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HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for affording us all the opportunity to condemn Tommy Robinson and all he stands for. She will know from my earlier answer that I take these matters of…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Business 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…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI repeat my commitment to bringing the matter to the Floor of the House. I tabled it and I wanted it to be debated. I would just challenge what the hon. Gentleman said. Last week…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI think the hon. Gentleman’s incredibly subtle question, and where he might be taking it, is not lost on anyone in this House. It is appropriate that the finale of this session,…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for all her work in this area. She has been an absolute force for good. We would not have brought forward that legislation without her great efforts. She is…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Member for delivering our messages at Ronnie’s funeral tomorrow. I also thank him for the helpful advert for the work of his Committee. He will know that we are…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI agree with my hon. Friend’s comments —that is a duty on us all. He may wish to know that I have also asked for a meeting with the Government’s envoy for freedom of religion or…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for his continued campaigning to ensure not only that his constituents have the healthcare professional uplift that they needed, and that they now enjoy,…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI direct the hon. Gentleman to the advice of the Clerk of the House and the consequences that stemmed from it. The result of yesterday’s decision is that minority parties would…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI congratulate my right hon. Friend and his constituents who have worked to ensure that these services continue. It is understandable, as banks look to cut costs, that they give…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman, again, for his advert for the Backbench Business Committee. He knows that I am keen to give him time, and early sight of the allocation, so that he can…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI welcome my hon. Friend back to his place. He is quite right to raise the matter of pressures on his council, particularly those born of the actions of the Mayor of London, whose…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI refer my hon. Friend to the response I gave to the shadow Leader of the House, the hon. Member for Manchester Central (Lucy Powell). I think that the Leader of the Opposition…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for her diligence in pursuing this matter for her constituents. She can obviously raise the matter at the next Question Time, but I sense her frustration,…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that question. He will know that the Finance Committee of the House recently did a review of the travel subsidy for different parts of the…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for standing up for his constituents and pursuing their interests in that respect. We want people to be able to get on and create businesses and to do all…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. I hope that he can see, in my actions yesterday, that I am a servant of this House, and that even though it may not be in the…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend has made her point extremely well. Whether those debates were on storm overflows or free school meals, when Conservative Members faced very unfair slurs and…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for getting that on record. I have had some correspondence with other Members about it. He will know that it is primarily a matter for the House. He…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe business for the week commencing 26 February will include: Monday 26 February—Consideration of a Humble Address following the return of the devolved institutions in Northern…22 Feb 2024