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HANSARD Trade BillThe Trade Bill is a bad Bill. It is bad because it fails to establish a proper framework whereby Parliament can scrutinise, ratify and implement all future international trade…20 May 2020HANSARDRescheduling of COP26As a man born and bred in Glasgow, I welcome the fact that COP26 is going to be hosted there. However, the original plan included a proposal to house 30,000 delegates in cruise…20 May 2020HANSARDRescheduling of COP26What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the rescheduling of COP26 to be held in Glasgow in 2021.20 May 2020HANSARD Coronavirus and Care HomesBrent Council was at the epicentre of the initial covid outbreak, with one of the highest hospital death rates in the country, but back in February it spent £1.5 million to…19 May 2020HANSARDFire Safety BillCriticising this Bill would be as futile as criticising an empty bookshelf: one needs to look at the quality of the books. Clause 1 simply clarifies the fire safety order of 2005,…29 Apr 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe Government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies recommended an urgent lockdown to save lives on 26 February, but it took another three and a half weeks to implement it.…22 Apr 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. Is it within your powers to suspend this sitting while an urgent request is made to the Prime Minister or Chancellor to come and…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support Packagerose—25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageThe Minister said that only children of parents who are engaged in essential services should be going to school. Earlier in his remarks he talked about “essential” construction.…25 Mar 2020HANSARD British Citizens Abroad: FCO Help to Return HomeI thank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question, and I thank the right hon. Member for Romsey and Southampton North (Caroline Nokes) for securing it. This is a medical…24 Mar 2020HANSARDUK/EU Trade AgreementCan the Minister confirm that, under what the Government euphemistically call this Australia-style trade agreement, all the bilateral investment agreements we have with EU states,…05 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State will be familiar with the Brexit voucher scheme that has been launched by the Irish Government to support small and medium-sized enterprises trading across…05 Mar 2020HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Today the Prime Minister is holding an important strategy meeting about COP26—a meeting that many think should have been held before the…04 Feb 2020HANSARD Global BritainThe hon. Gentleman tempts me, and I have a great deal of sympathy with his position. I believe that the decision that the Government have reached on Huawei is already a risk too…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Global BritainMy hon. Friend makes a powerful point. She will know about America’s imposition of section 232 to impose tariffs, with the excuse being that its steel industry was necessary for…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Global BritainThe system of rules that has been at the core of world trade for the past 70 years is at breaking point. Corporations such as Google, Amazon and Huawei have arrogated to…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Global BritainThe right hon. Gentleman mistakes me. I am not seeking to reopen the debate about the EU. We are leaving the EU tomorrow, and we must forge a positive and constructive future.…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Global BritainI will try to take the hon. Gentleman’s question seriously, because it has a serious core. We have moved on from the debate about the European Union, and we must move on, so it is…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Global BritainNo, because I have just answered that very point.30 Jan 2020HANSARD Global BritainWe cannot forget that this Government have continued to support the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with arms sales, despite the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and despite the Court of…30 Jan 2020