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HANSARDPet Abduction BillWith the leave of the House, I will respond to the debate. We have made great progress, and I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Minister for facilitating that. My…19 Apr 2024HANSARDPet Abduction BillI suspect that the incidence of theft of tortoises is much higher, if we look at the percentage of thefts in the relative populations. My hon. Friend says there were only 379…19 Apr 2024HANSARDPet Abduction BillAt all?19 Apr 2024HANSARDPet Abduction BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.19 Apr 2024HANSARDPet Abduction BillBefore I begin to address the issues, Madam Deputy Speaker, may I, on behalf of myself and many others, express our condolences to Mr Speaker, who I know is unable to be present…19 Apr 2024HANSARDPet Abduction BillWill my hon. Friend give way?19 Apr 2024HANSARDPet Abduction BillI take it from the ruling you have just made, Madam Deputy Speaker, that, unfortunately, there was no application for an urgent question on the matter that my right hon. Friend…19 Apr 2024HANSARDPet Abduction BillWill my hon. Friend give way?19 Apr 2024HANSARDPet Abduction BillI will hold my counsel on that until I hear the Minister’s response. If I said now that I agree with the Minister before he has even said anything, I would be closing off an…19 Apr 2024HANSARD Zoological Society of London (Leases) BillThe Crown Estate has discretion to provide either an extension or a freehold. The Government are enabling those with long leases to acquire freeholds. Why are the Government not…19 Apr 2024HANSARD Zoological Society of London (Leases) BillOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Can we move on to the next business, please?19 Apr 2024HANSARD Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) BillI rise very much to support amendment 2 in the name of the hon. Member for Sunderland Central (Julie Elliott). I am grateful to her for effectively taking forward my amendment 1,…19 Apr 2024HANSARDPet Abduction BillI accept that behind the incidence of pet theft there is organised crime, but in the latest figures that we have, that organised crime has resulted in only some 2,000 incidents of…19 Apr 2024HANSARD Zoological Society of London (Leases) BillNot moved, sir.19 Apr 2024HANSARD Covid-19: Response and Excess DeathsExactly. One of the inhibitions there may have been on the Government’s part was that, to justify the use of emergency vaccines, it was necessary for them to believe that there…18 Apr 2024HANSARD Covid-19: Response and Excess DeathsI agree that the benefits outweigh the risks, but I do not think we have ever had a system in this country where we license drugs on the basis that they will do more harm than…18 Apr 2024HANSARDAccess to Redress SchemesIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Tiverton and Honiton (Richard Foord), and I am grateful to him for introducing this important subject. I am sorry that it has not…18 Apr 2024HANSARD Commons Scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of LordsI thank my right hon. Friend for the work she does on the Committee, and for being so mild-mannered in reporting to the House today the feelings of the Procedure Committee. Does…18 Apr 2024HANSARD Covid-19: Response and Excess DeathsThe key question is: do the people who are being prescribed the antibiotics know that there is a risk that they will die as a result of them being prescribed? If so, they are told…18 Apr 2024HANSARD Covid-19: Response and Excess DeathsAs we have just witnessed, feelings are very strong on this issue, and large numbers of people have suffered directly or indirectly as a result of having covid-19 vaccines. For…18 Apr 2024