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The hon. Gentleman rightly speaks up for his constituents.

I am grateful for my right hon. Friend’s question.

I think that I answered that question in my statement, if the hon. Lady was listening.

I thank my hon. Friend for that comment. Again, he is a colleague who has been raising these issues on a regular basis.

Gladly. My right hon. Friend has indeed raised this issue on a number of occasions.

I think there were two substantive questions there and I will deal with both of them, but, first, I will accept the hon.

I am grateful to my hon.

First, the hon. Lady’s point about the timing is straightforward.

Mr Deputy Speaker, that is a very helpful point for you to have made on behalf of Mr Speaker. As you know, I completely agree with that.

This Government strongly support devolution, and not just to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, but through what we are doing with com