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HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman credits us with a level of organisation that would be surprising! In all seriousness, I shall certainly look into that on his behalf. We have just had Transport…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for raising that. Our business sector is incredibly resilient. We obviously supported businesses through the energy bill relief scheme, and as she will know,…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I first welcome this question from the hon. Gentleman? I also welcome that it is he who is asking this question, and I put on record our thanks, including to him personally…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that very important matter. It is an opportunity to put on record that all Members of the House are deeply concerned by what is going on,…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseWe have a record in this place of debating these matters, and I know they are of concern to all Members of the House. There is an opportunity on 6 March to ask the Secretary of…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on such a precise question. He asks why we have not tabled a debate on it; it is because that is not usual practice. The hon. Gentleman knows how…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThat was an appalling wrong which I am very pleased we have righted. In addition to veterans being stripped of their medals, the manner in which it was done was the most appalling…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI am very sorry to hear that. That is not an acceptable situation. I thank the hon. Gentleman for the detail he gave in his question and, if he would pass those details to my…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising the issue. He tried to get an urgent question on it. He will know that I have raised the matter on his behalf with the relevant Departments.…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for that question. Again, I would refer her to the gov.uk website. I will certainly follow up after this meeting and ask someone from the Department to get…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for shining a spotlight on this. This situation is completely nuts. We have made huge efforts to get people on to smart meters, with all the benefits that…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for demonstrating the cross-party support that there is to look after our veterans. I shall certainly raise this with the MOD and the Office for Veterans’…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The focus of this and the reason it is a difficult issue is that we want to make progress on the environment, and we want people to be healthy,…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that matter. I encourage him to raise it at Department for Culture, Media and Sport questions on 9 March, but I shall certainly ensure that…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sure that the hon. Gentleman has already raised that with the Chancellor but—belt and braces—I shall make sure that the Chancellor has heard him.02 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman knows that we will bring forward a Bill that will do precisely as he asks. I am glad that we have it on record that he will support the Government.02 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the right hon. Lady for raising that and for illustrating the value of the work that Select Committees do in this place. A huge amount of work and thinking has been done,…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe business for the week commencing 6 March will include the following: Monday 6 March—Committee of the whole House and remaining stages of the Social Security (Additional…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI would be very happy to join the hon. Gentleman in sending that message. We place great responsibility and focus on freedom of religion. We know that, where there is intolerance,…02 Mar 2023HANSARDTributes to Baroness BoothroydI rise on behalf of His Majesty’s Government to pay tribute to a remarkable figure. I know how many will be affected by this sad news of her passing and I know that the whole…28 Feb 2023