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HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipI regret that the hon. Member seems terribly confused. I am sorry about that. This is an SNP Opposition day debate. As I will go on to explain, sadly it is his Government who lack…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipA very happy St Andrew’s Day to all in the Chamber. I take no particular pleasure in debating this motion, but it is, of course, a pleasure to follow the Paymaster General, the…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipIf the hon. Member is about to justify why he was not here for that debate, I look forward to hearing from him.30 Nov 2021HANSARDInternational Men’s DayIt is a real pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Sharma. Let me of course congratulate the hon. Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher) on opening the debate, and all the right…25 Nov 2021HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I hope my point of order will be moderate and speedy. I believe it relates to a critical issue for the House. A week ago, this House…24 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis morning, we learned that domestic abuse-related crimes have doubled in the last five years, but the number of prosecutions has fallen every year in the same period. A few…24 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI regret that the Minister does not appear to have seen the figures from this morning. If she had, she would know that her Government’s measures are not working. I thought she…24 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to point to the concrete impact of these failures and that procurement system. I will come to those matters, which he detailed very ably in the…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsOf course, the way to guarantee that the scope will have the breadth that is required would be to have the binding vote in the House of Commons for which Labour is calling right…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsI shall be happy if the Minister can clarify that.17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsI hoped that the Minister might say at this stage, “Yes, absolutely—we will follow what Labour has called for. We will make sure that those documents are published; we will make…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Earlier in the debate, he detailed that sorry tale in devastating manner, as did my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull West and…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsThe Minister is obviously doing her very best, but yet again, I am afraid that this is not an edifying spectacle. In the overwhelming majority of cases, the recommendation led to…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsMany thanks to my hon. Friend; she is absolutely right that we have seen failure upon failure upon failure to meet the targets that were set, as she knows very well from her…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsThis is a vital moment for everyone who cares about democracy, transparency, stemming the waste and abuse of public money and improving the way that our country responds to future…17 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support in the Workplace (Protected Characteristics)I thank the Minister, and I hope he will at least attempt to answer my second question. People with protected characteristics have taken a disproportionate hit to their workplace…22 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support in the Workplace (Protected Characteristics)Baroness Lawrence’s report, “An Avoidable Crisis”, found that the Government’s failure to ensure workplaces are covid secure had a disproportionate impact on black, Asian and…22 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsA year ago, the Chancellor personally announced the coronavirus large business interruption loan scheme, or “our loan scheme for large companies”, as his Department put it.…27 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will take that as a no. It appears that the Chancellor is less committed than the Prime Minister himself to transparency. That is not what I would call levelling with the…27 Apr 2021HANSARDLobbying of Government CommitteeThis afternoon, we have heard a story of endemic cronyism—cronyism that has persisted for years and spread right across this Conservative Government and previous Conservative-led…14 Apr 2021