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HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend’s question follows that asked by the hon. Member for Huddersfield (Mr Sheerman), about trust in democracy and our institutions. That is incredibly important.…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseIn reply to the hon. Member for Edinburgh North and Leith (Deidre Brock), I have already given the SNP a lesson in balancing the books. I do not think this Government should take…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI am very sorry to hear about that case, and I will of course ensure that the Secretary of State has heard what the hon. Lady has said. Hopefully someone from ScottishPower’s…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to hear that the hon. Lady has not had a response. What I will do is contact the Department again on her behalf. In such cases where the Department is just not…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady has done us a service by raising this matter. I will get on to the relevant Department this afternoon and ask that it be clarified, which I am sure would be in the…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his very kind words. With the exception of the Chairman of the Backbench Business Committee, the hon. Member for Gateshead (Ian Mearns), whom I have…20 Jul 2023HANSARDState Opening of ParliamentI can confirm that the state opening of Parliament will take place on 7 November 2023. As is usual, the current Session of Parliament will be prorogued ahead of the King’s Speech…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Liaison CommitteeI thank all Members who have taken part in the debate. I tabled today’s motion following a request from the Chairman of the Liaison Committee, with the blessing of the Liaison…17 Jul 2023HANSARD Independent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityI beg to move, That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, praying that His Majesty will appoint Dame Laura Cox to the office of ordinary member of the Independent…17 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to hear about the hon. Lady’s case. She will know that my office stands ready to assist her on this. The Home Office is able to meet colleagues—it is still running that…13 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI congratulate my hon. Friend on all the work she has been doing with the Westminster Youth Council, and I am sure the whole House would join her in praising the involvement of…13 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseFirst, let me deal with that last point. The hon. Lady will know that such matters that were raised at the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee are not ones…13 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my right hon. Friend for the work she is doing, alongside Andy Street, on tackling this issue. She will know that across the country we have a good record on these…13 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI will be laser-focused on what the hon. Lady raises. First, let me point out that she is incorrect. There has been some incorrect reporting with regards to £1.9 billion being…13 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend raises some very good points. I gave the Commons tally for the number of times that Labour had voted against our important Bill in this place. I think the…13 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his regular advert for the Backbench Business Committee. I assure him that we will certainly give him early notice; I hope that is his experience of…13 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for raising this important point. I think it is well understood that getting enough sleep and not having sleep stress is incredibly important to people’s…13 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI can very much appreciate why people are so angry about the matter and it is clear that my hon. Friend is angry too. He will know that we are introducing the new infrastructure…13 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman will know that the salary of the Governor of the Bank of England is not within my remit, although many other things are. However, he raises an important point,…13 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. If we want to get people to make the transition to these new technologies, we have to make it possible for them. They should not be anxious…13 Jul 2023