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HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to hear about the situation in my hon. Friend’s constituency and thank him for raising it today; I will flag it with the Department of Health and Social Care. Clearly,…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseAs the hon. Lady kindly says, I am personally very concerned about that issue—I know that all Members across the House are. It would be an excellent topic for a debate. In…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI will certainly do that. I thank the hon. Lady for raising that matter.13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising this appalling issue. I am sure all Members of this House would have been appalled to read some of the details of these cases involving very…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I start by associating myself with the many remembrances and tributes that have been paid to our dearly missed late colleague, Sir David Amess? Mr Speaker, I hope you will…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseFirst, let me address the hon. Lady’s comments about my facial expressions: my resting face is that of a bulldog chewing a wasp, and people should not read too much into that. Let…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI just want to conclude by saying that it is the anti-growth coalition whose policies are sh—shocking.13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady has made an excellent suggestion for a debate. We could talk about the tax dividend that every Scottish household receives as a result of being part of the United…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising this appalling matter. I have not seen the programme myself, but I have heard reports of it and I know that the Home Secretary will want to…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for his question, because it affords me the opportunity to pay tribute to him. I had the benefit of his wisdom for only a few weeks, but he was of huge…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to hear about the hon. Lady’s constituency case, and I hope that in raising it on the Floor of the House, she will help to galvanise local services and support for that…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for raising that important issue, in a timely week. She will know that the Government have focused very much on occupational health, on halving the…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue and I join him in congratulating everyone who made that happen. I also thank him because he has been a doughty champion for this…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI will happily raise the issues the hon. Lady brings to the House’s attention with the Work and Pensions Secretary. The hon. Lady is right to say that the systems need to have…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman and I am happy to join him in congratulating Connor and all the other winners. The hon. Gentleman will know that Democracy Week is not far away, and we…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising those issues. He will know that this new Administration will want to have a greater focus on building the right infrastructure. I encourage him…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseFirst, I join the hon. Gentleman in his sentiments in remembering the life of someone who was, I assume, his constituent as well as someone he greatly admired. I would, though,…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI know that my hon. Friend is very concerned about this and has done a huge amount of work on education and understands its importance. A debate is an excellent idea, and I…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for the role that she played in bringing in that Act. She will know that we have also increased sentences for people who commit such offences. Earlier my…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising the issue. We do have an incredible track record on this, and we want to improve on it and share our expertise with other nations. In addition…13 Oct 2022