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HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: UK Legal ObligationsI thank the Secretary of State for his earlier answers to my colleagues, which have given me and my constituents in Newcastle-under-Lyme reassurance that, although we all want a…08 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelMany of my constituents were very grateful to get away this summer after the introduction of travel corridors. I know it has not been easy for everybody all the time, with the…07 Sept 2020HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsI thank the Minister for his statement. May I impress upon him the strength of feeling on this issue in Newcastle-under-Lyme and elsewhere? It is not because my constituents lack…02 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 TestingWhat steps his Department is taking to increase covid-19 testing capacity.01 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 TestingI thank the Secretary of State for his answer. He may well be aware of the outbreak in my community of Newcastle-under-Lyme centred on Silverdale working men’s club. The outbreak…01 Sept 2020HANSARDBBCI thank the Minister for his statement. I agree with him that the BBC still does a number of things well, particularly with regard to coronavirus. However, with this decision on…21 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillI concur entirely with what the Minister is saying. Is it not the case that if we allow further parliamentary scrutiny, we will not get the best deal from these negotiations, and…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Coronavirus ResponseI invite the Secretary of State to join me in congratulating two Staffordshire organisations: one in the private sector and one in the public sector. The private sector firm is…20 Jul 2020HANSARDFixed-term Parliaments ActWhat plans he has to reform the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011.16 Jul 2020HANSARDFixed-term Parliaments ActI thank my hon. Friend for her answer and associate myself with the comments of my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis). The problem we had last year…16 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way. I am intrigued to know about the opinion polls in Scotland—they are great—but would he care to answer any of the points that my…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Dudley North (Marco Longhi), and indeed, before that, my hon. Friends the Members for Bolsover (Mark Fletcher) and for…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipWe are still looking not just for him but for his position. We all remember him standing up at the Labour party conference going against his leader at the time and inserting a…15 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillThe point from my hon. Friend and neighbour is well made. I would also like to say how much distaste I feel when I hear these allegations of gerrymandering, which sometimes…14 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (Emma Hardy). I am very glad to be able to speak today as, unfortunately, time ran out on me on…14 Jul 2020HANSARD UK TelecommunicationsI thank the Secretary of State for his statement, which I welcome. Does he agree that now is the time to invest in our own domestic 5G capacity to support our future critical…14 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsNo one should be fearful of practising their faith anywhere, but there have been too many attacks, both at home and abroad, on all sorts of places of worship. I thank the Minister…13 Jul 2020HANSARDCoronavirus: EmploymentI thank the Chancellor for all he has done so far, and I look forward to his statement tomorrow. He mentioned unemployment, and we are aware that it is rising, so one of the most…07 Jul 2020HANSARDCoronavirus: EmploymentWhat fiscal steps he is taking to protect jobs during the covid19 outbreak.07 Jul 2020HANSARDFinance BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for City of Durham (Mary Kelly Foy). It is also a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Workington (Mark Jenkinson) and to…02 Jul 2020