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HANSARD China’s Policy on its Uyghur PopulationI promise to keep my jacket on for the whole sitting, Mr Gray. I am going to mention three things briefly, slightly echoing other Members: first, consistency; secondly, forced…12 Oct 2020HANSARD China’s Policy on its Uyghur PopulationI thank the Minister for giving way. I have a very quick question. Are companies actually abiding by the law? We have this great law, but a lot of forced labour seems to be taking…12 Oct 2020HANSARD China’s Policy on its Uyghur Populationrose —12 Oct 2020HANSARDPlanning and House BuildingI agree with my hon. Friend and thank him for his intervention. I will now make a few brief points about my constituency. The Government tell rural England that it needs to do its…08 Oct 2020HANSARDPlanning and House BuildingI am just coming to that point. The 10 largest developers control 70% of supply. They withhold land to inflate value; while 80% of residential permissions are granted, half remain…08 Oct 2020HANSARDPlanning and House BuildingIf the targets are unrealistic, it will cause grief for no purpose, so I thank my hon. Friend for her remark. In the last three London boroughs that I mentioned—Barnet, Bromley…08 Oct 2020HANSARDPlanning and House BuildingI beg to move, That this House welcomes the Government’s levelling up agenda and supports appropriate housing development and the Government’s overall housing objectives; further…08 Oct 2020HANSARDPlanning and House BuildingI read this morning that this was going to be a traditionalist rant, but actually it has been a very thoughtful debate, as we are trying to balance the needs of constituents and…08 Oct 2020HANSARDPlanning and House BuildingI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, as well as you, Mr Speaker. In general, whether we represent suburbs or national parks, islands or cities, there is worth in the…08 Oct 2020HANSARDPlanning and House BuildingI thoroughly agree with my hon. Friend. The good folks who retire to the Isle of Wight use assets. They use cash from house sales, not income, to buy. Therefore, affordability…08 Oct 2020HANSARDPlanning and House BuildingI thank my hon. Friend for his comments and I agree wholeheartedly.08 Oct 2020HANSARDTourism: Covid-19I know that the Minister—an excellent Minister—is listening carefully. I think that we can all agree that the longer the 5% VAT reduction is kept in place, the more we can sustain…10 Sept 2020HANSARD Intelligence and Security Committee: Russia ReportI fully accept what the Minister says about this Government acting, and I give credit where credit is due. I have met folks in the Russia unit, and I thank them for their work.…22 Jul 2020HANSARD Summer AdjournmentI thank my hon. Friend for giving way; I was aware of what he was going to say. He makes a really important point and, respectfully, I listen with care. Clearly, a right of reply…22 Jul 2020HANSARDChinaI agree with so much of what the Secretary of State is saying about the need for balance, about the criticality of China and about respect for what it has achieved, but the signal…20 Jul 2020HANSARD UK TelecommunicationsI welcome much of what the Minister has said and am grateful to him for coming here. This does look like a long, slow goodbye to Huawei, but does he understand the concerns of…14 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent PharmaciesIt is a pleasure to open this debate, which was prompted by a letter from an independent pharmacist in my constituency, Mr Tim Gibbs, who runs the Yarmouth pharmacy. Those who…13 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent PharmaciesI thank the hon. Member for making that point. I was just about to quote those statistics myself, but I thank her for teeing up the next bit of what I would like to say. As I…13 Jul 2020HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceI congratulate the hon. Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) on calling this debate. It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Southend West (Sir David Amess). I…09 Jul 2020HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceI absolutely respect my right hon. Friend’s experience. Does he accept that currently, including ODA and non-ODA, we spend nearly 0.8% funding overseas operations in Iraq?09 Jul 2020