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HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines: SafetyI suspect that they wanted those assurances because of the rapidity of the roll-out. There is an ongoing process of testing the vaccines. These things are kept under review all…24 Oct 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines: SafetyI was indeed listening to the hon. Gentleman’s speech. He should have let me finish the sentence, because I was saying that I want to understand from the Minister what…24 Oct 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines: SafetyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I, too, commend the way the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) opened the debate, and I thank…24 Oct 2022HANSARDNHS DentistryI thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting this important debate, and congratulate the hon. Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous) and my hon. Friend the Member for Bradford…20 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThere is a huge problem across my constituency of youths razzing around the streets on motorbikes—sometimes stolen—riding without helmets, pulling stunts, and putting other road…20 Oct 2022HANSARD Motor Neurone DiseaseI congratulate the hon. Member for Northampton South (Andrew Lewer) and my hon. Friend the Member for Newport East (Jessica Morden) on securing this debate; I thank the Backbench…20 Oct 2022HANSARDNHS DentistryMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. There is no reason why the Government cannot expedite action on the issues he mentioned in his contribution and get those improvements in…20 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillMy right hon. Friend knows how the planning system works as well as I do. Councils can refuse planning permission and support their local communities, but fracking companies have…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Chinese Consulate: Attack on Hong Kong ProtestersI refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I congratulate the hon. Member for Rutland and Melton (Alicia Kearns) on securing this urgent question and I…18 Oct 2022HANSARDKinship CarersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ali. It is also a pleasure to see the new Minister in her place. I wish her well. I start by sincerely thanking the hon.…18 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI will be a bit more generous. I genuinely welcome the re-emphasis on market stability, sound economic finance and ensuring that our country genuinely has an economic policy that…17 Oct 2022HANSARDReplacement of the Chancellor of the ExchequerWe know that the Prime Minister is now not in power. We know that there has been a coup, because the Prime Minister should be here to defend her decisions today. We want to know…17 Oct 2022HANSARDInvestment ZonesAlthough this is the current game in town, I will be clearly supporting Greater Manchester’s bid to Government, which includes proposals for the Ashton mosque area in my…17 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Growth PlanThe Chancellor has admitted that the last 12 Tory years were a mistake, and for once I agree with him. But the real impact of this Budget is that we are piling debt on future…23 Sept 2022HANSARD Energy Prices: Support for BusinessMay I again raise the plight of the hospitality sector? The Secretary of State will know that it went through a tumultuous time during the pandemic, and many small hospitality…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionThe Secretary of State is well aware of the strength of feeling against fracking in those communities that are likely to have the applications made by the companies. He is also…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I welcome the Leader of the House to her new position and urge her to use it to secure a debate in Government time on levelling up? It was the mantra of the previous…22 Sept 2022HANSARDAvanti West CoastThe Minister must understand that the problems at Avanti did not begin with the change to the timetable. Avanti has been a disaster for the communities on the west coast main…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Covid-19It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward, for this debate on covid-19 vaccines and the vaccine damage payment scheme. I commend the right hon. and learned…06 Sept 2022HANSARDCommunity PaybackI am really interested in the concept of community and victim payback boards, because the important thing is that the voice of both the community and the victims be heard. Too…28 Jun 2022