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HANSARDChannel 4I follow the hon. Member for Manchester Central (Lucy Powell) in saying that, over the last 13 years, Channel 4 has done better than ever before. If we want to congratulate…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Entrepreneurs from Ethnic Minority BackgroundsI support the right hon. Gentleman’s efforts on faith and society. As one of the officers of the all-party parliamentary group on black and minority ethnic business owners, I am…20 Dec 2022HANSARD Alcohol DutyLike the hon. Member for Erith and Thamesmead (Abena Oppong-Asare), who speaks for the Opposition, I support what has been announced today. I declare an interest: I drink most…19 Dec 2022HANSARD Infected Blood InquiryI welcome the Minister coming to make an oral statement. We know that both he and the Leader of the House have been deeply involved in this issue over the months and years. The…15 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationThe parliamentary leader of the SNP, the hon. Member for Aberdeen South (Stephen Flynn), can put down a debate on legal migration for next week; the subject today is illegal…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Standards: Code of Conduct and Guide to the RulesI do not want to be too partisan about this, but were I a writer like Michael Foot, could I go on writing and get my royalties? Were I a farmer like Jim Callaghan, could I keep my…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Standards: Code of Conduct and Guide to the RulesWhen the Chairman of the Committee on Standards, the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant), talks about his fallibility, he reminds me of article XXVI of the articles of…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Council TaxOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am trying to listen to the Minister. Four Opposition Members are speaking at the same time. It would be easier if they did not.12 Dec 2022HANSARDInternational Human Rights DayI want to support this debate, although I have a British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly meeting that will prevent me from contributing further. May I, through the hon. Lady,…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseFollowing business questions, we will return to the issue of planning in Cumbria. The only item in the future business read out by the Leader of the House is about rail transport…08 Dec 2022HANSARDSustainable Energy Generation: Burning TreesI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) and the hon. Member for Warrington North (Charlotte Nichols). I will not repeat what they have said; in…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Performing Arts: English National OperaI congratulate and thank my hon. Friend on raising the subject. Seven years ago, the Arts Council was worried about the ENO’s business plan and management. The business plan has…05 Dec 2022HANSARDCo-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill (First sitting)I will raise a few points, but I am happy for the Minister to write to me afterwards, rather than trying to respond to them straightaway. One question is whether the Bill applies…30 Nov 2022HANSARDPrivilegeI received a letter today from someone who met me at a conference, saying that I was right in saying to her then that although I was not directly involved in her cause, it was a…29 Nov 2022HANSARDPrivilegeIn the Hansard of 23 November, at 12.33 pm, Mr Speaker said he was awaiting an apology. The response from the hon. Member for Ochil and South Perthshire expressed regret at the…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Saudi Arabia: Death Penalty and Spike in ExecutionsIt would be good for the House to know whether the Crown Prince—the Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia—thinks that he is personally involved or uninvolved in what is going on. It is…28 Nov 2022HANSARD Independent Cultural Review of London Fire BrigadeMay I remind the Minister that the Mayor, the Greater London Assembly and the fire services inspectorate ought to have known and done things about this situation years and years…28 Nov 2022HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry and Compensation FrameworkI congratulate the right hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson) on all the work she has done and the partnership she has built with the infected blood…24 Nov 2022HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry and Compensation FrameworkThe hon. Lady is making an important point. It reminds me that it was only two weeks ago that, in the Jubilee Room around the corner, there was a plea for people, especially from…24 Nov 2022HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry and Compensation FrameworkI have perhaps interrupted the Minister as he was about to answers the question I am about to ask, but the Cabinet Office asked for the Robert Francis inquiry, not Brian…24 Nov 2022