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HANSARD Business of the HouseI welcome the hon. Lady’s welcome of the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill, which I hope her party will support. She knows that we will shortly bring forward measures to…14 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to make that point. He is preaching to the choir, as I am a Portsmouth supporter. We must ensure that the legislation is effective. The amount…14 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank all the hon. Gentleman’s constituents and the businesses in his constituency for what they are doing to grow our economy and strengthen their community. The next questions…14 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI commend my hon. Friend and the farmers he represents for all the work they are doing to fight against those plans. He is right that they will cost jobs, and they are an…14 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman raises a very important matter. He will know that this is not just a priority for the Secretary of State for Education, but something very personal to her that…14 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. and learned Friend has provided yet another example to add to the three that I gave earlier in this session, so it is £15 million and rising. We wait to see what the…14 Mar 2024HANSARDLeader of the HouseOne of the strengths of the Union of the United Kingdom is that we can choose different ways of doing things, often achieving the same outcomes and certainly sharing our…11 Mar 2024HANSARDLeader of the HouseOne of the strengths of the Union of the United Kingdom is that we can choose different ways of doing things, often achieving the same outcomes and certainly sharing our…11 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for all his work on this important service for his constituents, which will bring massive benefits to the area. I can absolutely confirm that we are…07 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising this important point. The Royal Air Force Museum is amazing; I was there recently at the RAF gallantry awards dinner. At most times, such work…07 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI am afraid that what the hon. Lady says is not the case. We have got an enormous number of people into work, and the best way for people to lift themselves out of poverty is…07 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman raises some very serious matters. I refer him in particular to what the Prime Minister said at Prime Minister’s questions this week about the progress that has…07 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseAs an experienced parliamentarian, the hon. Gentleman will know that each Department will have a permanent secretary and monitoring officer to ensure that any such payments are…07 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to hear that that meeting has not happened. I am sure that Transport Ministers would want to facilitate it, so, following this session, I will make sure that they have…07 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for allowing us to remember Anu and to get that on the record. Clearly, Anu was somebody who wanted to step up to public service and serve his…07 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI encourage the hon. Lady to re-read the Chancellor’s Budget speech to see what progress we are making on growth and inward investment into this country. This year, our investment…07 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI implore the hon. Gentleman to recognise the merits of the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, my right hon. Friend the Member for Sutton Coldfield…07 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI again thank the hon. Gentleman for his helpful advert for his Committee. He knows that I very much agree both with his ask and with the advice of the Procedure Committee, so we…07 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my right hon. and learned Friend for affording the whole House the opportunity to send the message to all the hostage families that they are still very much in our…07 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my right hon. Friend for raising that important point. It is unacceptable that residents in Newcastle-under-Lyme have, for far too long, had to put up with the appalling…07 Mar 2024