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HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Government have announced a package of support worth £9.1 billion for 2022-23 to help households with rising energy bills. Council tax bands provide a targeted means of…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman is right to draw the House’s attention to these matters. In asking his question, he has delivered some of the publicity that is required. The only way to send…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend has a long-standing record of campaigning on this topic. We have committed to a ban on importing hunting trophies from nearly 7,000 species. That is one of the…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI know the hon. Lady took the opportunity to engage in the urgent question earlier in the week. I emphasise again that the way to influence regimes around the world is to go and…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is a long-standing campaigner on these issues and I know he will continue to hold the Government to account about them. He is right to draw attention to the fact…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman will be aware of the sanctions regime we have introduced and our ability to sanction those individuals associated with the Putin regime, but we should not…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI can understand why people would want to leave Chorley! [Laughter.] I completely agree with my hon. Friend that everyone should have the security and confidence that comes with…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is a pleasure to see the hon. Gentleman back in his place. He was missed last week. I am grateful for the update on the COP debate, which of course the Backbench Business…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is a tenacious campaigner on local government reform and this is not the first time he has mentioned Somerset councils in the Chamber. I know he will continue with…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady is right: it beggars belief that anyone would attack a person who is working in the ambulance service to save a life or make someone better, or would attack members…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising this important matter. The holocaust is something that we must never forget, and an awareness of its history is vital to ensuring that such…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI congratulate the hon. Lady on her success with the early-day motion. I agree that this is an important issue, and that it is worthy of debate. If 500 of the hon. Lady’s…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is a tenacious campaigner on this issue. The Department of Health and Social Care is working apace to secure a new date for the report’s publication. It has…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman will note that in the business statement I said that on 15 March, if necessary, there would be consideration of Lords amendments, after which we would move on…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is a huge champion for her constituents. Although the planning system is a key enabler of the Government’s wider mission to level up across the country and…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI, too, have constituents who have suffered from slow responses from the DVLA. The hon. Lady will recognise that, during the pandemic, there was an outbreak of covid in the DVLA…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI do not know whether hon. Members are allowed two business questions, but my hon. Friend managed to sneak two in there. He is clearly a huge champion for his constituents. Those…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI draw attention to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. This Government take food security very seriously. The good news is that the Department for…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseLocal highways authorities have a duty to maintain the highway network in their areas, and Cheshire West and Chester Council has a responsibility for the maintenance of Soot Hill…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady raises a very important issue. If that is true, it is shocking, and I will ensure that the Foreign Secretary hears of her comments and investigates the matter. Any…10 Mar 2022