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HANSARD Business of the HouseI very much welcome my hon. Friend’s tribute to the three charities in his constituency. During the pandemic we have seen the most amazing national effort to tackle the…14 Jan 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful to the hon. Lady, who makes a really important point. I join her in congratulating the Valneva team for the work that they have been doing. The Government are making…14 Jan 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend makes an important and good point. He is a dogged campaigner on this issue, and I commend him for raising ways in which we can improve our approach to equality and…14 Jan 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseOnce again, the hon. Gentleman repeats his question, and I will therefore repeat the answer: it is very clear that the people of Scotland made their views clear in a vote in 2014,…14 Jan 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful to the hon. Lady, whose question is well timed because the responsible Minister, the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, my hon. Friend the Member for…14 Jan 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseIf I may give the hon. Lady good news, the Daily Mail reports today that the gagging clauses have been lifted by order of the Secretary of State; as soon as he heard about them,…14 Jan 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseAs it happens, I very much enjoyed “The West Wing”. I found it compelling TV watching and even bought the DVD set, which may sound surprisingly modern. Allegra Stratton’s role is…14 Jan 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his comments and very pleased to see that the Backbench Business Committee has decided to have a debate on 28 January for Holocaust…14 Jan 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise this, though I am not convinced that National Pothole Day is the most celebrated day across the country at large. None the less, what…14 Jan 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI apologise to the hon. Lady for the delay in the reply to her written parliamentary question. That has taken too long, and I reiterate, if hon. Members find that there are…14 Jan 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady obviously raises an important point. It is worth saying that the furlough and self-employment schemes have protected 12 million jobs, at a cost of over £56 billion…14 Jan 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Government are naturally working hard to make sure people are safe and feel safe in their homes. The Government are determined to learn the lessons from the Grenfell tragedy,…14 Jan 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThere was good news in the papers today indicating that a study shows that people who have had covid maintain an immunity. The report I read said that that lasted for at least…14 Jan 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI commend both my hon. Friend the Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson) and my hon. Friend the Member for Rushcliffe (Ruth Edwards) for pushing for freeports. Freeports are a really…14 Jan 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI commend my hon. Friend’s advocacy for the people of the Dales and her efforts in the campaign for the Ashbourne bypass. I understand from the Derby Telegraph that there has been…14 Jan 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady does not need my advice on how best to raise this subject publicly, because she has done so, very effectively. Immediately after this session, I will take up with…14 Jan 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI can indeed give that undertaking, as I did yesterday. We will seek to bring back both Westminster Hall and private Members’ Bills as soon as is both possible and practical.…14 Jan 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I really thank the hon. Lady for raising this issue in the House? I join her in thanking the Samaritans for the absolutely amazing work that they do that saves so many lives,…14 Jan 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises an important point. Excess speeding is a risk on the roads and may lead to death or serious injury. The enforcement of speeding offences is ultimately a…14 Jan 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI am always grateful to the hon. Gentleman for campaigning for religious freedom around the world. It is clear that Christians in Cuba face appalling discrimination from the…14 Jan 2021