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HANSARDHousing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental SpendingI thank the hon. Member for Sheffield South East (Mr Betts) for securing this important debate. It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Ruislip, Northwood and…09 Jul 2020HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceI would love to, but Madam Deputy Speaker, you are indicating that I should not—I have 10 seconds left. Peacekeeping—MOD peacekeeping—and the BBC should also be funded more than…09 Jul 2020HANSARDHong Kong National Security LegislationI thank the Foreign Secretary and the Home Secretary for their very welcome support for BNOs. Does the Foreign Secretary agree that this dreadful law is proof that China has…01 Jul 2020HANSARDXinjiang: UyghursI congratulate IPAC on this report. I am sure the Minister agrees that leadership on human rights requires consistency. Huawei has been public about its work with the Xinjiang…29 Jun 2020HANSARDTesting of NHS and Social Care StaffIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Ipswich (Tom Hunt). I intend to make two brief points, both to the Minister specifically and more generally. First, I want…24 Jun 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeI commend the Home Secretary for her typically robust, no-nonsense approach of taking control of this issue and for her personal dedication to righting the wrongs of the past,…23 Jun 2020HANSARDDFID-FCO MergerFirst, will the Secretary of State confirm that claims that this merger will take money from the world’s poorest are simply false? Secondly, will he say whether this is a one-off…18 Jun 2020HANSARD Zoos, Aquariums and Wildlife Sanctuaries: ReopeningI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. Does he share my concern that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs turned down the zoo-fund…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Zoos, Aquariums and Wildlife Sanctuaries: ReopeningThe Minister is talking about the DEFRA fund. It is not necessarily needed now, but it may be needed in a few months, when zoos and charitable entities start to run into worse…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Zoos, Aquariums and Wildlife Sanctuaries: ReopeningI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Romford (Andrew Rosindell) on securing the debate and on making one of the best Adjournment speeches I have heard here. I thought it…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Economic PackageThe Isle of Wight is Britain’s festival island, and we have a unique tourism sector that is supported by events in the arts, music and sport. Will the Chancellor confirm that the…12 May 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillI have a general question about the supply of medicine. Paul Howard, a consultant in palliative medicine at our excellent hospice on the Island, says that under patient group…23 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am delighted that my right hon. Friend will go back to the relevant Department about some of the matters raised. May I add my voice on the importance of looking after the…23 Mar 2020HANSARD Coronavirus BillI shall speak to new clause 6, which I tabled to enable quicker action to support Island and isolated communities. I intend to talk briefly about the new clause and to ask some…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus: Employment SupportI support strongly the ideas on the universal employment retention package proposed by several right hon. Friends, and I hope that the Government take it on board to prevent a…19 Mar 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateI welcome the Chancellor’s statement and have two questions. First, charities and social enterprises, such as Age UK on the Isle of Wight and the West Wight Sports and Community…17 Mar 2020HANSARDIncome tax (charge)As my right hon. Friend knows, I am pressing for a better deal for the Isle of Wight. What are the criteria for the levelling up agenda? The Island is part of the wealthy…17 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19I would like to follow up what the Secretary of State was saying about ferries and the Department for Transport in relation to the UK. I have two questions. Will the Government…17 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19Covid-19 may put particular pressure on the dozen or so unavoidably small hospitals that serve isolated and island communities. We have one respiratory consultant on the Island,…16 Mar 2020HANSARDIncome tax (charge)Just to follow up on that point, I have several cases of businesses coming to me and saying that their business-interruption cover is not being recognised by their insurance…16 Mar 2020