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HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Will the Minister give way?14 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]A long time ago!14 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]There is little doubt that the Minister takes the issue seriously—I think the House accepts that—but does he acknowledge that what he has said in answer to questions from the…14 May 2025HANSARDProtection of Prison StaffWe all understand the need to strike the right operational atmosphere and balance in prisons, but in the interests of the retention and recruitment of prison officers, which is…12 May 2025HANSARD India-Pakistan: EscalationWhat role does the Minister envisage the Commonwealth playing as an honest broker in discussions between India and Pakistan? Will he also assure the House that, given the fact…07 May 2025HANSARD Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and Health Service Commissioner for EnglandI echo the Minister in thanking Rebecca Hilsenrath for the work she has done in stepping into an interim role and fulfilling that job with great distinction. I also thank the…29 Apr 2025HANSARDSustainable Farming IncentiveWhen did he know?12 Mar 2025HANSARDSustainable Farming IncentiveInadvertently misleading.12 Mar 2025HANSARDSustainable Farming IncentiveI do not know how to break this to the Minister: I do not know if he realises this, but when the thousands of farmers come to Westminster, they do not come to thank him or the…12 Mar 2025HANSARDFamily BusinessesLabour Members may speak of their support and passion for small business, but they never speak of their experience of setting up and running one. There is very limited experience…26 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ13. I hope the Prime Minister knows that when he travels to Washington to meet the former leader of the free world, he does so with the hopes and prayers of this House and the…26 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityAlmost on that point, Mr Speaker, what an abdication of responsibility and duty it is that not a single member of the Reform party is able to ask a question of the Prime Minister…25 Feb 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Hotels14. What steps she is taking to reduce the number of people living in asylum hotels.24 Feb 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: HotelsI am afraid that determination will not quite cut it, will it? Pensioners in North Dorset who have been deprived of their winter fuel allowance and farmers who have been hit by…24 Feb 2025HANSARDBreakfast Clubs: Early AdoptersThe Secretary of State makes a compelling argument on the merits of breakfast for many of our young children and the benefits that it has for learning. Can she say a word or two…24 Feb 2025HANSARD Bank Closures: Rural AreasThe hon. Lady is right. She allows me to pause to pay tribute to the Post Office and to members of the Association of Convenience Stores, which have stepped in to provide some…24 Feb 2025HANSARD Bank Closures: Rural AreasLet me give way to my hon. Friend from Surrey and then I will give way to the hon. Lady.24 Feb 2025HANSARD Bank Closures: Rural AreasWe now have the enjoyable prospect of an Adjournment debate lasting an hour and a half, which I know will fill the Minister with joy. I can see the boyish smile on his face—he…24 Feb 2025HANSARD Bank Closures: Rural AreasI will, although the hon. Gentleman is neither retired nor elderly.24 Feb 2025HANSARD Bank Closures: Rural AreasI agree. I will certainly come on to what I am asking the Government to consider, but the hon. Gentleman is right to talk about social isolation. We have lost 14 banks in my…24 Feb 2025