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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI cannot imagine how the family of Jack Worwood must be feeling. My sympathies—and, I am sure, those of the whole House—go to them. The issue of sentencing has been looked at and…10 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI congratulate the football club. I know from when Leeds United were promoted recently that many fans were disappointed they could not have the usual celebrations. We do have…10 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HousePersonally, the hon. Gentleman is pushing at an open door. He raises a very important point that needs to be looked at carefully and in detail, and the Government Equalities…10 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am glad that my hon. Friend had a successful experience with his testing and that he got the results very quickly. He is right to raise these issues. I accept that with the…10 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman has certainly advertised that EDM very well. He raises a very important point. Bereavement is a difficult and trying time. I will write to the Minister…10 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThere is nothing like a bit of friendly fire, is there? [ Laughter. ] And to think that my hon. Friend stood in my constituency in 1997! I would have thought he would be a bit…10 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAs the hon. Gentleman mentions, the Adjournment debate today will be on that very issue. He will have another opportunity to raise the issue at Transport questions next Thursday,…10 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy right hon. Friend will be delighted to know that we are having that debate on Monday, when those points can be made.10 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am afraid I do not accept that that is what we are saying. We are deactivating a certain EU law restriction in a specific and limited way to make sure that the Government always…10 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend is right to highlight this incredibly important issue, because people are rightly worried about the threat of flooding. I know that she has met the Under-Secretary…10 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am sure that Craig and many other people across the whole country are keen to get on with their tests. The hon. Gentleman has the opportunity on Thursday to raise the question…10 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI know that my hon. Friend is a passionate advocate for civil liberties and has made that point on many occasions in this House. I will certainly raise that request for a debate…10 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAs I said earlier to my hon. Friend the Member for Kensington (Felicity Buchan), the Government take this issue very seriously. Some 215 buildings have now had their ACM cladding…10 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy right hon. Friend asks me some questions that I probably do not have the ability to answer at this stage, although I do recognise the importance of getting every aspect of the…10 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful for the kind comments of my constituency neighbour. He is right to highlight air quality. It is good to see that there have been some significant improvements, but…10 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI commend my hon. Friend for his independent shop competition idea, which I may have to try to pinch for my constituency. The Government are bringing forward a further £90 million…10 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI actually think it is important that we are ambitious about trying to get as much testing as possible. People just try to shoot this down right at the beginning. I remember when…10 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt is going a lot better here than in many other countries. As I said earlier, my right hon. Friend the Health Secretary is about to make a statement, when the hon. Lady will be…10 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight the importance of young people being back in school, where they belong, being taught by teachers and being with their friends. I…10 Sept 2020HANSARDHouse of Commons Members’ FundI am grateful to the right hon. Member for Walsall South (Valerie Vaz) for her kind comments, and I would like to add my thanks and those of the Government to former Member Anne…07 Sept 2020