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HANSARDFuture of Health and CareI congratulate the Secretary of State on this very important plan and announcement. As he knows, the Island is already piloting some ideas, so I thank his team of excellent…11 Feb 2021HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)I will not take up too much time. First, I thank Ministers for the excellent work they have done over covid. We on the Isle of Wight have had an additional £100 million in the…10 Feb 2021HANSARD Treatment of Uyghur Women: Xinjiang Detention CampsFirst, I thank the Minister for his work. He is a good Minister; it is a difficult brief, and he does his job diligently. However, does the Foreign Office believe that it is…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Environment BillI am speaking from the Isle of Wight, where, in addition to being a UNESCO biosphere, we hope in the next couple of years to become the UK’s first island park, if the Government…26 Jan 2021HANSARD National Security and Investment BillI will not labour the point beyond this. The Minister says that tax evasion will not be a bar. I accept that the Government made that statement. Does he accept that, in Australia,…20 Jan 2021HANSARD National Security and Investment BillI thank the Minister for his work and for being here for the debate; I know how busy he is, so I am most grateful. I will speak to new clause 4, which provides a definition of…20 Jan 2021HANSARD National Security and Investment BillDoes the Minister accept that what is being proposed is not a limiting arena of what constitutes national security but a baseline of what constitutes national security, and that…20 Jan 2021HANSARDRemote Learning: Laptops and Other DevicesWhat assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the roll-out of (a) laptops and (b) other devices to disadvantaged pupils to support remote learning during the…18 Jan 2021HANSARDRemote Learning: Laptops and Other DevicesI thank Ministers and education officers for their work, and most of all, I thank teachers on the Isle of Wight for keeping education going in these very difficult circumstances;…18 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Scientific Evidence Base for Government ResponseRegarding the stats and science on the Island, our vaccine hub at the Riverside centre is expected to be ready on 15 July. We may not receive sign-off and vaccines for that centre…12 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Scientific Evidence Base for Government ResponseWhat recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the scientific evidence base underpinning the Government’s response to the covid-19 outbreak.12 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19I would like to make three brief points. First, vaccination is undoubtedly a significant and great success story, and I thank all involved nationally and on the Island. On the…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Provisional Local Government Finance SettlementFirst, I wish to thank the Secretary of State for his decision on the housing algorithm, the statement today, and the very significant work that he, his Ministers, the Department…17 Dec 2020HANSARDHong Kong: Sentencing of Pro-democracy ActivistsFirst, does the Minister at least recognise that it is probably only a matter of time before we pull UK judges from Hong Kong courts? Secondly, will he at least condemn the…07 Dec 2020HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillI look forward to being as eloquent and well dressed as my right hon. Friend one day. Before I come to the point that he mentioned on the need for a consistent approach and better…30 Nov 2020HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillI hear what the Minister is saying, but I wish to follow up the point made by my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith). If the…30 Nov 2020HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Wantage (David Johnston). I noticed that he was speaking without notes, which was very impressive. Sadly, I still rely on…30 Nov 2020HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillIt was very concerning that those who govern us were calling something that was part and parcel of the Chinese state a private firm, which it clearly was not. The Government…30 Nov 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy right hon. Friend is making an excellent point in an excellent speech. He is highlighting the need to understand national security not only as individual events and individual…17 Nov 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy hon. Friend is making such a brilliant speech that I do not want to interrupt him, but I will do so briefly. Does he agree that all these concerns could be wrapped up in a…17 Nov 2020