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HANSARDOverseas Personnel: Covid-19 SupportWhat support his Department has provided to service personnel operating overseas during the covid-19 pandemic.06 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Bus RoutesWhat steps he is taking to protect rural bus routes.02 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy right hon. Friend’s downing-in-one of a yard of ale is a very good idea, and I am happy to try to match him. Could he consider more time for Backbench debates, not least so…02 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Bus RoutesA number of bus routes in my local towns, including Brixham and Dartmouth, have been cancelled or reduced in the past few weeks, which is, obviously, a massive disservice to the…02 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: International Language SchoolsI thank my hon. Friend for securing this Adjournment debate. She has said everything that I would have said in my speech, so I will keep my remarks extremely brief. I urge the…01 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: International Language SchoolsI am sorry to add a further point, but does my hon. Friend also recognise the significance of the facts that 35,000 jobs are dependent on ELT schools and that host families play a…01 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillI spent my weekend in Dartmouth speaking to some of those businesses in the hospitality and tourism trade. May I associate myself with the words of my hon. Friend the Member for…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support and Accommodation for Asylum SeekersI, too, associate myself with your remarks at the start of the debate, Mr Speaker, to the people of Glasgow and the victims of last week’s atrocious act. This Government have been…29 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness Rates ReliefIf he will take steps through the Government’s Business Rates Review to tackle exploitation of business rates relief.18 May 2020HANSARDBusiness Rates ReliefI welcome the Government’s wholesome package of support for the business sector and the hospitality and tourism sector, showing that we are a Government for the many, not the few.…18 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Repatriation of UK NationalsI thank the Minister and his Foreign Office team for all the help that they have given me and my team in returning my constituents from across Totnes in south Devon to their…29 Apr 2020HANSARDRemote VotingI echo the statement that my hon. Friend the Member for Arundel and South Downs (Andrew Griffith) has just made, and I shall be brief. When decisions are made on a temporary…22 Apr 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for his responses this afternoon. On the point about business rates, my constituency has had a lot of business rates relief and, in certain cases,…21 Apr 2020HANSARDEngagementsI thank the Prime Minister and his team for everything that they have done so far, and I associate myself with the words of my hon. Friend the Member for Tiverton and Honiton…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus: Employment SupportLike many Members, I have been fielding calls for the past 10 days from businesses that are sitting on the wire, wondering whether their futures are safeguarded. Has the Minister…19 Mar 2020HANSARDLoan Charge 2019: Sir Amyas Morse ReviewThat is a gross understatement of HMRC’s lack of compassion. If we are to move forward, HMRC must give individuals who have suffered as a result of the loan charge situation…19 Mar 2020HANSARDPreventing Sexual Violence in ConflictI thank the Minister for his response. In 2019, 14 million women were subject to gender-based violence. We know that this figure rises during conflicts and crises. Will the…17 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. I thank my hon. Friend for the help that he gave my constituents over the weekend. A number of them are on cruise ships, including the Celebrity Eclipse and the Silver Shadow,…17 Mar 2020HANSARDPreventing Sexual Violence in Conflict3. What steps he is taking to support the preventing sexual violence in conflict initiative.17 Mar 2020HANSARDArmed Forces CapabilityCan the Minister reassure hon. Members and tell us what steps he will take to ensure that the continuous at-sea deterrent continues to function during the covid-19 outbreak?16 Mar 2020