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HANSARD Business of the HouseI know that the Brazilian authorities are currently trying to find the gentleman to whom the hon. Lady has referred, but I will of course raise the issue directly with the Foreign…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseIt almost feels like the Mayor of London is launching a war against commuters. Extending ULEZ to the boundary and working with the union bosses to cause misery through tube…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseHome Office questions are on 20 June and I hope the hon. Lady will be in her place to challenge the Home Secretary directly, but I should say that we have already granted 120,000…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseOf course, my hon. Friend is right that we have to wait until there is an interpretation by those courts that are looking at that. He will be reassured by the Home Secretary’s…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseAs I said, another 550 staff are going to arrive before the summer, but we have already recruited another 650; they are now in place and have come in since April 2021. As I said,…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is of course right to raise that. We will have Transport questions on 30 June and I am sure that she will be in her place to ask the Secretary of State for…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman is always relevant to parliamentary debates, and he should most definitely be in his place to contribute on whatever Bill comes forward on that day. As I said,…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI celebrate the right hon. Gentleman’s enthusiasm for the Government’s investment in the health service. I am sure that the Health Secretary will be able to respond directly to…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThere will be an opportunity at Defence questions next week to continue to ask the Secretary of State for Defence what support we are offering to the Ukraine Government. There has…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI pay tribute to the hon. Lady’s constituents and to people up and down the country who are putting in an enormous effort to support people in Ukraine. Defence questions are next…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question and for the work that he does in this area. It is Foreign Office questions on 21 June and I am sure he will be in his place to raise…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseSuch a debate would receive a lot of support across the House, so I encourage my hon. Friend to apply for a Westminster Hall debate or even a Backbench Business debate. This issue…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Points of OrderI would be more than happy; apologies to the right hon. Lady. I was trying to say that Sir Robert Francis QC delivered his compensation framework study on 14 March, and that has…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseIt will be a pleasure. The business for the week commencing 13 June will include: Monday 13 June—Remaining stages of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill. Tuesday 14…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for her series of questions. Of course, Mr Speaker, I should apologise for not announcing a significant political event taking place tomorrow: your birthday.…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for her question. Of course I join her in congratulating her constituents. Food waste should be avoided if at all possible, but when it does arise it should…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseWe are looking at it. We will come back in due course on how we deliver and give the House the opportunity to debate and vote on it. The hon. Member for Bristol West (Thangam…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is right to draw attention to the fact that the global fight against inflation is causing huge challenges for our constituents, which is why at the spring…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his support in the tug of war team; he is certainly a huge part of that team. [ Interruption. ] As am I, I hasten to add. [ Interruption. ] The hon.…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI should confess that I have not had the opportunity to read early-day motion 143 yet, but I will make sure I do after this session. Of course I join the hon. Gentleman in…09 Jun 2022