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HANSARD Building Safety BillIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn). I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, in particular as…20 Apr 2022HANSARDEaster AdjournmentI beg to move, That this House has considered matters to be raised before the forthcoming adjournment. Having moved the motion on behalf of the Backbench Business Committee, I…31 Mar 2022HANSARDSmall Business Bids for Government ContractsSmall businesses experience frustration in getting on to the list of both local government and national Government contracts, so I welcome the light-touch approach that my right…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Chairman of the Backbench Business Committee, the hon. Member for Gateshead (Ian Mearns), was taken unwell this morning, so on behalf of the Committee I would like to say to…31 Mar 2022HANSARDSmall Business Bids for Government Contracts15. What steps the Government is taking to increase opportunities for small businesses to bid for Government contracts.31 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI have had more correspondence on Lords amendment 92 than on any other in the past 12 years. I shall vote accordingly, against Baroness Sugg’s amendment and against the…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI thank my hon. Friend for giving way and for what he is saying about tobacco control. The recommendations are due to come out next month and most of those—indeed, most of these…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care Billrose—30 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ3. I strongly support the Government’s intention to make England smoke-free by 2030, but on the current trajectory we are going to miss that target. It is vital that we…23 Mar 2022HANSARD Sub-Postmasters: CompensationI remember my first ever job was working on the Post Office counter automation project—it was some 40 years ago, I hasten to say, and for Burroughs Machines, not Fujitsu. I…22 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseNot only is today St Patrick’s day and Purim, but tonight is the start of the Hindu festival of Holi. There are two versions of why Holi exists. The first is that Holika, the evil…17 Mar 2022HANSARD DWP Estate: Office ClosuresI think that this would have been much better dealt with in a statement rather than requiring an urgent question. I understand that an office in a neighbouring constituency will…17 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI congratulate my right hon. Friend on refusing the Mayor of London’s decision to remove the car park at Cockfosters station. Can it be a precedent, so that we can encourage…17 Mar 2022HANSARDLegal AidI will resist the temptation to broaden questions about the statement still further. I congratulate my right hon. Friend on his statement. Will he confirm that the intention is to…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeMy right hon. Friend is quite right to have a light-touch approach to vetting for those seeking security. Clearly, large numbers of the people arriving will be vulnerable—they…14 Mar 2022HANSARDHousing7. What steps the Church of England is taking to provide affordable and sustainable housing on its estate.10 Mar 2022HANSARDHousingI thank my hon. Friend for that answer. Clearly, there is a desperate need for social rented housing in this country, and the belief is that we need between 90,000 and 100,000…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Refugees from UkrainePresident Putin has not only unleashed death and destruction on the people of Ukraine but is also involved in ethnic cleansing, and we should face up to that. Many of those…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseEach year we have an emotional debate on Holocaust Memorial Day, and we are indebted to the Holocaust Educational Trust and the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust for all the work that…10 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdatePresident Putin was clearly counting on a quick victory, so I congratulate my right hon. Friend not only on his statement, but on the far-sighted view of training Ukrainian troops…09 Mar 2022