Business of the House

I thank the Leader of the House for the forthcoming business. Yet again, it is only for a week an...

The hon. Lady has raised a wide range of subjects. As is often the case, I have to remind her tha...

Yes, indeed. Of course, I think we all feel very strongly that the staff of this House should be ...

May we have a debate on areas of outstanding natural beauty and how we can increase the protectio...

My right hon. Friend raises an issue that is of enormous importance across our United Kingdom. Sh...

I thank the Leader of the House for announcing the business for after Easter.

As we have he...

I am delighted to hear the hon. Gentleman quoting from the fabulous Monty Python. It is lovely to...

As the House of Commons is not sitting on 1 April, will the Leader of the House pay tribute today...

Yes, I am of course delighted to join my right hon. Friend in paying tribute to the RAF—as he say...

I am very grateful to the Leader of the House for the business announcement, including the fact t...

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, and I will certainly look at whether we can do that.

Will my right hon. Friend find time for a debate on the excessive pay of certain so-called senior...

I certainly agree with my hon. Friend on the latter point. We must all ensure that public service...

May we have a debate on the growing concern that the US Administration could be on the point of w...

The right hon. Gentleman raises an incredibly important issue. I know there is concern about the ...

Cricket is under enormous threat at the moment, because of what has happened with Australia, whic...

I certainly share my hon. Friend’s enthusiasm for the sport, and his concern about the way in whi...

Order. More than 30 right hon. and hon. Members are still seeking to catch my eye, but I remind t...

Has the Leader of the House seen early-day motions 1024 and 1036, calling for a commemoration of ...

I would be delighted to consider that, and if the right hon. Gentleman would like to write to me,...

May we have an assurance that the forthcoming announcement on whether there will be a competition...

My right hon. Friend raises an important point. I cannot answer that question at the moment, but ...

For the avoidance of doubt, the answer is very clear: the announcement should be in the House of ...

We seem to have been waiting for the S4C statement, published today, longer than “Pobol y Cwm” ha...

The independent review will ensure that S4C continues to produce first-class content and serves W...

Following the welcome announcement yesterday that NHS money will become available in north Essex,...

I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for drawing the attention of the House to yesterday’s welco...

On 23 November 2016, 30 March 2017, and 9 February 2018 I wrote to the Government to ask for a de...

I share the hon. Gentleman’s grave concern about anti-Semitism, and in recent weeks we have seen ...

In view of research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies that highlights how homeownership has dec...

My hon. Friend’s point is incredibly important to this Government, and we are fully committed to ...

I thank you, Mr Speaker, the Leader of the House, and everyone else who attended last week’s memo...

I join the hon. Gentleman in paying tribute to the excellent service last week, which was a very ...

May I thank you, Mr Speaker, for championing Back Benchers over a long period of time? In your re...

My hon. Friend will be aware that we have already had one or two debates on the European Union, i...

I know that the Leader of the House will seek to do that. I also know that in seeking to do that ...

May I press the Leader of the House to make time available for a further debate on the draft EU w...

The right hon. Gentleman might be pleased to know that there is a debate on Brexit and justice to...

May we have a debate on the rise of protectionism around the world, especially in relation to Gov...

My hon. Friend raises a very important point. The evidence is that free trade improves prosperity...

This week, a serial thief with 156 offences to his name appeared in a court near me. May we have ...

The hon. Lady raises a very important issue—she often raises important justice issues—which clear...

From next Tuesday, when my Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 comes into force, every English local ...

I congratulate my hon. Friend again on his Homelessness Reduction Act, which is going to transfor...

My constituent Patrina Fraser was told yesterday that her application to register as a British ci...

There are very clear rules around citizenship status. The hon. Gentleman raises an important cons...

On Tuesday I was delighted to host, along with my hon. Friend the Member for Nuneaton (Mr Jones) ...

I join my hon. Friend in thanking the Sikh community for the fantastic contribution that they mak...

As the Minister knows, S4C is the only Welsh-language broadcaster in Wales. People will have been...

Since 2010, the Government have provided S4C with nearly £700 million of public funding. We remai...

Imagine my pride when Mr Emdadul Hussain, the chef at Redolence Spice in Redditch, took the Tiffi...

I pay tribute to all the fabulous Indian restaurants that provide so many Saturday night dinners ...

Oh, I do—I rather like the idea. I am rather partial to a curry myself.

May we have a statement from the Government on support for mortgage interest, which is due to cha...

The hon. Gentleman raises a serious constituency case, and I am very sorry to hear about it. If h...

The prospect of losing a child is a nightmare for parents, and the horror of its reality is exace...

I absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend, and I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Swansea Ea...

Children of my constituents who were sent to the two free schools set up by Raja Miah had a terri...

The hon. Gentleman raises a serious issue and I am very concerned to hear about it. It is obvious...

Many high streets throughout the country are suffering, partly because shopping habits continue t...

We all agree about the importance of thriving shopping centres in our high streets, and it is com...

May we have a debate on today’s National Audit Office report on the cancellation of three rail el...

The hon. Gentleman will be aware that the Transport Secretary announced in July 2017 in a written...

Last Thursday I asked the Leader of the House which Department led on British sign language. She ...

I can only apologise to the hon. Gentleman for the fact that the issue has not yet been resolved....

My constituent, Mr James McDonald, has specifically asked me to request a statement or debate on ...

I am not aware of exactly what the hon. Gentleman refers to when he mentions the distress caused ...

In October last year, the Government announced life sentences for those causing death by dangerou...

The hon. Lady is right to raise that issue in the House and I hope that she was pleased, as many ...

As the Government have plenty of time and no legislation, may we have a full day’s debate in the ...

It is absolutely clear—this has been made clear in every single statement—that the Government are...

With the number of deaths worldwide due to drug-resistant infection now exceeding 750,000, and pr...

I completely agree with the hon. Gentleman that antimicrobial resistance is a massive problem, an...

Recent press reports suggest that the Government are moving towards agreeing a new contract for m...

I am not aware of the specific example that the hon. Gentleman gives, but I can tell him in a gen...

My constituent, Julie Phillips, has been waiting for more than a year to access her civil service...

I share the hon. Gentleman’s concern that anyone who is waiting for their pension should not have...

Last weekend, three quarters of the residents spoken to said that they were concerned about gangs...

I am sorry to hear about the experience in the hon. Lady’s constituency. She will be aware that t...

Previously, we have been told that the Government’s serious violence strategy would be published ...

The hon. Lady has worked closely with the Home Office in providing her thoughts on the serious vi...

To deal with the problem of drug-driving, the police need adequate resources to allow for consist...

The hon. Lady will be aware that there are strong rules on drink-driving—

Drug-driving.

I beg the hon. Lady’s pardon; I misheard her. There are strong rules on how people use the roads ...

There is a private estate in my constituency, Cwm Calon, where the developer, Redrow, has behaved...

The hon. Gentleman will be aware that the Government are bringing in new measures to protect tena...

The Aspley sewing workshop in my constituency is a fantastic example of how the arts can bring pe...

The hon. Gentleman raises a good point, and I am sure that we all have great examples in their ow...

As I am sure that you will agree, Mr Deputy Speaker, the Open University, founded by the legendar...

I join the hon. Gentleman in paying tribute to the Open University for all it has done and contin...

A year after it closed because of financial problems, the Ladybarn community centre in my constit...

I certainly congratulate the hon. Gentleman’s constituents on their achievement in reopening the ...