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HANSARD Business of the HouseWe are continuing with the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill. There will be a second day on the Bill. That will happen shortly, and I will announce it in the usual way. The…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI congratulate my hon. Friend on her continuing campaign. Business questions is becoming known as “Freeport Thursday” in my office, because she is always championing the project.…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sure I speak for the whole House when I congratulate the hon. Gentleman and his family on that very good news. I am aware of his ambitions and his private Member’s Bill, and…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI congratulate my hon. Friend on speaking up for the silent service. Although we are very used to seeing aircraft carriers and other surface ships, it is rare that we see a…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that important matter. One benefit of having debates is that we can also share good practice across the UK. Food banks are one particular…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising that important matter. I know that it is of huge concern to Members in all parties. Many events will be taking place in Parliament to ensure…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that matter. Other Members have also raised that in today’s questions. I will write on his behalf to the Secretary of State for Levelling…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseAs someone who campaigned for Brexit and who was delighted that the nation voted that way, I must put on record my thanks to my hon. Friend for his part in that campaign. While he…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseOn being able to plan Back-Bench business, the hon. Gentleman will know that even if the dates are not set in stone, we will tip his office off and try to ensure that he can plan…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseOn my hon. Friend’s last, practical suggestion, I shall certainly write and put that in front of the Secretary of State for Transport. We want to do everything we can to ensure…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI will certainly write to the Department for Transport to let the Secretary of State know about the concerns that have been raised today. It is important that local communities…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady will know that Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy questions are on 29 November, when she may wish to raise her question directly with the Secretary of State. I…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseIf my hon. Friend were to apply for a debate, I think it would be very well supported. The Arts Council has funded about 1,000 organisations across England, so I know that other…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI do not know whether the hon. Lady managed to get any further information at Transport questions, but I will certainly write to the Department for Transport on her behalf to ask…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseOh no, my intelligence was wrong! Well, I am glad to hear that, because I thought that it would be very unfortunate if it fell on the same day as the Supreme Court ruling. Let me…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady, and I hope that she had a good birthday, which I understand was yesterday—24 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseFirst, I am very sorry to hear that the hon. Gentleman’s son was ill, and that this was the cause. This issue is vital, and this Government have committed through the Environment…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue. Clearly, the NHS and healthcare is under tremendous pressure in all parts of the UK, but while one in 20 people in England are…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for campaigning on this, and what he has said will have been heard by Ministers. There is Transport questions next Thursday, as well as the Levelling-up and…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI will certainly pass on the hon. Gentleman’s gratitude to Kieran, but he will have caused envy among other visitors to my office who did not get confectionery. I completely…17 Nov 2022