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HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises an important matter that would be the basis of a good debate, and she will know how to apply for one. Digital, Culture, Media and Sport questions are on 26…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThat sounds like a topic for a Backbench Business Committee debate and the right hon. Gentleman will know how to apply for that. Charities are of course focused on putting as much…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman is being slightly unfair. In addition to the motion we are bringing forward on House business, he will know, because I have spoken to him on several occasions,…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for his question. If he is very clever, he may be able to shoehorn that into the statement that follows business questions. Failing that, he can raise it on…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that, and the scheme that he mentions sounds very good. Organisations such as the British Red Cross run similar schemes, which might involve…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Secretary of State’s presence on the Front Bench has saved me a stamp, as he will have heard the hon. Lady’s request.08 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising this extremely sad situation. I am sure many Members will have seen the escalation in public punishment beatings and executions, with…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI say to the hon. Lady that the Government’s position on the Supreme Court ruling is exactly the same as the SNP’s, which is that we accept it. What she and her colleagues have…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman will know that the Online Safety Bill is coming back to the House, as I announced in the business statement. The Home Secretary is keen to hear from all Members…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising that. She may also wish to raise it at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office questions on 13 December. It was a horrific man-made…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI hope the right hon. Gentleman will be supporting measures in trade deals or our memorandums of understanding with the states of the United States to improve all of this—the…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on continuing his lobbying campaign on behalf of his constituents, and I sincerely hope that they will be able to have that Christmas present…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my right hon. Friend for raising that. As she will know, this issue is of huge concern to all Members across this House; we know that previous debates on such matters have…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThis important issue will be of relevance to all Members of this House, and it has been a continuing concern for convenience stores, newsagents and others. The hon. Member will be…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my right hon. Friend for raising this. There are many views on these matters on both sides of the House. Indeed, I remember that the opinion of the House was tested by the…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his helpful announcement of future Backbench Business. He is right to focus on the quality of accommodation in the private rented sector, on which…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend will know the Competition and Markets Authority published its road fuel report in July, and it recommended that the Government consider a scheme to increase…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseAs the hon. Lady suggests, I am a simple girl. I read the evidence from the Committee sitting to which she referred, and I understand that Secretary of State for Scotland will…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my right hon. Friend for raising this important matter. I know that he thinks deeply about such issues. Whatever the security policies of those Departments, I can see no…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseLet me first put on record my praise for, and pride in the performance of, Wales and England. I know that many Members have already paid tribute to their performance to date in…01 Dec 2022