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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe £4.8 billion levelling-up fund will spend taxpayers’ money on infrastructure that improves everyday life across the United Kingdom, including regenerating town centres and…04 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI commend my hon. Friend for the work that she has done campaigning on this matter, which I know is very close to her heart and is obviously one of great sensitivity that the…04 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am not the greatest admirer of tower blocks, it has to be said, but I am not responsible for those sorts of planning decisions, many of which may be with the local authority and…04 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI mean, really! The reason the money has been allocated where it has is that that is where it is needed. It is worth bearing in mind that a lot of the areas have socialist…04 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe answer, I am sorry to say, is no. As regards an Opposition day for the SNP, I will, of course, take that up; I am aware of the Standing Order requirements. In terms of the…04 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise the issue of potholes. Apparently there is a fantastic new machine from JCB—a remarkable, successful British company—that fills…04 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseDid I hear “Hear, hear” from Mr Speaker?04 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI agree, as I do on many matters actually, with the hon. Gentleman. He is much missed in this Chamber and we hope to see him back physically in the not-too-distant future. It is a…04 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay I begin by thanking my hon. Friend for giving me my Union Jack face mask? He sports a similar one. I am delighted that a motion to allow a sitting Friday on 12 March is on the…04 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises an excellent point. He tempts me greatly, because I hope when he sees Highways England tomorrow that he will ask it on my behalf why it keeps on closing the…04 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Lady raises an important point. The vaccine roll-out is going extremely well and the best way of doing it is in accordance with the advice the Government have been given…04 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseState pension age equalisation came about, ultimately, because of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights, which said it was discriminatory to have different pension…04 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises an interesting question—indeed, a complicated question—because who runs this House is something that I am not sure anybody has ever yet worked out, but…04 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWhile the British Government are unable to intervene in individual cases, we raise property disputes with the relevant Moroccan authorities to urge a satisfactory resolution for…04 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy right hon. Friend the Business Secretary will open the debate on the Budget on Tuesday 9 March. Nothing is being hidden from Parliament. Unless we were to go back to…04 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMr Speaker—heckling from the Chair I always take as a great compliment.04 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay I begin by congratulating my right hon. Friend on becoming my right hon. Friend, which I think creates pleasure across the whole House? I am looking forward to that being…04 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThank you, Mr Speaker. The right hon. Lady talked about pay increases. It is worth bearing in mind that the majority of public sector workers will receive pay increases. The…04 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIf we are going to swap P. G. Wodehouse quotes, a glorious one comes to mind: “The Right Hon.” Gentleman “was a tubby little chap who looked as if he had been poured into his…04 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseHer Majesty’s Government understand the high level of public interest in this issue and the undoubted distress caused to victims when their pets are stolen. I know many Members…04 Mar 2021