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HANSARD Business of the HouseThank you, Mr Speaker. First, let me welcome my hon. Friend to her place; it is a pleasure to see her at business questions. She carries on a great tradition from her predecessor,…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI can do better than tomorrow; I can do five o’clock tonight, when the Prime Minister will stand at the Dispatch Box to update the House. The hon. Member should be here to…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady is right to highlight the generosity of the British people. In such serious times and in past conflicts, the UK has always stepped up to support the most vulnerable…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Member is right to highlight that. As a constituency MP, I have also suffered with long times before I get a decent reply. If she is waiting on a specific matter that she…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is a pleasure to present business questions in conjunction with the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant). I hear the hon. Lady’s plea about 7 March. Clearly, there will be a…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseA general debate on Ukraine. I thank the hon. Member for his assistance. Tuesday 8 March—Opposition day (15th allotted day). Debate on a motion in the name of the official…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI would be delighted to. The business for the week commencing 28 February will include: Monday 28 February—Consideration of Lords amendments to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI pay tribute once again to the work that my hon. Friend has done in raising this issue on many occasions. Obviously I cannot commit the Secretary of State to personally make that…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady raises an important issue. We have a proud record in the United Kingdom of supporting the world in getting vaccinated. I think we have done more than 1 billion doses…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI know that my right hon. Friend is a long-standing campaigner on this matter, along with my hon. Friend the Member for Telford (Lucy Allan). The Ockenden review is assessing the…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is right to draw attention to the fact that it is difficult, certainly in rural communities, to get access to cash through cash machines. It will be Treasury…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI recognise the right hon. Lady’s contribution on this matter and her interest in it. She is a vociferous campaigner on that side of the argument. She will understand the…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI think I am confident in saying that the Department of Health has issued a statement this morning setting out its extension of the scheme for six months. This is a temporary…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sure there will be many opportunities to debate such issues. The Government’s record on the cost of living is a good one. I know that the hon. Lady will hold Government…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady is right to highlight that issue. In a former life I was a UK farmer and I am enormously proud of the United Kingdom’s fantastic record on animal welfare. We have…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Member is right to highlight that. We often do not understand or appreciate the impact of loneliness until we meet or know someone suffering from a lack of contact with…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThis statutory instrument widens the scope of the individuals against whom we can take action. I thank the hon. Lady for her support. It is vital that the House be united on this…21 Feb 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman is a long-time campaigner for people all over the world who face oppression. He will have an opportunity tomorrow to engage in the debate, and I know that he…21 Feb 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI will make another business statement on Thursday, when the hon. Member will have an opportunity to ask for such a debate. He will be aware of the avenues open to him to secure a…21 Feb 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseIt will. That is the purpose of the SI: the sanctions are being provided for so that the UK Government can take strong action against an aggressive Russian state. Should Russia…21 Feb 2022