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HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for raising a matter of concern to every Member in this House. Clearly, there is a massive catch-up job to be done, not just on the waiting lists that we are…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseAs I said in my opening remarks, we will be having a debate on Iran, but let me thank my hon. Friend for providing the opportunity, not just for me, but for the whole House, to…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman will know that questions to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy are not until the second week we are back, so I will write to the…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for providing me the opportunity to wish all those travelling for that festival well, and all his constituents a very merry Christmas. He will know that…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to hear about the issue that my right hon. Friend raises; it sounds as though some heads need knocking together. As Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy questions…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThank you, Mr Speaker, for presiding over the minute’s silence we had earlier today. It was an historic moment to mark the 80th anniversary of the first time the House heard about…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe business for the week commencing 19 December will include: Monday 19 December—Second Reading of the Seafarers’ Wages Bill [Lords] . Tuesday 20 December—Debate on matters to be…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman and send my good wishes to his colleague, the hon. Member for Edinburgh North and Leith (Deidre Brock)—I am sorry not to be able to wish her a good…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind remarks. I am always pleased to be able to turn a spotlight on those issues, and will continue to do so. I shall certainly raise his…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to hear about that particular case. In addition to the £5 billion in education recovery funding, we announced a further £500 million in the past few days to help…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to hear about that case. Every year, about 5,000 such cases are processed successfully, with those people being reunited with their families. As I said, the Home Office…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI am extremely sorry to hear that; it is a terrible thing for the workforce to have had to deal with, especially at this time of year. I shall write to the Department for…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseWe are facing very difficult times across the country and we are coming out of a pandemic where we have had unprecedented demand on the public purse. I notice that the Scottish…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI wish the hon. Gentleman good luck with his bids, which sound very exciting. I remind him that the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities will be the first to face…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThere is a reason why we have consultations on these matters—it is so that people can express their views, and I urge the hon. Lady to contribute to that. I put this consultation…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to hear about that case. As I advertised at the start of this session, there are opportunities for debates, and we are always keen to hear suggestions from Members. I…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. Our healthcare policy is evidence-based, and it is also important that we scale good initiatives that are taking place in the NHS—for…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseIn addition to what I have already said in this session, the Health Secretary understands that there are issues other than pay; it is about the environment and new practices that…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman is being rather unfair to my colleagues. I had an incident in my constituency yesterday about which I needed to contact the Health Secretary, and he responded…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to hear about the difficulties my hon. Friend is having and about how his constituents are being short-changed. He mentions the budget for the mayoral combined…15 Dec 2022