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HANSARD Death of PC Yvonne FletcherOn 17 April 1984, Woman Police Constable Yvonne Fletcher of the Metropolitan police was fatally wounded by a gunman. He was hiding in the Libyan People’s Bureau, which was in St…23 Feb 2021HANSARDFuture of Health and CareWhen I was in the Army, I was badly hurt, and I was put under the care of the NHS. In turn, it sent me to a private practitioner, in Harley Street actually, who did me the world…11 Feb 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI thank my good friend for giving way. He was a commanding officer, as I was, and will have sent people to courts martial when he did not really want to. The Bill brings in the…08 Feb 2021HANSARDYemenI have a long personal memory of Houthi atrocities and well recall the activities against my father’s battalion, the Aden Protectorate Levies, when I was a boy in Aden. Several of…08 Feb 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillIt is absolutely right that military personnel should get special recognition for housing, education and medical treatment. I particularly like clauses 4 to 6 of the Bill, with…08 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateYesterday I was speaking on the telephone to Mrs Bunny England, who was a WAAF in the second world war, and, at 92, is very, very young. She tells me that she is housebound and no…02 Feb 2021HANSARDHolocaust Memorial Day 2021I was born four years after the genocide of the holocaust ended, but I have been a witness to genocide. In 1992-93, I was the British UN commander in Bosnia, and the whole country…28 Jan 2021HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI thank my really good friend, my right hon. Friend, for letting me intervene. I speak from experience, because I have run an organisation—I will not be too precise—and there were…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman, who happens to be a good friend, for letting me intervene. I am slightly worried that if we put something into statute and law, it would be…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateMay I ask my good and right hon. Friend the Prime Minister whether priority lists for vaccinations will be reviewed after groups 1 to 4 are complete, particularly for groups from…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillForgive me—I am on my knees. Having done this sort of thing, albeit in a relatively minor way, I want to clarify one thing. Often, information was given to people who were doing…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillThank you, Madam Deputy—Mr Deputy Speaker. Forgive me—a slip of the tongue.27 Jan 2021HANSARD National Security and Investment BillEnhanced protection of our national security is obviously at the heart of the Bill. It has come not before time, too. It has had a gestation period of something like seven years…20 Jan 2021HANSARD National Security and Investment BillI will make four quick points. The first is that I am pleased that we have improved the prospects for national security through this Bill. Well done, everyone! My second point is…20 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Disruption to TradeThank you, Mr Speaker; I was slightly surprised and had to take my mask off. There are six commercial ports and harbours in Northern Ireland. Will my right hon. Friend assure me…13 Jan 2021HANSARDSouth Downs National Park: 10th AnniversaryI was going to intervene on the ten-minute rule Bill, but I did not have the chance. One of the worries about scrapping business rates is that so many businesses do not pay…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19I thank the Minister for allowing me to intervene. Could I ask the Minister to take away the fact that so many elderly people are really concerned about when they are going to get…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I entirely agree. It seems to me that someone does not need to go to medical school or law school or any other professional establishment to…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19May I outline five concerns that affect my constituents? First, they are concerned that some people are not getting mail telling them to get their vaccination. In particular, that…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19The real problem is that people will not know whether they have been called, because the post has not arrived. In my constituency, several instances have come to my notice of…12 Jan 2021