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HANSARDEngagementsI notice that we have a shortage of hot air this week, but although the Prime Minister is not here, the Deputy Prime Minister is doing his best to shore up supplies. You know…22 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe Deputy Prime Minister has lots of words for “I don’t know”, so let me help him: his Government chose to cut the income of a worker on £18,000 a year by more than £1,100. That…22 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe Deputy Prime Minister talks about the economy; he does not even know how much his own holiday cost. Let me tell him: a worker on the minimum wage would need to work an extra…22 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsMaybe the Deputy Prime Minister should go back to his sun lounger and let me take over. The truth is that the Government were warned about the problems and the energy crisis that…22 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid Vaccine PassportsI thank the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) for bringing this important topic to the House. I associate myself with the Minister’s opening remarks…08 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI listened to the Minister’s answer, and I can tell him that Lord Bethell is no Sterling. The Prime Minister’s official spokesperson stated last week that no Ministers had used…08 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsFootball is indeed coming home, but I also think that the chickens are coming home to roost for this Government. The Government’s spokesperson said last week that “there was no…08 Jul 2021HANSARD AfghanistanI thank the Prime Minister for advance sight of his statement. First, may I give my apologies on behalf of the Leader of the Opposition, who is on a long-planned visit to meet…08 Jul 2021HANSARDEmergency Covid ContractsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. In the last 24 hours, we have had two urgent questions; the Minister for the Cabinet Office has not appeared, although the Parliamentary…29 Jun 2021HANSARDEmergency Covid ContractsI think it is worth reiterating that the Government have been found to have acted unlawfully over the contract with Public First. Their attitude is that the rules do not apply to…29 Jun 2021HANSARDSecurity of Ministers’ Offices and CommunicationsI congratulate the hon. Member for Wellingborough (Mr Bone) on securing this urgent question, and I thank the Minister for her opening comments regarding CCTV and the limitations,…28 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the Minister for his comments, but learning the right lessons could save lives and the truth matters to us all, so can he tell us which, if any, of the claims made by…27 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to our first exchange at the Dispatch Box, but I only wish that it were in better circumstances. The testimony that we heard…27 May 2021HANSARDA Plan for the NHS and Social CareIt is a pleasure to close today’s debate and to hear from many hon. Members across the House, including two excellent maiden speeches. The hon. Member for Airdrie and Shotts (Anum…19 May 2021HANSARD Ministerial Code/Register of Ministers’ InterestsOkay. Thank you, Mr Speaker. The list of Ministers’ interests is also mysteriously delayed, I assume while the Prime Minister tries to remember who paid for his flat, but does the…18 May 2021HANSARD Ministerial Code/Register of Ministers’ Interests(Urgent Question): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will make a statement on enforcement of the ministerial code and the publication of the register of Ministers’…18 May 2021HANSARD Ministerial Code/Register of Ministers’ InterestsThe ministerial code is clear: there must be no misuse of taxpayers’ money, nor actual or perceived conflicts of interest, but time and again Ministers act like the rules are for…18 May 2021HANSARDAdditional Covid-19 Restrictions: Fair Economic SupportI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. I say to the hon. Member for Winchester (Steve Brine) who keeps chuntering: you had your chance, mate. Let other people in. For hundreds of…21 Oct 2020HANSARDAdditional Covid-19 Restrictions: Fair Economic SupportI thank my hon. Friend for her contribution. People on the Government Benches might grunt, but my hon. Friend was a care worker before coming into Parliament, like myself, and…21 Oct 2020HANSARDAdditional Covid-19 Restrictions: Fair Economic SupportI thank my hon. Friend for his insight. Many of the local leaders I have heard from have said that it felt like they had been blackmailed and pressurised into taking a deal.…21 Oct 2020