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HANSARD Business of the HouseI certainly join my hon. Friend in congratulating the Scottish football team. This is its first time qualifying for the world cup since 1998—in case Members need reminding, that…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe business for the week commencing 24 November will include: Monday 24 November—Remaining stages of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (day one). Tuesday 25…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the shadow Leader of the House for his questions. Can I first, through you, Madam Deputy Speaker, thank Mr Speaker for his timely reminder this week of our…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his comments. The biodiversity treaty is an important step forward, and I thank him for all the work he is doing in this regard. The Government…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman is right to express concern about the SEND system. The Government have acknowledged that it is broken; it does not work for parents or children. He is also…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am very pleased to do that. I thank everyone who has responded to my hon. Friend’s survey. That is one of the very best ways of getting information from parents, and the scale…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI welcome the hon. Gentleman back to his place and thank him for raising those important matters. The Nuremberg trials marked a reassertion of justice, human rights and…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that issue and join him in acknowledging the vital work that farmers do, which is one of the reasons why we are investing £5 billion…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI invite the hon. Gentleman to request an Adjournment debate or a Backbench Business debate, because I think that would illustrate not just how many constituents, but how many of…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI join my hon. Friend in congratulating Father Henderson, Deacon Robertson and the venerable parishioners of St Philomena’s church. She is right to point out that places of…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe right hon. Gentleman raises an important matter. He will know, having been in this House for quite some time, that it is a perennial problem. I will draw it to the attention…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI accept that the list of Backbench Business debates is long, but Adjournment debates are chosen frequently, and I encourage colleagues to request them and see where they get. The…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is not the first Member to raise that issue with me—especially over the past few weeks. As he knows, it is not just a question of the run-up to bonfire night; we…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady raises another issue that is constantly in our constituency postbags and inboxes. The CMS is committed to ensuring that separated parents support their children…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am happy to join my hon. Friend in congratulating Chasewater Railway on spreading joy this holiday season. He says that a huge number of people will be part of it, and I thank…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe right hon. Lady knows that our priority has always been Birmingham residents. This is an issue for the employers in the first instance, but it is important that the council…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for her tireless campaigning on this topic. As she knows, the Government are committed to reducing the number of lives lost to suicide, which remains the…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseWe have had many such discussions. In fact, opinion was tested on whether or not the people of this country wanted change, and they decided that they did not. The Government have…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI will draw the hon. Member’s comments to the attention of Ministers, because, as he will have heard, that is the second time the matter has been raised this afternoon. He may…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for all his work on that issue. He has raised it with me a number of times—as have colleagues at business questions, so there is real interest in it.…20 Nov 2025