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HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)On a point of order, Sir Gary. I apologise for rising so early. I do not want to start on a contentious or sour note in what I am sure will be a consensual Committee, but there…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)I beg to move amendment 1, in clause 1, page 1, line 6, leave out lines 7 to 14 and insert— “(1A) Where a building contains two or more sets of domestic premises, the things to…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)I will reply to two points. The first was made by the hon. Member for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner, who has huge experience in this sphere, not least from his role in local…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)Briefly, it is very important that there is the closest possible alignment between the Bill and what emerges from the Grenfell inquiry. We have had phase 1 of the inquiry, which…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)I applaud the hon. Member for St Albans for bringing the matter to the Committee’s attention, although the new clause may not quite be the way to deal with the issue in law. I say…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)I say that because, in the previous debate, there were issues to do with the speed at which the process is going, and I do not think the Minister responded to my points about that…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)rose—25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)I was seeking to flatter the Minister. We not only want to hear from the civil servants; we also want to hear from him.25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)Thank you, Sir Gary. I apologise for referring to you as Mr Streeter throughout.25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)I will get it right before the end. I have a brief comment about new clause 9, which goes to the heart of our discussion. It says that where there are “two…sets of domestic…25 Jun 2020HANSARDProbation ServicesI want to stand up for the Lord Chancellor, who is being attacked from both sides of his own Benches today. Either it should not have happened at all, or the renationalisation…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House ask the Government to review the role of Babylon GP at Hand in the NHS, following the extraordinary breach of personal data security whereby…11 Jun 2020HANSARDEngagementsWhen the Prime Minister was forced to publish the review of the risks covid-19 poses to black and minority ethnic groups yesterday, why did he remove reference to the 1,000…03 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety BillIt is a pity that this small Bill is all we have by way of primary legislation almost three years after the horror of Grenfell Tower. There is nothing to object to here, because…29 Apr 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateMany decisions the Government have taken on isolation, at-risk groups and testing limit the ability of NHS staff to go to work. It is easy to say, “Whatever it takes,” but how can…17 Mar 2020HANSARDSentencing (Pre-Consolidation Amendments) Bill [ Lords ]It is 20 years since I practised criminal law, but it was pretty confusing even then. I am glad it is was not just me who did not understand. I did not realise the scale of the…17 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19Those of us who represent large numbers of EU citizens are hearing concerning accounts of what is happening in their home countries. There are towns in northern Italy, of a…17 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19Schools are closing. London Oratory School in Fulham, which had 1,300 pupils, closed today. One effect of that is that other schools in the vicinity then come under pressure to do…16 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWhen will we see progress on the fire safety and building safety Bills announced in the Queen’s Speech? Thus far, the Government’s policy on the issues raised by the Grenfell…12 Mar 2020