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HANSARDGreen Belt (Protection) BillI think that what the Leader of the Opposition was proposing is a complete nightmare. It will destroy at a stroke all that land, which, as I have said, is protecting the…20 Oct 2023HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments BillAbsolutely. In essence, that is what the Bill calls for. At the moment, someone can put in a claim and it is resolved months or years later. Even if they are found to have…20 Oct 2023HANSARDBBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) BillWith the leave of the House, I would like to thank my right hon. Friend the Minister for his comprehensive response to this debate, based on his wide knowledge and experience. It…20 Oct 2023HANSARDBBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) BillMy hon. Friend makes an excellent suggestion. It was only because I sometimes believe in salami slicing. I thought that we would start off with the over-75s—that is without…20 Oct 2023HANSARDRegulatory Impact Assessments BillWill my right hon. Friend give way?20 Oct 2023HANSARDRegulatory Impact Assessments BillThis Bill has not had the benefit of being discussed previously, but I think it is a very important issue and I am delighted that we have the opportunity to give it a bit of…20 Oct 2023HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments BillMy hon. Friend makes a very good point. My view is that the changes should be retrospective in relation to those whose claims have already been dealt with. The relatively small…20 Oct 2023HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments BillAbsolutely, Madam Deputy Speaker. I certainly would not want to talk myself out of further business today. May I conclude by saying that I am most grateful to my right hon. Friend…20 Oct 2023HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments BillIs my hon. Friend looking forward to the Government giving evidence to module 4 of the UK covid-19 inquiry? In particular, is she pleased that the inquiry will be looking into…20 Oct 2023HANSARDRegulatory Impact Assessments BillBefore my hon. Friend goes on to his next example, may I say that there is no reason why an impact assessment should not look at the behavioural consequences of a particular…20 Oct 2023HANSARDRegulatory Impact Assessments BillI do not want my right hon. Friend to go on and on about HS2, but does he agree that one of the issues now is that there is no impact assessment of the revised proposals, and…20 Oct 2023HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments BillI am grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way. Does the Labour party believe that the vaccine damage payment scheme is fit for purpose, or does it not believe that?20 Oct 2023HANSARDBBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for responding in such detail on these issues. He referred to the agreement that the licence fee would be able to go up in line with…20 Oct 2023HANSARDRegulatory Impact Assessments BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for raising the R and R issue. This week, there was a meeting of the Procedure Committee to which representatives came along and in response…20 Oct 2023HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments BillOn that point, will the hon. Lady give way?20 Oct 2023HANSARDGreen Belt (Protection) BillIt is called the Green Belt (Protection) Bill, so I am not sure that protecting areas outside of the green belt will come into its scope, to answer the hon. Gentleman’s question…20 Oct 2023HANSARDPublic Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) BillThe Minister says that he will write to me—I always love receiving letters, particularly from him—but the Government have known that this Bill has been on the Order Paper. It was…20 Oct 2023HANSARDGreen Belt (Protection) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. Let me explain briefly, for those who may have been expecting debates on the other Bills, that unfortunately today’s…20 Oct 2023HANSARDPublic Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) BillOnly “in due course”—it is not being promised for next week, even. Perhaps it will be next year sometime? Will my hon. Friend accept my interpretation of what has happened, which…20 Oct 2023HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments BillThe point my hon. Friend makes is important. On 1 June 2022, in answer to a question as to whether the Government accepted that some people had died as a direct result of having…20 Oct 2023