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HANSARDAffordable and Safe Housing for AllI thank the Secretary of State for giving way again. We all agree on the principles. My worry is that by saying we have to scrap the current system, we simply create a whole host…18 May 2021HANSARDAffordable and Safe Housing for AllWe all want to see more affordable homes, and we badly need them on the Isle of Wight. Why are we not doing more to free up the 1 million homes—planning applications for…18 May 2021HANSARDAffordable and Safe Housing for AllIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (Catherine McKinnell). On principle, we need a planning agenda that is community-led, levelling up-led,…18 May 2021HANSARD British Meat and Dairy ProductsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ghani. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) on organising this debate. In the four…28 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government Transparency and AccountabilityIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Gedling (Tom Randall), who spoke very eloquently about the limits of knowledge and how much we know and do not know. I…22 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government Transparency and AccountabilityI know that the Minister does her best to listen. Does she accept that a lot was presented without context? This was very complicated, but, looking back, I think it could have…22 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government Transparency and AccountabilityWill the Minister give way?22 Apr 2021HANSARD Human Rights: XinjiangI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Wealden (Ms Ghani) on securing this important debate. I pay tribute to the wonderful and important work that she has been doing on…22 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government Transparency and AccountabilityWas that the fiasco of the claimed 4,000 deaths, which was bogus data that was already out of date, or was that another example?22 Apr 2021HANSARDLobbying of Government CommitteeI agree with much of what my hon. Friends the Members for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double) and for Thurrock (Jackie Doyle-Price) have said. There are two facts here that may…14 Apr 2021HANSARDLobbying of Government CommitteeDoes my hon. Friend understand that many of us want the Government to do the right thing, and are grateful to them for doing the right thing, but understand that the lobbying Act,…14 Apr 2021HANSARDLobbying of Government CommitteeI agree. I thank my hon. Friend for his point and hope to build on it. If we look at Huawei and its relationship with BT, effectively, BT became a front entity for Chinese state…14 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghI am very happy to limit myself to five seconds, Mr Speaker, if you want to get somebody else in. On behalf of Islanders, I pay tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh’s remarkable life…12 Apr 2021HANSARDCoronavirusIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Meon Valley (Mrs Drummond). I will start with some positives. The success of the vaccination programme is a fantastic…25 Mar 2021HANSARD Education After Covid-19I beg to move, That this House has considered improving the education system after the covid-19 outbreak. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. I understand…23 Mar 2021HANSARDLive Events: Government-backed InsuranceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Rosindell. It is also a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney). I agree with one of the critical…23 Mar 2021HANSARD Education After Covid-19Thank you very much, Ms Rees. I can sum up in a sentence. I absolutely share the Minister’s sentiments when he says that we must do our best to make sure that nobody suffers a…23 Mar 2021HANSARDImmigration: Hong KongI congratulate the Home Secretary and her Ministers on the excellent work with Hong Kong BNOs, and long may it continue. On the wider point of asylum, may I thank the Secretary of…22 Mar 2021HANSARDImmigration: Hong KongWhat progress her Department has made on implementing the immigration route for Hong Kong British Nationals (Overseas) passport holders to settle in the UK.22 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Community PharmaciesIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Graham, and also to follow a very knowledgeable former Public Health Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Winchester (Steve…11 Mar 2021