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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI should declare an interest, as I have a second job. As well as being the Member of Parliament for Sherwood, I am also the Leader of the House. I do not know whether he wants to…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question and for recognising the efforts of my predecessor, my right hon. Friend the Member for North East Somerset. First, let us try to…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Lady is absolutely right, and I warmly welcome her question. It is important in answering that I mention Warrington Wolves, or Mr Speaker will be upset. I know that he is…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOf course, we have a new Minister in place who will deliver the Brexit dividend. There are huge opportunities coming forward for the United Kingdom. I encourage the hon. Gentleman…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAs I said earlier, the Great British Railways transition team is running a competition, and I wish my hon. Friend every success as I do my hon. Friend the Member for North West…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Lady is right to highlight all forms of hate crime and racial discrimination, and I am committed to assisting her in any way I can to try to diminish, reduce or eradicate…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI recognise the right hon. Lady’s work and how passionately she has campaigned in this area. It is a sensitive issue on which I fear to tread at this moment in time. We have…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend’s question highlights the importance of the security services in dealing with hacks in which local authorities have been subject to ransom software. We will…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI know that issue is recognised in the Department for Transport. The hon. Lady will understand that, coming out of a global pandemic, there have been challenges in several…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend is a keen campaigner on the issue of development on the green belt. A new Housing Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Pudsey (Stuart Andrew), who is a…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI think the hon. Gentleman rescued himself at the end by putting in the word “inadvertently”, because I know he would not want to suggest that anybody would come to the House and…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI think that the hon. Gentleman is being a little disingenuous. The Prime Minister wants to bring efficiency to Downing Street, which will benefit my constituents and his. We need…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Mayor of London is the capital’s police and crime commissioner and is ultimately responsible for decisions of that kind. I note that his record on policing, and particularly…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI think the hon. Lady may have confused me with Michael Winner—I do not think I have ever used those words. The hon. Lady raises the important issue of violence against women and…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI praise my hon. Friend for his role as chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on rail. I am familiar with East Midlands Railway. He is a huge champion for the improvement…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI would be delighted to. I thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind words and for the love he is demonstrating across the Chamber. I will assist him and the House in drawing…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThis is a very important issue. I recognise that a lot of people on both sides of the House have done a lot of work to highlight the need for defibrillators—I have been contacted…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI have to confess that my knowledge of nuclear fusion is limited. My only experience is from “Spider-Man 2”, where it all seemed to go a little wrong. It says here that nuclear…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for all his work as Chairman of the Backbench Business Committee. I encourage all colleagues to engage with the Committee, which is a great opportunity…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend is a great champion for his constituents, for Cambridgeshire and for Peterborough. I understand that the Great British Railways transition team is running the…10 Feb 2022