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HANSARD Business of the HouseI am very grateful to the hon. Lady, my constituency neighbour, for her important question. The Government are committed to leaving the environment in a better state for the next…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseYes, it is. Although there is such an agreement on Opposition days, that cannot be extended to all days, otherwise we would lose time for important statements and urgent questions.04 Feb 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Government share the concerns about reports of increases in alcohol-related deaths and we are monitoring the situation closely. It is worth bearing in mind that for the vast…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is always difficult dealing with benefits at the end of life because it is not a precise science as to when that will be. It is an estimate of the end of life, but it is…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend has the most brilliantly obscure knowledge, because the approval of all coins does indeed come before the Privy Council on the suggestion of the Royal Mint. I…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseObviously, I listen very carefully to the right hon. Gentleman’s request for an Opposition day debate. The DUP does not automatically have one, but I note that in the past it…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is the greatest salesman for Don Valley and Doncaster that one could imagine. His constituents should be so reassured to have him as their representative and…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who raises an issue that has I think been raised with all of us in our constituencies. Children’s Mental Health Week is an opportunity to keep…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for telling the House that today is Time to Talk Day. This is a really important thing to do; we should all try to do more of it. I commend him…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady will know that the immigration system is being updated to ensure that we have a fair points-based system to help people. If there are individual constituency…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI had a feeling that the hon. Gentleman would ask for protected time on 9 February, and I will certainly consider it. However, he has asked me on previous occasions whether the…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend, as always, is a champion for his constituents to ensure that they are properly protected and looked after. The sympathies of the whole House go to those affected…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseIndeed: welcome to the world, Henry. There is a great joy in new life, and we must also celebrate the life of Captain Sir Tom Moore, who was an inspiration to so many people in…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThe business for the week commencing 8 February will include: Monday 8 February—Second Reading of the Armed Forces Bill, followed by a motion to approve the draft Armed Forces Act…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Prime Minister indeed said that leaseholders ought to be protected from large costs, but the correct Bill for that will be the building safety Bill that the Government are…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI must confess I am surprised that my hon. Friend is modelling herself on the right hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn), as I know something of her political views; I…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseOnce again I welcome the right hon. Gentleman, who is such a staunch Brexiteer and who has seen the errors of the European ways and wishes the United Kingdom Parliament to make…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend is right to say that the pandemic has increased the eternal need to ensure that when it comes to all Government expenditure, but especially restoration and…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises an extremely serious issue. I am glad that his constituency is benefiting from the direct action that the Government are taking to help authorities tackle…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI have been waiting for some months now for my hon. Friend to ask again about Southend becoming a city and whether there will be general celebration when that happens, but he…04 Feb 2021