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HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillI think the whole House wishes that the Secretary of State was able to be with us. He is one of the people who has helped to move this forward, together with the junior Minister.…24 May 2024HANSARD NHSI thank the Secretary of State for her answer to the right hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson). I hope that the letter that her Department received from…23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House and her Opposition counterparts for agreeing to get through changes to deal with the infected blood compensation and with the convictions of…23 May 2024HANSARDHolocaust Memorial Bill: Business of the HouseI want the House to know what the Government know, which is that, were there to be many votes, it would squash the time between the remaining stages and Third Reading. That is why…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillThe point my hon. Friend is making now was not one put forward by the commission, and it was not one put forward by the foundation. Would he agree?22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillI beg to move amendment 6, in clause 1, page 1, line 9, at end insert— “(d) educational purposes and activities related to the memorial and the centre for learning”.22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillWhen someone asked me if there was going to be a general election soon, I thought they must have read the carry-over motion for the Bill and that had misled them into thinking we…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillI think that is the right figure, but the Minister will know. I am just a Back Bencher, and have been for quite some time, but I think that is the figure. I believe that it was…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillMy hon. Friend is right. She has the advantage of having led Westminster City Council and will not need reminding that the Government originally said that they wanted their…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillMy right hon. Friend is right, and most people will agree with him, even if their job is to stand up and say something different. I will not spend much time on the planning…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillI apologise if I am taking words out of my hon. Friend’s speech before he gets to them, but was it not Lord Carlile, the Government’s terrorism adviser, who made the point about…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillIt may be too late for a manuscript amendment to the Bill to be accepted by Dame Eleanor—or Madam Deputy Speaker, if we get to the next stages—but would it be possible for the…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillI do not want to be nit-picking, but the southern part of the park is a children’s playground. Although some people say it will not be reduced in size, others think it will be…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way and glad to be hearing what he is saying, both giving testimony for himself and standing up for those who might be more frightened.…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillThere are two sides to this issue, one of which people will accept that the hon. Gentleman is speaking about sensibly: we do not make all details about security available to the…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillI doubt the Minister intends to be the first to accuse me of waving a white flag on anything. I put it to him that the Government said that the use of the park would not be…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillOn that point, will the Minister give way?22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial Billrose—22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillI do not dispute what the Minister has just said, but previously he quoted the planning inspector. The inspector did not see the comparison between the top three sites recommended…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillOn a point of order, Sir Roger. There are only two minutes left, and I had hoped to wind up the debate.22 May 2024