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HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for raising that important point. She is right that those are abhorrent practices that sometimes have lifelong impacts on those who have had to endure them.…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my right hon. Friend for raising that important point. She will know that Health questions are not until 17 October, so I shall write on her behalf to the Secretary of…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI am verry sorry to hear about the incident the hon. Lady refers to and I hope her constituent is making a recovery. She will know she can raise this matter at Levelling Up…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising that point. This is absolutely insane, even by the standards of the Labour Welsh Government. They have ignored businesses and the public, and…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I first congratulate my right hon. Friend on his cover story this week in The House magazine? It is very good to see the band back. He will know that this House has, under…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI have always advertised the differences across the nations of the United Kingdom and regional differences in England as one of the strengths of the Union, as well as the things…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising again that case, which he has raised previously. I have written to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the Home Office and the…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseFirst, I am sure I speak for the whole House in putting it on the record that our thoughts are with the people of Morocco and Libya in the wake of the recent tragic events? May I…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe business for the week commencing 18 September will be as follows: Monday 18 September—General debate on the UK automotive industry, followed by general debate on UK export…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 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 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 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 hon. Friend for raising that again. Having campaigned on the issue, he will know that we are going to change local authority planning guidance this year to raise the…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI gently point out that, as I said earlier, the complaint rate has increased by 350% since benefits have been managed by the Scottish Government, so we will take no lectures on…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI am shocked to hear about the situation that my hon. Friend’s constituents are having to endure. It sounds like an urgent one, so I shall raise it with the relevant Departments…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 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 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 Retirement of the Clerk of the HouseI beg to move, That Mr Speaker be requested to convey to Sir John Benger KCB, on his retirement from the office of Clerk of the House, this House’s gratitude for his long and…12 Sept 2023