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HANSARD Agriculture BillThe Minister will know that Lords amendment 11 is based on one that I tabled, which the Lords supported. I think she misrepresents the amendment. It is perfectly clear that it…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillDoes the Minister realise why some of us would be a little bit sceptical about her reassurances on timescales, given that the Environment Bill has gone missing for the last 200…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillUntil the last speech, I was going to say how lovely it was to feel a common view coming from the Government and Opposition Benches. Let me just say why I think the last speaker…12 Oct 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI rise to speak to new clause 6, which is in my name. Its intention is to ensure that those seeking public money for economic development under this legislation are obliged to…29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThat whole section of the Minister’s speech was a perfect example of why he should not be objecting to this amendment. It is a helpful amendment that would simply ensure that the…29 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThe hon. Member is making a powerful case in favour of new clause 1, which I absolutely support. Does she agree that Government amendment 13 makes the illegal power grab that she…29 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week, the Prime Minister announced that the UK would come forward with what he called a “very ambitious national contribution for COP26”.Can the Secretary of State confirm…29 Sept 2020HANSARDEngagementsLast week, a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds report noted that the UK had seen a lost decade for nature, with the Government failing to reach 17 out of the 20 targets…23 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Rosie. I reiterate my support for amendment 9, which would very effectively put powers back where they belong, with the…22 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19The public have shown a vast capacity for putting others first during the pandemic, and now they are being asked to do more. In return, the Government need to do more for them.…22 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateBecause of the testing shambles, I understand that covid tests now have to be rationed to high-risk areas, but that comes at a time of increasing case numbers in Brighton and…17 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for Self-employed and Freelance WorkersThe hon. Lady is exactly right. Just a first step will be for the Government to acknowledge that there is a problem. Instead of sticking their fingers in their ears and going,…17 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for Self-employed and Freelance WorkersI thank the hon. Lady for making that point. She is of course absolutely right, and it would be a simple measure to do this if the political will were there.17 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for Self-employed and Freelance WorkersI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I absolutely agree. The people we are talking about are in every sector of our economy and our society, and they are hurting. Back…17 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for Self-employed and Freelance WorkersA whole range of practical proposals has been set out by the Treasury Committee, ExcludedUK and many others documenting the other paperwork that could be presented, including…17 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for Self-employed and Freelance WorkersIf they do not have any money, they cannot save their business, can they? That seems an odd intervention to make. The Petitions Committee urged the Government to amend the scheme…17 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseLast year’s “State of Nature” report found that 41% of UK species are in decline, with one in 10 threatened with extinction, and just this week a new report from the Royal Society…17 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for Self-employed and Freelance WorkersI beg to move, That this House has considered support for the self-employed and freelance workers during the covid-19 outbreak. I am grateful to the Backbench Business Committee…17 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for Self-employed and Freelance WorkersI thank all Members who have contributed to this debate and many others who I know wanted to do so, but could not because there was not time. All of us—even the hon. Member for…17 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI am pleased to follow the right hon. Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire (Stephen Crabb) because I want to disagree very strongly with many of the things he said. One of the points…16 Sept 2020