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HANSARDBusiness QuestionI realise that in praising Gateshead football club I am going down a rabbit hole of celebrating with all the football clubs who are seeking promotion through the play-offs. I see…12 May 2022HANSARDBusiness QuestionI know this is something my hon. Friend has long campaigned on, and she has tabled a private Member’s Bill to that effect. Maybe she will be lucky enough in the private Member’s…12 May 2022HANSARDBusiness QuestionI am not quite sure what questions or requests for debates the hon. Gentleman made there, but he did draw attention to the state of the economy. It is worth reflecting that,…12 May 2022HANSARDBusiness QuestionI am delighted to join my hon. Friend in that. I pay tribute to all those elected, whatever political party they represent, and I wish them well in their careers as local…12 May 2022HANSARDBusiness QuestionIt is good to see the hon. Lady back in good form. May I join her in paying tribute to Bristol Rovers? It was an extraordinary result. I cannot help but reflect for a moment on…12 May 2022HANSARDBusiness QuestionThe business for the week commencing 16 May will include: Monday 16 May—Continuation of the debate on the Queen’s Speech, on making Britain the best place to grow up and grow old.…12 May 2022HANSARDBusiness QuestionI thank the hon. Gentleman, whom Mr Speaker always saves till last. I do not know why he does that—it feels a little bit like the good news story at the end of the ITN news. I saw…12 May 2022HANSARDBusiness QuestionI join the hon. Lady in that celebration; I was not aware of the Livingstone museum but it sounds interesting and I am sure tourists up and down the country will be making their…12 May 2022HANSARDBusiness QuestionI am sorry to hear about the challenges the hon. Gentleman outlined. If he writes to me on the specific case, I will of course raise that directly with the relevant Minister on…12 May 2022HANSARDBusiness QuestionI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question, and should there be any triggering of article 16 he should and would expect a statement from the Dispatch Box from the relevant…12 May 2022HANSARDBusiness QuestionThe hon. Gentleman will have an opportunity at DLUHC questions on Monday when the Secretary of State will be at the Dispatch Box to answer any questions of that nature. The…12 May 2022HANSARDBusiness QuestionFirst, I wish Florence Nightingale, the hon. Member and the Chancellor of the Exchequer a happy birthday. The hon. Member is absolutely right to raise melanoma as an issue in this…12 May 2022HANSARDBusiness QuestionI am sorry to hear of the challenges my hon. Friend is facing in High Peak. He will have the opportunity at DLUHC questions on Monday to raise those matters directly with the…12 May 2022HANSARDBusiness QuestionThe hon. Lady will be aware that that case is ongoing, I think, so I am not going to comment on the individual court case. However, I would say that speeding is something that…12 May 2022HANSARDBusiness QuestionI thank my hon. Friend for his question. That subject would make a good Adjournment debate if he were to apply. We welcome the CMA’s action to tackle potential mis-selling and…12 May 2022HANSARDBusiness QuestionI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. As he identifies, the protocol was clearly a huge issue in the Northern Ireland elections. It is something that the Foreign Secretary…12 May 2022HANSARDThe Government's Legislative Programme 2022Following the state opening of Parliament, and for the convenience of the House, I am listing the Bills that were announced: Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill Bill of Rights…11 May 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt will be a pleasure. The business for the week commencing 25 April will include: Monday 25 April—Consideration of Lords message on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill,…21 Apr 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for her question on this important matter. The Treasury continues to monitor the implementation of regulation in the sector closely, to ensure that the…21 Apr 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI join the hon. Lady in celebrating that investment in all that is WWE. It is clearly a great sport, and if it brings investment to south Wales, that is great news. I am sure she…21 Apr 2022