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HANSARD Business of the HouseI am very sorry to hear about this situation, and I know that my hon. Friend has been working tirelessly to get people to step up and take their responsibilities. He will know…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI am very pleased to join the hon. Lady in congratulating all her constituents who have been involved in that. It is the best thing when local people are given the opportunity to…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising the issue. It is incredibly important that we analyse and learn from our experiences in the pandemic to ensure that we are as prepared as we…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for her question, which she can clearly raise at the next Environment, Food and Rural Affairs questions on 30 March. I gently point out, however, that I do…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI am very sorry to hear of the situation in my hon. Friend’s constituency. That is clearly not acceptable. We often say that we want more people to use public transport and leave…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for raising that incredibly serious point. It is a concern to us all in this place, but it would also be a concern to members of the public. We clearly do…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for allowing us all to celebrate that achievement and for all the work he does in heading up the all-party parliamentary group for motorsport. It is a…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI personally like the hon. Lady very much, so I have decided to go easy on her this week, because she and her party have had a rough old time. [Interruption.] They have: they have…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I commiserate with my right hon. Friend on the Spurs result? My right hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise this issue. I know that many hon. Members on both sides of the…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseWell, I am always happy to receive feedback, and I shall do my best to do much better next week.09 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI will certainly do that for the hon. Lady. I know she has not mentioned the third country for security reasons, but that will be a major part of the answer. I will speak to the…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. He will know that we have the Budget coming up and that we also have a particular system and timeframe for uprating benefits. On both…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI hope all Members think that I am assiduous in the work that I do, raising the matters that they mention on the Floor of the House with the Departments and, if they are…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman raises an extremely disturbing and important case. He will know that both the Treasury and the Department for Business and Trade, as it now is, have been…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is good to see the hon. Gentleman back in his place, and I thank him for that advert for the work of his Committee. I know the Chancellor and all relevant Ministers will be…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for the attention she has given to this issue. It is not just a matter of history, but clearly resonates with what is going in the world today. I also…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseFirst, let me thank all Members who took part in events to celebrate International Women’s Day, and put on record that our thoughts are with all those women around the world who…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe business for the week commencing 13 March will include: Monday 13 March—Second Reading of the Illegal Migration Bill. Tuesday 14 March—Debate on a motion on homelessness among…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Point of OrderFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am sorry if I did not appear sympathetic to the particular situation. I am very sympathetic to the situation, and if there…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. I have often commented in business questions on the Labour party being keen on sometimes supporting, or not being seen to criticise,…09 Mar 2023