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HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillA huge chunk of what the hon. Gentleman proposes is out of the scope of the Bill, but in terms of what is in scope, I hope therefore that he will reject the Labour party’s…02 Jun 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. It is a great pleasure to open this debate. The purpose of the Bill is straightforward: to meet the Government’s manifesto…02 Jun 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillI am trying to close so that Back-Bench Members can speak, but if the hon. Gentleman wants to cut into that time, he is welcome to do so.02 Jun 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillThat is a really important point and a good argument. I will come to that shortly because it is, quite rightly, at the forefront of all our minds. Let me first deal with the other…02 Jun 2020HANSARDEuropean (Withdrawal) Act and Common FrameworksI am today laying before Parliament a report, “The European Union (Withdrawal) Act and Common Frameworks: 26 December 2019 to 25 March 2020”. I am laying this report because it is…20 May 2020HANSARDCensusI hear support for that from another Welsh colleague in the House. There are proposals for ensuring that those whose first language is Welsh, and those who have both English and…06 May 2020HANSARDCensusYou will appreciate, Madam Deputy Speaker, that as I have so many answers to give I must ensure that I have all my papers in front of me. I thank all right hon. and hon. Members…06 May 2020HANSARDCensusI beg to move, That items 2 (resident particulars), 5, 6 (visitor particulars), 10, 11, 13, 16, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24 (demographic particulars), 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 36(d)…06 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Devolved AdministrationsI hope I can give my hon. Friend such reassurance. I am particularly grateful to the devolved Administrations, and in this case the Welsh Government, for their co-operation, and…04 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Devolved AdministrationsWe have established a Cabinet Committee structure to deal with the health, economic, public sector and international aspects of the covid-19 outbreak on behalf of the whole of the…04 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: False Information OnlineMisleading information about coronavirus, whether it is maliciously intended or not, could cost lives. The work to tackle false information is led by our colleagues in the…04 May 2020HANSARDRecall Petitions: Indemnity for Petition OfficersIt is necessary for the Cabinet Office to indemnify petition officers in England, Scotland and Wales against uninsured claims that arise out of the conduct of their duties should…27 Apr 2020HANSARDUK Parliamentary BoundariesIn the written statement of 19 March, “Postponement of electoral events” (HCWS174 and HLWS169), the Government outlined their proposals for urgent electoral legislation to…24 Mar 2020HANSARDElectoral Events: PostponementOn Friday 13 March, the Prime Minister announced that the scheduled elections in May this year would be postponed by 12 months. The decision to postpone was taken following advice…19 Mar 2020HANSARDVoter Identification: Voting FraudAs I mentioned, we are looking at a range of measures, including ways to improve the security of postal and proxy voting. It is important to recognise that electoral fraud in any…27 Feb 2020HANSARDVoter Identification: Voting FraudThe Government are committed to introducing voter ID, as well as extra postal and proxy voting measures, to reduce the potential for electoral fraud in order to give the public…27 Feb 2020HANSARDVoter Identification: Voting FraudAs I have already said, evaluations of the pilots set out a range of data. The hon. Gentleman’s question is not the sort that can easily be answered, as I hope the more cerebral…27 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend has clearly already got himself into the detail of the Department in the most admirable way, which is what we would expect from the new Chair of the Public…27 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe were clear in our manifesto that we are committed to equal and updated boundaries, and we will bring forward proposals in due course on how to meet that commitment.27 Feb 2020HANSARDCode of Conduct for Special AdvisersThat is not the right question, because Mr Sabisky was a contractor.27 Feb 2020