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HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising that, and I offer my sincere condolences to the families of Sam Pegram and the eight other British nationals who died on board flight ET 302. I…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is a pleasure to see the hon. Lady back in her place. The business for the week commencing 18 April will include: Monday 18 April—The House will not be sitting. Tuesday 19…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI shall try not to be vague, which the hon. Gentleman has implied. To be absolutely clear, where fraud has taken place, it should be fully investigated. The Government will fully…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my right hon. Friend for raising this issue. I note that he secured a Westminster Hall debate on it in February. I am sure that local taxpayers will be very concerned…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady pointed out that we would be opposite each other again for the pre-Adjournment debate. I am not sure whether the word that she used was “jewel” or “duel”. I look…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseTo say that there is no assistance is, frankly, wrong, but I acknowledge that there are challenges with local heating systems, which I will raise directly with the relevant…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for drawing attention to this important issue. It is important to the reputation of our democracy that we in this House are as transparent as possible with…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe energy strategy is imminent. It is coming very soon—the hon. Lady will not have to wait very long. I would hope, however, that she recognises that the way to deal with the…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseAlthough I cannot comment on the specific case raised by my hon. Friend, the Deputy Prime Minister visited the International Criminal Court at The Hague earlier this month to…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI join the hon. Lady in commending her constituents for the great work they are doing. Speaking a second or third language is a great skill for life and can really assist young…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing his Westminster Hall debate last week. There are important health issues affecting men across the country. We know that some men are less…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for bringing to the attention of the House the gravity of the situation at Southend University Hospital. Indeed, it is for that reason that I am unable to…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady should be commended for what is a very good idea. I support her suggestion and I think it is worthy of publicity. I encourage all Members from across the House to…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady is a walking advert for Coventry and all that is great about it, and I commend her for drawing the attention of the House to all that Coventry offers. I know that…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseAlong with Rebecca Whitaker, my hon. Friend is a huge advocate for Keighley and on the challenges of green belt development. It is vital that the Government and local authorities…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for his question. We wish the Chairman of the Backbench Business Committee a speedy recovery and hope he will soon be back in his place. We look forward to…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI join the hon. Lady in not only congratulating Charlotte but highlighting the great work that housing associations do up and down this country. They are a great resource for not…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Government remain committed to 0.7% of GNI for foreign aid, but we continue to do a lot more than that. We are sending humanitarian aid to Ukraine, and the UK also contributed…24 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Government recognise the importance of our high streets, which is why we have the levelling-up fund for colleagues to bid into. I recognise the challenge that people in rural…24 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI am aware of the challenges that the tram system in the west midlands has faced. I will draw the issue to the attention of the Secretary of State for Transport on the hon.…24 Mar 2022