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HANSARD Health and Care BillI will speak specifically to Lords amendments 85 to 88 on tobacco control. First, I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for City of Durham (Mary Kelly Foy) who put so much…30 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevI am sure my hon. Friend will agree that those friendships and networks go right to the top of Government, all the way to No. 10 Downing Street and the Prime Minister, who has…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevGiven what my hon. Friend says, he will be interested to hear that Lord Wharton, who was appointed to the Lords on the same day as Mr Lebedev, is a former adviser to Alexander…29 Mar 2022HANSARDInvestment in UK ManufacturingThe Government are well aware of the crisis they have created for energy-intensive industries such as those on Teesside. Now that the EU has set aside €50 million to help its…29 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, I believe, Mr Dowd. I welcome you to the Chair and am pleased to advise you that I will not detain you for…08 Feb 2022HANSARDSexual Offences: Timeliness of CasesThe delays across our courts system cause lasting damage to the lives of victims, defendants, witnesses and their families. I was therefore very surprised to hear that yet another…08 Feb 2022HANSARDTackling Fraud and Preventing Government WasteI remember the statement in the House, way back in 2010, when the Government cancelled the new hospital for my constituency. It was going to cost about half a billion pounds. Does…01 Feb 2022HANSARDTackling Fraud and Preventing Government WasteToday, we have heard many extremely worrying examples of fraud, waste and corruption by this Tory Government, with the NHS getting the headlines. Sadly, that kind of behaviour is…01 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of LivingThe Chancellor will have plenty of opportunities to get the answer right this morning. Data from the Office for National Statistics show that on average people aged 65 or over…01 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living1. What fiscal steps he plans to take to help reduce the impact on households of the rise in the cost of living.01 Feb 2022HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillWe believe the potential is there, but we want to understand the statistics on which the Government have based the proposal. However, I will move on now. Have the Government taken…25 Jan 2022HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillI am not saying that we oppose the proposal—Labour legislation first put it on the statute book—but people in the magistrates courts will get higher sentences and may well feel…25 Jan 2022HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillThe Chairman of the Justice Committee, as always, talks very clear sense. If we are going to have all these training programmes, attract people to the magistracy and everything…25 Jan 2022HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillLet me first thank the Minister and other colleagues on the Bill Committee for their kind comments on the last day. Sadly, I was unable to join them because I had tested positive…25 Jan 2022HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillThis has been an interesting Bill in process, although we still do not really see the need for many of the sweeping changes that the Government are proposing. I reiterate that the…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Competition Appeal Tribunal (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship yet again, Mr Rosindell. I thank the Minister for outlining the purpose of this order so clearly and concisely. Like him, I will…24 Jan 2022HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: USThe 2018 Tory manifesto on which the Minister stood said that a trade agreement with the US would be completed by the end of 2022, but the agreement is shrouded in secrecy. As the…20 Jan 2022HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: US4. What progress her Department has made on securing a free trade agreement with the United States.20 Jan 2022HANSARDHousehold Energy Bills: VATThe Minister heard me speak earlier about Gillian Fish from my constituency, who has seen her dual fuel bill jump from £39 to £94 a month, leaving her with just £33 for food and…11 Jan 2022HANSARDHousehold Energy Bills: VATMy constituent Gillian Fish from Billingham has seen her dual fuel bill go up from £39 to £94.28 a month, and she fears that, with just £33 left each month from her employment and…11 Jan 2022