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HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI congratulate the Minister on the way she presented the Government’s approach to these over 100 amendments— on heaven knows how many pages, if one tries to read through them. I…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillIt seems to me that it would be a good idea to consult parish councils in particular and to have a debate in the House of Commons when the Government have had their responses. For…17 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe House will be grateful to both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition for the lead that they have given in today’s statement. This is not the time to point out…16 Oct 2023HANSARDBrownfield Land: DevelopmentMy right hon. Friend may know that, in Durrington in north-west Worthing, more than 1,000 new homes have been built. Will he ask his inspectors—and the Leader of the Opposition—to…16 Oct 2023HANSARD Resettlement of AfghansI thank the Minister for dealing appropriately with the response from the Opposition Front Bench. During the next week I would like him, or one of his colleagues, to follow up the…19 Sept 2023HANSARD Voter Identification SchemeThe Minister has rightly distinguished the political from the practical. The Electoral Commission itself recommended photographic ID, and it has now come forward with other…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseWill my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House arrange for the right person in government to contact me about the Afghan for whom I have been trying to work for the last nearly…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Retirement of the Clerk of the HouseIt is a pleasure to follow the first three speeches—yours, Mr Speaker, and those of the Leader of the House and the shadow Leader of the House. One distinguished Under Clerk of…12 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I put it to Ministers that the nine-month wait for granting simple probate is unfair on people trying to sell their parents’ home? I failed to get the probate service to work,…12 Sept 2023HANSARDCharity RegulationMy question is about the regulation of charities, following on from the question asked by the hon. and learned Member for Edinburgh South West (Joanna Cherry). Does my right hon.…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseYesterday, thanks to my right hon. Friend and Team Lewis, I was able to meet Les Wateridge, who, as many will know, spent decades keeping the streets of Westminster clear,…20 Jul 2023HANSARDSir David Amess Summer AdjournmentDavid Amess and I had a common interest in the all-party parliamentary fire safety and rescue group, which is one of the groups of which I am an officer. That is relevant to the…20 Jul 2023HANSARDOrdination of ClergyI speak as a supporter of WATCH, the Women and the Church group. The Church Commissioners should understand that either the Church of England gets rid of what ought to have been…20 Jul 2023HANSARDAll-party Parliamentary GroupsOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I think it is within the orders of the House not to accept an intervention, but to make a derogatory comment while not accepting an…19 Jul 2023HANSARDAll-party Parliamentary GroupsI have “The Guide to the Rules”—I am one of the ones who managed to get a copy. I don’t see it—19 Jul 2023HANSARDAll-party Parliamentary GroupsIt does depend on how many Ls there are, and whether there is a T.19 Jul 2023HANSARDAll-party Parliamentary GroupsMay I, through my hon. Friend, invite the Minister before he winds up to read pages 55 to 74 of the “Guide to Rules” and see how long that is going to take and how sensible it is?19 Jul 2023HANSARDAll-party Parliamentary GroupsFirst, I believe that the Chairman of the Committee is wrong to say that people are not members of groups. We are all members of groups. Requiring 20 names to be put down is,…19 Jul 2023HANSARDAll-party Parliamentary Groupsrose —19 Jul 2023HANSARDAll-party Parliamentary GroupsThat is potentially helpful. I am grateful, and the House will be as well. If the transitional arrangements concentrated on foreign Governments, or significant commercial…19 Jul 2023