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HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for again raising that vital issue and mentioning some of the countries where it is a particular concern. He will know that the Foreign Office takes…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI am very sorry to hear about that situation. It should not be the case, and we owe our servicemen and women decent homes. The hon. Lady will know that we have Defence questions…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI agree entirely with the hon. Lady’s sentiments. Sadly, this is not an isolated case; it goes right back to Winterbourne View and the recommendations that Sir Stephen Bubb made…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right—these services are incredibly valued. They are a lifeline for communities, and I commend him and all the campaigners who have fought to…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseLet me clarify for the hon. Gentleman that this is not about people not wanting to protect life. It is not about a moral judgement on behalf of those individuals. People who work…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend raises a subject close to my heart. I would normally say, “I shall write to the Minister who can advise him about further pots,” but I can probably tell him now…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThis is an issue of huge concern to many Members across the House. That is why, in 2018, we fired a shot across the water companies’ bows that led to the legislation and other…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend makes an excellent suggestion. As I said, Backbench Business time may be available soon, and the merit of such a debate would be that we could look at the disparity…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for that suggestion and for the tone in which he always engages. I feel strongly that many Members will have ideas about what else we can do to make…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI join my hon. Friend in paying tribute to David and to Barbara, his wife, who will have been a huge support to him in many of the things he did, including being mayor of Rushden…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseVery good. The hon. Gentleman raises an important point. I will speak to the Secretary of State at DCMS about the theme that is emerging from the question session today. I also…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my right hon. Friend not just for that question, but for all the work that she has done in this area. She held the brief in ministerial office, but, on leaving that…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his work to facilitate this important debate on Holocaust Memorial Day. I know that many Members will want to contribute, and this debate provides…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising this incredibly important issue; I was also at that meeting. There are people who say, “Why should we be regulating businesses?” I can tell them…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThank you, Mr Speaker. Scotland is the nation of the Argylls and the Black Watch crossing the Rhine, the Scots Guards at Tumbledown and Shimi Lovat’s commandos securing Pegasus…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI start by addressing the hon. Lady’s serious point about asylum seekers, particularly with regard to their vulnerability and the vulnerability of children. Many Members have…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my right hon. Friend for making that important point, and pay tribute to her for all the work she has done not just for the UK but internationally, putting this issue on…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sure the whole House will want to recognise that we have Holocaust Memorial Day this week. Let me place on the record my thanks, in particular, to all the survivors who help…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe business for next week is as follows: Monday 30 January—Committee of the whole House and remaining stages of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill. Tuesday 31…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising an incredibly important point and wish him luck in getting his local authority to focus on that unmet need and to make that investment. It…26 Jan 2023