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HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for shining a spotlight, as he does every week, on atrocities going on all over the world. I am very sorry to hear about the killing of that gentleman,…16 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI am very sorry to hear about that. I will, after this session, ensure that the Home Office and the Foreign Office—particularly consular services—have heard the situation that the…16 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady raises an important matter. I am glad that we have taken measures to protect people who work here, and of course the environment in which people work is incredibly…16 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI am very sorry to hear that that happened to the hon. Gentleman’s constituent, particularly at such an awful time for them and their family. If he will give my office the details…16 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI am very sorry to hear that, and I am sure I speak for us all when I send our good wishes to the hon. Gentleman’s constituent and his family. My right hon. Friend the Secretary…16 May 2024HANSARDRisk-based ExclusionI beg to move, That— (1) this House approves the Report from the House of Commons Commission, A risk-based exclusion policy for the House of Commons – updated proposals, HC 386,…13 May 2024HANSARDRisk-based ExclusionOn behalf of the House of Commons Commission, I rise to speak to the motion standing in my name on the Order Paper. I will keep my opening remarks short and try to answer right…13 May 2024HANSARDRisk-based ExclusionI will not give way during my opening remarks. I will come back to any issues that the hon. Gentleman raises. This is a technical amendment required to ensure the proper…13 May 2024HANSARDRisk-based ExclusionMay I thank all right hon. and hon. Members who have taken part in the debate tonight? I will try, in the limited time I have, to answer the technical points that Members have…13 May 2024HANSARDRisk-based ExclusionMay I make some progress? I will allow interventions; I just want to get through the points that have been made. The hon. Member for Edinburgh North and Leith (Deidre Brock) and…13 May 2024HANSARDRisk-based ExclusionI will come to the hon. Gentleman, but let me crack through the other points. My right hon. Friend the Member for North East Somerset (Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg) gave some examples that…13 May 2024HANSARDRisk-based ExclusionI will come to my right hon. Friend once I have been through the points that have already been raised. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Amber Valley (Nigel Mills) for his…13 May 2024HANSARDRisk-based ExclusionAs I said at the start, the House of Commons Commission and others are looking at a number of things. We have had a review published today on strengthening the ICGS. I have a…13 May 2024HANSARDRisk-based ExclusionThat is not correct.13 May 2024HANSARDRisk-based ExclusionNo, it is not, with all due respect to the hon. Member. The Commission originally proposed arrest. We brought that to the Floor of the House. There were concerns before it…13 May 2024HANSARDRisk-based ExclusionI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his helpful point. In addition to what I said earlier, the Commission’s choice was between retaining the confidentiality of the situation—the…13 May 2024HANSARDRisk-based ExclusionWe do not have much time left, but I will give way.13 May 2024HANSARDRisk-based ExclusionThe Commission received that advice from the House authority’s lawyers, and that was the course of action that we decided to take. [ Interruption. ] It is correct. Hon. Members…13 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for his question. As I always do, I shall ensure that the Ministers in charge of the Bill have heard his specific requests and that the business managers…09 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI am very sorry to hear about the situation that affected my hon. Friend’s constituents so adversely. She will know that the infrastructure plan that is under way to modernise our…09 May 2024