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HANSARD Business of the HouseI very much join the hon. Gentleman’s remarks. This has been a shocking attack. I am sure the whole House wants to send their good wishes and hopes that the officer makes a full…23 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. That is an excellent topic for a debate, and I will certainly make his views known, both to the Department of Health and Social Care…23 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for raising this important point. I will certainly make sure that the Cabinet Office has heard the issues she has raised. I could give countless examples of…23 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI will tackle my hon. Friend on the last point he makes. We have put through a huge amount of useful legislation, and he will know that we have plans to bring forward some really…23 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to hear the distress that the hon. Lady’s constituents are in. She did not pre-warn me of this issue, and I want to do my best to ensure that her constituents’ concerns…23 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising this issue. I am afraid that business will be announced in the usual way, but I know that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural…23 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseAs I said earlier, I am very sorry that we are unlikely to have many more exchanges on Brexit from the Scottish National party. I say to the hon. Gentleman that Brexit is about…23 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI understand the hon. Lady’s concerns. That particular Minister is very diligent, so I shall look into why she did not receive a reply. I think she will need to speak to the new…23 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI am very happy to pass on my congratulations, which I am sure are echoed by all Members, to the Burnhill Action Group. Youth volunteering is incredibly important; it sets good…23 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for her question. She will know that the Secretary of State has taken unprecedented action in trying to get what is a very complicated situation resolved. I…23 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HousePost offices are incredibly important community hubs. Many services are run out of them, but they also provide a focal point. Often, they are not housed in distinct venues, and in…23 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseWhatever the motivations for this new policy that some councils are adopting, the lives of the hard-working people of this country are complicated enough, especially at the moment…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Parliamentary Services for MPsLet me start by congratulating the Chair of the Administration Committee and member of the Commission, my hon. Friend the Member for Broxbourne (Sir Charles Walker). I also thank…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is coming soon. Members, who I know care about it greatly, will not have long to wait. I am very sorry that the hon. Lady does not welcome the machinery of government changes.…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for placing his thanks on record. A huge amount goes into organising such a visit, and this one was at comparatively short notice. I thank him for providing…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI am very sorry to hear about this shocking case. The hon. Lady correctly says that it is being investigated. Those investigations are separate from Government, and rightly so.…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for her remarks about Turkey, Syria and Ukraine. She will know that we have contingencies in our aid budget. On our ODA score, it is not scored by us—it is…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI know that this is an issue of concern to many Members across the House. Certainly we have seen, from the volume of warrants being issued at magistrates courts, that it has…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseIn addition to raising these matters with the Department, as I mentioned before, I have looked at some of the statistics about who has had these payments. The bulk of people are…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue. The bridge sounds like a vital route for his constituents, and I shall happily raise the issue with Ministers to see what assistance…09 Feb 2023