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HANSARDBusiness 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 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 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 HouseFirst, I convey my sincere sympathies to any women who have suffered as a result of endometriosis and encourage them to seek clinical advice as to what support is available. The…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 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 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 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 HouseI cannot promise the right hon. Gentleman a debate in Government time, but the issue is unquestionably a serious one, and he will note, as indeed he did in his question, that my…04 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe business for the week commencing 8 March will include: Monday 8 March—Continuation of the Budget debate. Tuesday 9 March—Conclusion of the Budget debate. Wednesday 10…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 HouseI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for the points he has raised. The early business set down for next Thursday is highly uncontentious and should not take a great deal of the…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 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 HouseI am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s support for various steps we have taken, and I note his appeal for the time-sensitive debates that he hopes to host on 11 March. The hon.…25 Feb 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay I begin by congratulating my hon. Friend on her work as the Prime Minister’s special envoy for freedom of religion or belief? I cannot think of anybody better suited to the…25 Feb 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe business for next week will include: Monday 1 March—If necessary, consideration of Lords amendments followed by, motion to approve the draft Electricity Supplier Payments…25 Feb 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman and thank him once again for standing in for the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire (Pete Wishart). The Scottish Affairs Committee…25 Feb 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to my right hon. Friend and I am very pleased that the reopening of Westminster Hall has been so widely welcomed. As regards the road map for the reopening of…25 Feb 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend has had a marvellous idea, as he so often does. His local bid for a freeport will be one of the many that I will be cheering on, including, of course, the proposed…25 Feb 2021