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HANSARD 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 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 HouseThat question was definitely worth waiting for, so I am glad that we persevered with the technology. I commend my hon. Friend for her work with Slimbridge, which is such a…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 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 HouseThe hon. Gentleman raises a really important point for his constituents. I would remind him that 779,500 jobs in Scotland have benefited from the furlough scheme. It has been a…04 Feb 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAs I understand it, the DVLA has worked hard to make its Swansea headquarters covid-safe and has carried out, I think, 2,000 tests to detect covid within its workforce. Out of…28 Jan 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseHer Majesty’s Government recognise that the conferencing and wider events and exhibitions sector has been most severely affected by covid-19. The Government also recognise that in…28 Jan 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAs a general rule, the Government respond to debates during the debate. The Government’s position is set out from the Dispatch Box, at both the opening and closing of the debate,…28 Jan 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend is not the first Member to raise this issue this morning; it is clearly a matter of concern across the House and the country. I reiterate the figures on the planned…28 Jan 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am always a bit nervous about these military analogies, though the distinguished Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee will know a great deal more about this than…28 Jan 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend, as always, raises an important point. I am delighted to hear that the council has found more money. It sounds rather like the card in Monopoly that says, “Banking…28 Jan 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseFirst, I do not know why the hon. Lady thinks I do not mind about air pollution, which is a matter of great seriousness. It has to be remembered that it was the last socialist…28 Jan 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend is very wise in how he uses the House’s mechanisms, because the lines I have here come from the Department for Transport, although I would add my own line that the…28 Jan 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI did not realise that Wakefield had moved to Somerset and was therefore in God’s own county, but I will accept my hon. Friend’s suggestion; of course, we remember that Christ was…28 Jan 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI will make announcements about business in the normal way. Of course, there is a natural progression of Bills. I should point out that 100% of Grenfell-style cladding either has…28 Jan 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman’s point about the Backbench Business Committee’s choice of debates is absolutely right. The Committee is there to choose debates that Back Benchers want to…28 Jan 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAs always, I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his questions. We have facilitated a debate, coming up shortly, in response to a prayer from the SNP on a statutory instrument.…28 Jan 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises a very important point. There are difficulties when roots push up into pavements or tarmac, and there are laws and rules relating to this. The effect of any…28 Jan 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI think I am not allowed to refer hon. Members to what I wrote on this subject before I joined the Government—which are, of course, not necessarily the views I hold any more. I…28 Jan 2021