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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his enthusiasm for the vaccine, which at least was the preamble to his question. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and…30 Dec 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend is right to raise this deeply troubling issue. It is quite wrong that Greater Manchester police—the country’s second largest police force—has got itself into this…30 Dec 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am glad to see the hon. Gentleman nodding in approval of the work of Thomas à Becket, who we remember and ask to pray for us. Respect for Parliament is always uppermost in the…30 Dec 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right that we have this authority. VAT rates will not be set by the European Court of Justice or by any European body; they will be set by this…30 Dec 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe House authorities have worked hard to implement a robust and efficient system of PCR testing for those who work on the parliamentary estate and experience symptoms. We are…30 Dec 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseLocal councils do have £4.6 billion of un-ringfenced funding, which they can use to help businesses, but my hon. Friend is right to raise the issue of hospitality businesses,…30 Dec 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI pay tribute to the hon. Lady, and the shadow Leader of the House, for their tireless campaigning for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, which is a model of how Members of Parliament…30 Dec 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am so sorry I was not clear; I thought that everybody knew that “da-da-da-dah, da-da-da-dah” was the fifth symphony. It was, of course, used as the signature tune of the BBC…30 Dec 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseFirst, may I say happy new year to the hon. Gentleman and to his mother Beryl, and say how delighted I am that she has received the vaccine? All of us with parents whom one dare…30 Dec 2020HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) Bill: Business of the HouseI am grateful to the right hon. Member for Walsall South (Valerie Vaz) for the support of the Opposition. In all this talk of time, it is worth bearing in mind that we have now…30 Dec 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat sounds like a date. Once the restrictions are lifted, we must celebrate the 100th anniversary of Northern Ireland, and of the United Kingdom in its current form. We should…30 Dec 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOn the issue of written ministerial statements, the House ought always to be informed first, but I would point out that what is going on at the moment is changing rapidly in…30 Dec 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for her question. We want to get back to people’s participating physically as soon as possible. The House has been running an effective…30 Dec 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe right hon. Gentleman is so right to raise this issue, and I think this concern is shared by Members from across the House. The stresses of covid have exacerbated the problem,…30 Dec 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI hope we are in the last furlong of the furlough scheme, which was perhaps what my hon. Friend was getting at, with “furlong” and “furlough” all coming together. Yes, we must…30 Dec 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises an important point. Indeed, we know that better management of our peatlands can improve biodiversity, carbon storage and flood protection. We have always…17 Dec 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman raises a point of the greatest importance. We have to win the argument and reassure people that the vaccine is safe. Part of that will be leading by example. I…17 Dec 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe business for the week commencing 4 January will include: Monday 4 January—The House will not be sitting. Tuesday 5 January—Remaining stages of the Financial Services Bill.…17 Dec 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt is a well-known fact that socialists ultimately run out of other people’s money, which is why I welcome my hon. Friend’s question. It is a delight to be able to congratulate…17 Dec 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI congratulate my hon. Friend on his excellent first year in the House and on putting his constituency on the map—it took a Conservative Member to put it on the map. I welcome the…17 Dec 2020