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HANSARD Government PPE ContractsThe Chair of the Public Accounts Committee is absolutely right. It is absolutely eye-watering and astonishing that 176 contracts remain in this situation. The public can see that…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Government PPE ContractsI was not criticising Members from the other place. I am just quoting what a Member from this place, who was a Health Minister at the time, said. I am asking this Minister today…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Government PPE ContractsMy hon. Friend is right to capture the mood of the public on this. At a time when the public are told that we have to show restraint, at a time when they can see the finances—not…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Government PPE ContractsI thank the hon. Member for his point, and he is absolutely right. The Fire Brigades Union members were in Parliament and outside it today. They are frustrated, like many others…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Counsellors of State Bill [Lords]I welcome the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to his place in our first formal debate in the House. I hope that it will be a constructive one. Although there are a great many…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Counsellors of State Bill [Lords]With the leave of the House, I will keep my closing remarks short. We have been debating a Bill that serves one narrow purpose: to ensure that Counsellors of State are available…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Counsellors of State Bill [Lords]I live for days like this in Parliament. Never did I think when I was young that I would be debating such Bills with such hon. and distinguished Members. I agree with the right…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Counsellors of State Bill [Lords]You’ll feel it one day!01 Dec 2022HANSARDCounsellors of State Bill [Lords]I follow the Parliamentary Secretary in thanking those who have spoken in the debates on this Bill, both in this House and in the other place, especially my noble Friend Baroness…01 Dec 2022HANSARDIndependent Adviser on Ministerial InterestsThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. How many times have I heard, “Soon; jam tomorrow; mañana, mañana”? We need the Prime Minister, who promised to appoint an…30 Nov 2022HANSARDIndependent Adviser on Ministerial Interests(Urgent Question): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will provide an update on the appointment of an independent adviser on ministerial interests and…30 Nov 2022HANSARD Covid-19: PPE ProcurementThank you for granting this urgent question, Mr Speaker. I welcome the Minister to his place—I think this is the first time we have met at the Dispatch Box—but to be honest, to…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Covid-19: PPE Procurement(Urgent Question): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement on the due diligence and performance management performed on the public procurement…24 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsI notice that non-dom status has not been abolished, Mr Speaker. The Conservatives would have us all believe that the economic problems are out of their hands, when the truth is…16 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsI think the economic situation that families face speaks for itself. I will answer the question for the Deputy Prime Minister. The answer is 38th out of 38 on growth. If there…16 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsLet me get this straight: the Deputy Prime Minister has had to demand an investigation into himself because the Prime Minister is too weak to get a grip. We have a Prime Minister,…16 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsI join the Deputy Prime Minister in his remarks regarding the Sikh community and, most importantly, the incident in Poland last night. I know that the whole House stands united in…16 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsIt is right that we condemn Putin in the strongest terms. The G20 is also an opportunity to work together to tackle the economic challenges that we all face, yet, as our…16 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsMaybe the Deputy Prime Minister just does not think there is a problem, or maybe he is suggesting that civil servants are liars. Now he is reportedly banned from meeting junior…16 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThank you, Mr Speaker. Let me welcome the newest Ministers who have made it through the revolving door to the Government Front Bench—and may I say that it feels like the Spice…27 Oct 2022