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HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising the issue. We are committed to net zero and the legally binding targets, but the Prime Minister has been clear that that cannot be done at the…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my right hon. Friend for raising this issue, and there were many nods around the Chamber when he was speaking. I am aware that my noble Friend Lord Vaizey has a debate on…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue, and I am so sorry that his community are suffering from this antisocial behaviour and criminal activity. He will know that it takes…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that important issue. I encourage all Members to write to the Department for Work and Pensions and the Treasury on such matters and make…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseFuture business will be announced in the usual way, but I know that the new Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is deeply concerned by these issues and…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseBusiness will be announced in the usual way, but it is incredibly important that we are able to compare statistics, particularly between one part of the UK and another. For…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI will not seek to educate the hon. Gentleman about the inaccuracies that he has just spouted on the Floor of the House. The Government are not the party that is not adhering to…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman will be more familiar than most with what my party has done to improve the welfare system. We are the party that has introduced the triple lock and ensured that…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI will certainly write to the Department with the hon. Gentleman’s suggestion. Of course, the Scottish Government will also have powers relating to welfare if they wish to do…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for raising that important and timely issue. The Secretaries of State at the Department for Work and Pensions, the Department of Health and Social Care, and…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for that suggestion. I shall write to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up to ensure that he has heard her words and encourage him to get in touch with…13 Oct 2022HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, and for the convenience of the House, it may be helpful if I give some advance notice of my business statement tomorrow. In tomorrow’s business statement, I…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Voting by Proxy (Amendment and Extension)I beg to move, That: (1) this House (a) believes that Members experiencing serious long-term illness or injury should be entitled, but not required, to discharge their…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Voting by Proxy (Amendment and Extension)We want to get on with these measures. There has been careful consideration from a number of Committees in arriving at them. We want to get cracking with them, but the evaluation…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Voting by Proxy (Amendment and Extension)I completely agree with my hon. Friend. I know that many Members of the House gave evidence to the inquiry. This is not about the merits of those individual cases but, clearly,…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI join my hon. Friend in thanking everyone across the country who did so much to enable all our communities properly to pay tribute to and mourn the loss of our great Queen. She…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising this issue, and I look forward to our weekly meetings that he promises. I shall certainly take up the issue he raises with the House…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseDuring the recent leadership contest, the Prime Minister restated her commitment both to empowering local people and to keeping our promises in our manifesto. I hope that will…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Chancellor will be in this place tomorrow, and Members will be able to question him on what his policies are rather than speculating about what has or has not been in the…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my right hon. Friend for raising that. We have all seen reported in the news the sad sight of the tensions, particularly in Leicester—a city that does not have a history…22 Sept 2022