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HANSARD Point of Orderindicated assent.09 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseBefore I do so, may I put on record my thanks to you, Mr Speaker, and to the Leader of the House of Lords for facilitating the visit of President Zelensky yesterday, and my thanks…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 HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about the importance of community football. I know that she is an avid supporter of Southend United, and that she has been working closely with…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman raises an important point, and I hope he will have noticed the announcement today on family hubs and the local authorities that are particularly being focused…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to hear about the hon. Gentleman’s case. This is a classic situation in which Members of Parliament can make a difference, and I Rhope the hon. Gentleman will intervene…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseAgain, I shall certainly add the hon. Lady’s name to my letter over to the Department concerned. A lot of this is about giving hon. Members detailed information about the many and…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman, and he is absolutely right: for many people in rural communities, those bus services are a complete lifeline and allow them to go about their daily…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising this issue, which upsets enormous numbers of people. Of course, the bulk of the public are very responsible about not dropping litter, but…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 HouseThe Angel of the North will need one big birthday cake. I am sure all Members will join me in wishing the Angel of the North a happy birthday. The hon. Lady is right to give…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to hear about these circumstances. My hon. Friend has clearly been able to identify the tremendous strength of feeling in his community on that point. This would be an…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI am very glad to hear the hon. Gentleman’s position. If memory serves me correctly, the UK Government strengthened their position on this matter about four years ago, but I will…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for his timely question and congratulate all those organisations in his constituency that are delivering on this agenda. He will know that the Government…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI am in danger of completely agreeing with the hon. Gentleman and his colleagues. It would be very unusual if Members were prevented or discouraged from doing that, and I would be…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that, although skills are vital, all the other things that such facilities boost, such as attitude and confidence, are incredibly important to…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThat is an incredibly important point. I shall contact the relevant Department after these questions and ask it to update colleagues, perhaps via a “Dear colleague” letter, given…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI am very sorry to hear about this tragic case. I am sure that all Members will want to send their condolences and sympathies to Josh’s family and friends. My hon. Friend is…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI am glad that our much-loved former Member is still using her formidable campaigning skills and has not retired them. Ann and the hon. Gentleman have raised an interesting point,…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for getting his concerns on the record. He is absolutely right that many people, especially the most vulnerable in our society, will be dependent on those…09 Feb 2023