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HANSARD Departure of Previous Home SecretaryThat is not information I am privy to and nor should it necessarily be in the public domain. It has been made very clear, from the statement at the start, that we are dealing with…20 Oct 2022HANSARD Departure of Previous Home SecretaryI thank my hon. Friend for his question, and I refer him to the previous answers given. Again, it is not for me to discuss policy today as much as it is to discuss the reasons for…20 Oct 2022HANSARDDraft Digital Government (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Digital Government (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2022. It is a pleasure to serve under your…19 Oct 2022HANSARDDraft Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022I am more than happy to write to the hon. Lady. My mother is a BSL signer, so once again, this is something I deeply care about. I expect that such work will be implemented as…19 Oct 2022HANSARDDraft Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022I agree. We are being proactive by introducing the regulations, and formulating the strategy. We encourage the public and private sectors to get involved and not just wait to act…19 Oct 2022HANSARDDraft Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022That is a fair question and is exactly why we are introducing the regulations, because they will enable us to take matters further. I mentioned National Disability Strategy and…19 Oct 2022HANSARDDraft Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022I thank the Opposition spokesperson for her contribution. I recognised many of the issues she highlighted, because, as someone with dyspraxia, I had difficulties accessing things,…19 Oct 2022HANSARDDraft Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022I share the hon. Lady’s passion for making sure that we can make things accessible. I have worked in my own constituency with organisations such as the RNIB towards that end.…19 Oct 2022HANSARDDraft Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022. It is a…19 Oct 2022HANSARDDraft Digital Government (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I am happy to write to the hon. Member with the exact figures, so that there is a record of them. I share her concern; it is important that appropriate enforcement action is…19 Oct 2022HANSARDDraft Digital Government (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I would like to address some of the points that have been made and to wish the hon. Member for Putney, who is unable to be with us today, a speedy recovery. The hon. Member for…19 Oct 2022HANSARDPort of Dover: Border ControlsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ali, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Dover (Mrs Elphicke) for securing today’s debate. She has been a tremendous…18 Oct 2022HANSARDEarly General ElectionPeople want stability and certainty, and that is also what the markets wanted, which is why we have acted decisively. The Prime Minister has been clear and has acted…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEarly General ElectionI bring the hon. Gentleman back to the point that we are in an ever-changing world: nobody expected the covid-19 pandemic or what Vladimir Putin has done in Ukraine. I take the…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEarly General ElectionWe need to look at interest rates around the world, the strength of the US dollar and inflation rates around Europe. Curbing inflation is important to us, and I will come on to…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEarly General ElectionOver the summer, Members will have heard the Prime Minister speaking with great passion about protecting the Union. The £18 billion of annual funding for the Welsh Government is…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEarly General ElectionThe hon. Member makes a good point. Of course, all political parties will at times have disagreements. One of the things that makes me such a proud Conservative is the broad…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEarly General ElectionAs always, it is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (Catherine McKinnell) for bringing this…17 Oct 2022HANSARDChildren with No Recourse to Public FundsToday I am providing an update following a consultation undertaken by my Department to consider access to the two-year-old early education entitlement for children from families…05 Sept 2022HANSARDChildren’s Social Care WorkforceOf course, Mr Sharma, and may I say what an absolute pleasure it is to serve under your chairmanship? I congratulate the hon. Member for St Helens South and Whiston (Ms Rimmer) on…20 Jul 2022