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HANSARDCovid-19I very much welcome today’s road map and the Prime Minister’s presentation and tone. Several things become self-evident. Immortality is not a policy option; that was well put…22 Feb 2021HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)I am delighted to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Sir Robert Neill); my grandparents and my mother lived in his constituency for most of their lives.…10 Feb 2021HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)Could I just ask the Minister to keep an open mind towards the idea of some local authorities being able to have another, higher council tax band—band I? This would be raised…10 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateOur world-leading vaccines programme will mean that deaths and hospitalisations for serious ill health will fall massively—probably to normal levels by around 8 March, when the…02 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateFirst, I wish to commend the Secretary of State for making it clear that the vaccine will be available to all over-65s—by the end of February, we hope—as that is really important.…30 Dec 2020HANSARD EU Withdrawal AgreementThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for your kindness—and I thank my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office for his kindness—towards my many children, who have been…09 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthI commend the Government, because I know that the motivations behind the measures they are trying to adopt are worthy. They believe that these measures represent the best way…01 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthApologies for the interruption, but I saw the so-called impact assessment and I have to say that it would not pass through the boardroom of a small business. It really was not up…01 Dec 2020HANSARD Covid-19It strikes me that, as MPs, it is our duty to make difficult decisions. We must face head-on the life and death challenges that very few people would wish to face in their daily…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Lockdown: Economic SupportMy heart is breaking for the once-thriving businesses across the Windsor constituency and the country. I have met owners of pubs, clubs, restaurants, bars, sports venues, salons…03 Nov 2020HANSARDBlack History MonthThe hon. Lady is making a fantastic speech. I am fascinated by the APPG on unconscious bias. Could her first inquiry be on the unconscious bias of the SNP against the English?20 Oct 2020HANSARDBlack History MonthI am delighted to be speaking in this debate during Black History Month, as the first black Conservative MP on these Benches in 2005. It is great to look around the Chamber today,…20 Oct 2020HANSARDGeneral Synod (Remote Meetings) (Temporary Standing Orders) MeasureI thought I would ask this question early, so that my hon. Friend has time to reflect on it if he needs to. Clause 1(5) describes what happens if an office referred to in…19 Oct 2020HANSARDDraft Adjacent Waters Boundaries (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2020Given the overwhelming opposition to this measure, I thought I would ask a constructive question. Is the order correcting an administrative error? Surely we could have tidied this…06 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No.3) Regulations 2020I rise to speak briefly. I welcome you to the Chair, Ms Ali. I will make one observation and ask one question of the Minister. The observation is that, as the local MP for…07 Sept 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No.3) Regulations 2020Would the hon. Gentleman draw my attention to which particular regulation in the instrument he is referring to? I am not quite sure how that fits with the regulations we are…07 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Electricity Supplier Obligations) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020I very much welcome this measure, which is a reasonable step given the current circumstances. I want to ask the Minister this question now, to give him time to reflect. If, during…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: False Information OnlineWhat steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to prevent false information on covid-19 spreading online.04 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: False Information Online[ In audible . ]04 May 2020HANSARDEngagementsQ6. There is no doubt that our nation and our world are under attack from an aggressive virus that intends to infect every one of us—sometimes with deadly consequences. It seems…25 Mar 2020