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HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my right hon. Friend for raising this issue, which other colleagues have also been raising over several weeks. We take it extremely seriously, and I know that urgent…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI might be testing the limits of the ministerial responsibility directory if I allocate a particular individual as the Fly Minister, but the normal procedure in such cases is to…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseFirst, I thank the hon. Gentleman for his very helpful advert for Back-Bench time and the debates that hon. Members can apply for. I am very pleased to announce in the business a…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my right hon. Friend for the work she did to ensure that this important step forward for the House was established. I agree that there are serious concerns about the…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI hope the hon. Gentleman has seen from the audible response from Members of all parties that we all think that that is an appalling situation. Normally, I would be putting pen to…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady will know that across all disciplines we have increased the number of teachers by close to 30,000. I am happy to raise the issue of specialist teachers in the…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI congratulate my hon. Friend on her sterling work campaigning on birth trauma and on giving us all the opportunity to discuss that issue at a debate that has been secured, which…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises an important point. He will know that we have published over £1.5 billion-worth of high needs provision capital allocations for the 2023 and 2024 financial…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI congratulate all Members who have worked on that Bill, particularly on the cross-party work that they did to secure its passage through the other place when at one point it…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for his question; it does sound a very sorry situation indeed. I am very sorry to hear that his constituents are having to endure misplaced priorities from…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI congratulate everyone who worked locally in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency to secure that facility. The Lawn Tennis Association does wonderful work in many constituencies to…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseFirst, let me say “good effort” to the hon. Lady for her impressive run. I thank her for the opportunity, which I am sure we all appreciate, to get on record our thanks to Sir Mo,…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for his question. He knows that we have a good record on increasing additional homes—we have delivered 2.3 million additional homes since 2010—but we have…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI look forward to entertaining questions from the hon. Gentleman. I gently say to him that given the Labour party’s track record on supporting business and focusing on growth, he…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that. He will know that Justice questions happened this week. Given that the next opportunity for questions is a little time away, I will…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising that matter. She knows I will not be able to give her specific dates, but I will announce them in future business. I can give her the assurance…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for raising this very important matter, which will be of concern to many women across the country. I also thank the Women and Equalities Committee for the…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman will know how to apply for a debate, but he has accomplished his mission today and we are all disappointed to hear about the company walking away from its…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to hear about the situation in my hon. Friend’s constituency. The Government are committed to ensuring that by 2030 half of all journeys in towns and cities are walked…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for again shining a spotlight on those important matters, as he does every single week. I think that particular case struck such a chord with many…14 Sept 2023