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HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperDoes the Secretary of State agree that uncertainty is the enemy of investment, of employment and of consumer confidence? He should be pleased to know that the businesswomen and…16 Jul 2020HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) BillI thank my hon. Friend for bringing forward the Bill. Does he share with me the relief felt by key workers across my constituency, such as ambulance drivers and the police, who,…16 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipIt is a great pleasure to follow so many of my colleagues, including my hon. Friend the Member for Peterborough (Paul Bristow), but that is as nothing compared with my enormous…15 Jul 2020HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) BillIt is a pleasure to follow not only my hon. Friend the Member for Kensington (Felicity Buchan) but so many of my colleagues who were elected for the first time in December 2019. I…13 Jul 2020HANSARDSale of Arms: War in YemenI am proud that so many young people in my constituency have raised the situation in Yemen with me. Saudi Arabia itself is a young country, with half its population under the age…13 Jul 2020HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?13 Jul 2020HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) BillI understand the hon. Gentleman’s concerns about rewarding behaviour that was going to happen anyway, but does he accept that the identical criticism could be levelled at a…13 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageI thank my hon. Friend for the unprecedented package of support that was announced. As she gets into the design of individual components, may I ask her to seek a higher number of…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Autumn OpeningParents across West Sussex will welcome today’s announcement, particularly as it relates to children with special educational needs. Can I also congratulate the shadow Education…02 Jul 2020HANSARDFinance BillIt is a pleasure to follow the passion of the hon. Member for Leicester East (Claudia Webbe). Our thoughts are with her and her constituents at this difficult time. It is a…02 Jul 2020HANSARD National Audit OfficeIt is an honour to support the Prime Minister on the motion to appoint Dame Fiona Reynolds as chairman of the National Audit Office. It is rare that this House makes such an…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Civil Service AppointmentsDoes my right hon. Friend share my genuine confusion at the ambivalence of those on the Opposition Benches, and at the fact that someone who was first appointed to the Foreign…30 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillI add my congratulations and pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Sedgefield (Paul Howell) and to our own Queen Cartimandua, my hon. Friend the Member for South Ribble…29 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Eighth sitting)I would love the hon. Gentleman to expand on his theory of harm in respect of health services. If ever there was an example of the global effect of the law of comparative…25 Jun 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Court of Appeal JudgmentOne key test of a benefits system must be the dignity that it confers on the recipient. Does the Minister agree that there is great dignity in an automated solution that is…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTesting of NHS and Social Care StaffI am delighted to see that the hon. Gentleman has improved his reading material. I congratulate him on securing the debate, and on his constructive tone. In that vein, in addition…24 Jun 2020HANSARDTesting of NHS and Social Care StaffI will be brief so that as many hon. Members as possible can speak. I congratulate the hon. Member for Tooting (Dr Allin-Khan) on securing this debate. It is good to debate this…24 Jun 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeGiven what we saw in Wendy Williams’s report about the failings of administration, together with what we learned from the Post Office Horizon programme and, before that, Equitable…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fifth sitting)May I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his damascene conversion to parliamentary democracy and scrutiny of trade, which are things that, as part of our membership of the…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Sixth sitting)Will the hon. Gentleman give way on that point?23 Jun 2020