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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWe are getting into a regular pattern, where the hon. Lady basically stands up and has her weekly rant. She started with Lord Geidt. We have just spent an hour debating that and…16 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for her question. Of course our thoughts are with Archie and his family at this very difficult time. Such difficult situations put a huge amount of pressure…16 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. The Government are getting on with the job and delivering on behalf of the British people. They are concentrating on the huge backlogs…16 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for his question. He is an undoubted champion for those people who live in rural areas such as Harrogate and Knaresborough. He will know that the Government…16 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. He is right to highlight the issue and I encourage Members across the House to attend the event in Committee Room 14. The Government…16 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThank you, Mr Speaker, and may I take this opportunity to pay tribute to you and all the work you have done in this area? I know that the House is certainly grateful for your…16 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am sorry to hear of the plight of those residents. I am glad that the ACORN Union has drawn the issue to the hon. Gentleman’s attention and I am sure he will take action to…16 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend is right to highlight that case. A debate would be worthy of consideration. The Government have a proud record of supporting people and getting them back to safety…16 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI would welcome a debate. That is why the Government introduced the health and social care levy to give the NHS investment to cope with the covid backlogs, and why we are doing…16 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for her question, but I do not accept the premise. The Home Secretary has made violence against women and girls a national policing priority. Home Office…16 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am sure that my hon. Friend understands that the BBC is operationally and editorially independent of Government, and that that is a decision for the BBC. We recognise that the…16 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI pay tribute to the hon. Lady, who is a doughty campaigner and has done a lot of work in this area. I do not know whether she had a chance to raise the issue during this week’s…16 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman will be aware that there will be Home Office questions next week, so he will have a chance to raise that directly with the Home Secretary. I think he will…16 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question and I will make sure that the relevant Department is aware of his comments. While I am on my feet, I think it is also worth recognising…16 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI think my hon. Friend is right that the Department for Education was explicit with the Welsh Government. It is very disappointing. We had a fantastic jubilee weekend, where the…16 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseDentistry provision is, of course, worthy of debate. The Government are investing millions of pounds in our NHS, and dentistry is a very important part of that. I am sure that my…16 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI join the hon. Gentleman in recognising Clean Air Day today. Clean air is an important issue and the Government take it seriously, so we are investing in infrastructure to…16 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI hope that the councillor’s wife is okay. [ Interruption. ] It is good to see my hon. Friend indicating that she is. Clearly we are committed to investing huge amounts of cash in…16 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI join the hon. Gentleman in congratulating Wales on their qualification. I hope they will succeed in the group and come at least second. We are of course the party of S4C, which…16 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am shocked to hear that 18% of buses might be cut. I think the previous Mayor of London was an enthusiastic supporter of buses and of making sure that the transport links within…16 Jun 2022