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HANSARD Business of the HouseThis is a matter close to my heart. My own campaign staff and the Conservative Friends of the Ocean have campaigned particularly on this issue. What is needed to ensure that our…23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseFurther to my business statement last night, the business for today is expected to be as follows: Consideration of a business of the House motion, followed by remaining stages of…23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMadam Deputy Speaker, I start by sending you and all Members who are retiring from this place my good wishes and thanks for your service and friendship. I consider many of the…23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for his question and for his consistent appearances at business questions. Although there is a lot of speculation about the legislative programme, he will…23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is going to be a fun six weeks. I join the hon. Lady in paying tribute to her colleagues who will be standing down at the election. I also pay tribute to the hon. Lady, whom I…23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI am glad that my hon. Friend attended business questions because we all owe him a huge debt of gratitude. The public may not know this, but my hon. Friend has worked behind the…23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for all that he has done as a fantastic Chair of the Backbench Business Committee. He has been diligent and brought in new innovations, and he has been…23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my right hon. Friend for raising these important matters. He was right that those two measures had huge—unanimous—support across the House, and I will certainly make sure…23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I start by thanking the right hon. Lady for the incredible work that she has done on the infected blood issue? As well as helping on a number of occasions to get important…23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my right hon. Friend for all the work that she does in this area. We Conservatives will always take care of our rural areas and protect the green belt. Our revised…23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the right hon. Gentleman for using this Business Statement to get on record his thanks and appreciation to all of his colleague. I wish them all well and I thank them for…23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sure the whole House will join my right hon. Friend in thanking all who enable this very important Committee to carry out its work. It is unseen work, but it is vital. I…23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe motion that I will bring forward shortly will give us flexibility to put through all that is required before the end of this Session. The hon. Lady will know that the wash-up…23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for his decades of service to this House and the country. The work that his Committee has done in particular is considerable. I served on it briefly, for…23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI know that the Bill was supported by a large number of people in the House, and clearly the Prime Minister also feels passionately about it. I will ensure that what the hon. Lady…23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my right hon. Friend for all his work on the programme board and under previous governance structures to champion a pragmatic approach to restoration and renewal.…23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for getting that important point on the record. I will ensure that the relevant Departments have heard what he said.23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI congratulate my hon. Friend on all her hard work and achievements for her constituents. I have visited her constituency and know that her work is appreciated by many people she…23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising this important matter. Knife crime devastates lives, and we now have some of the toughest laws in the world to tackle it, with bans on…23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI could not agree more with my right hon. Friend. As he knows, there has been a huge focus in our food strategy on ensuring that we do that, and some of our colleagues have…23 May 2024