSARD Electoral CommissionMay I begin by thanking the right hon. Member for Walsall South (Valerie Vaz) for her support and my neighbour the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) for the Lib Dems’ support?…22 Mar 2021HANSARDPoint of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. The Foreign Office has made it clear, and has said: “We regret that this audio has been deliberately and selectively clipped to distort…18 Mar 2021