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HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Wishart, and I thank the Father of the House, the right hon. Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh), for chairing the…08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentHang on. I would want to see what happened here. We talk about private Members’ Bills changing the law on matters of profound conscience and social policy, such as, for example,…08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentThis is cold comfort to people who want to see the Bill pass, and pass soon, but I would say to the right hon. Gentleman that this has all been part of that process. I do not want…08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentI certainly will go away and reflect on that, but as my hon. Friend knows, because he is a very distinguished member of the Modernisation Committee, we are looking at how the…08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentThe hon. Lady makes an interesting point, but it is not for me, or for the Government, to tell the Lords how to conduct their affairs. It is not the Government’s job to pick up…08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentI will give her one more go and then I am moving on.08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentHang on. As we have already said, we have just been through the private Members’ Bill ballot again. We will have to wait and see. With respect, the hon. Lady does not know whether…08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentThat is the case in the Commons. I am trying to recall Second Reading, but I assume that is what happened. If there is a majority in favour of a Bill and a motion to bring the…08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentThank you, Mr Wishart. I am sorry if it was not explicit, but implicit in what I said was that I think the Lords need to reflect on what they have done. [Interruption.] Hang on.…08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentNo, I do not, although who is to say whether in future the Government—or a Government—will decide to make the issue part of their manifesto, bring it forward and deal with it…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI extend, along with the rest of the House, I am sure, our condolences to the hon. Lady’s family at the loss of her uncle, and we certainly wish her father well in his struggle.…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is right to raise her concerns, and the Government are absolutely clear about the challenges that face hospitality in her constituency and elsewhere. We are taking…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI certainly join the right hon. Lady in thanking volunteers in Aldridge-Brownhills and across our country. I have said before that they are the golden thread holding our…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI join my hon. Friend in sending condolences to all the families of those who have tragically died, including David. As part of the Beat the Heat campaign, the UK Health Security…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising that tragic case with the House. It is important that we have strong and effective gun laws. If she wishes to raise her concerns directly with…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI do not agree with the hon. Gentleman in the terms in which he puts the question, because this is a policy that is evolving and is relatively new, and we expect that services and…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sure that those in Lancashire combined county authority will have heard my hon. Friend’s contribution. The Government are committed to delivering simpler, more reliable and…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseAs the right hon. Gentleman knows, the Lord Chancellor is thinking very carefully indeed about how better the courts can work for victims, not least victims of sexual offences. I…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI certainly praise the work of the right hon. Gentleman’s canals trust and those elsewhere. I agree with him about the importance of canals for tourism and beyond. I encourage him…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI certainly congratulate Friars Pride on its success over the years. I absolutely join my hon. Friend in celebrating National Fish and Chip Day. As a coastal MP, I may be averse…04 Jun 2026