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HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsMy hon. Friend makes an important point. We have heard about this distinction from other companies and organisations that have experience in the field; they feel as though they…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsMy hon. Friend makes a good point on probity. If Ministers have nothing to hide and no rules were broken, surely they would be happy to publish the details of these meetings and…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsMy hon. Friend makes a crucial point. I say it again: in all my time in Parliament, I have never seen the Benches opposite so empty. I will be gracious to a number of Conservative…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsI thank my hon. Friend for that, and I remind him that I was born in 1980, so I am definitely going to —[Laughter.] I also remind him that I am a grandma and my granddaughter is…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right on that, which leads me to my second simple question for the House today. Two weeks ago, the Government led Conservative Members through the…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsAnd £3.5 billion of contracts have been handed out by this Government to their political donors and Ministers’ mates. Almost £3 billion more has been wasted on unusable PPE, which…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsMy hon. Friend makes an important point. The general public are also asking these questions. That is why the question is: do we clean up or cover up? Are we going to have the…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsI welcome the Minister’s comments and hope that that transparency comes forward, but may I just remind her that part of the reason we tabled this motion was that the process was…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. This goes to the nub of the problem. The Prime Minister—even when asked to apologise by the Leader of the Opposition; even when his Ministers…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsI beg to move, That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, that she will be graciously pleased to give directions that there be laid before this House the minutes from or…17 Nov 2021HANSARDG20 and COP26 World Leaders SummitI thank the Prime Minister for advance sight of this statement, and for updating the House on the G20 summit in Rome. It cannot be overstated how crucial the next week and a half…03 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister knows that I asked him about the annual defence budget, which his own Budget documents show will drop by £1.3 billion. I hear his fine words, and I am from a…03 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsAccording to the Prime Minister’s own Budget documents, it was £4 billion in tax cuts to the bankers and £3,000 of tax rises per household. That is good news for the donor who…03 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsI think the Prime Minister missed out the number, so let me help him out. The Resolution Foundation found that by 2026 taxes will be £3,000 more per household since he took…03 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsIt is not about playing politics in this place; it is about playing by the rules. As we can see, it is one rule for everybody else and another rule for the Conservatives. When…03 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsLet me put it simply. If it was a police officer, a teacher or a doctor, we would expect the independent process to be followed and not changed after the verdict. It is one rule…03 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsThank you, Mr Speaker. Can I share the Prime Minister’s opening words regarding our armed forces and the tremendous work that they do? I also send my best wishes to all those…03 Nov 2021HANSARDFire and RehireI have noticed the change in personnel on the Cabinet Office Front Bench and I would like to welcome all the Ministers to their place today. I also welcome the Prime Minister’s…23 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Member for High Peak (Robert Largan) makes an important point that I think Members across the House are concerned about. I join the Deputy Prime Minister in his comments…22 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsMr Speaker, still no trade deal. The words were those of the Deputy Prime Minister in his book, which he wrote alongside the Foreign Secretary, the Home Secretary and the Business…22 Sept 2021