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HANSARDCyber-attack: MicrosoftI don’t know, but every time a Minister comes to talk about China to the House it feels as though they refuse to listen to what the House is saying. We are looking for a sense of…20 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateAnd the police.19 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThis is a really important point. The vast majority of people who, as the Secretary of State said earlier, put their children at risk by putting them on boats to cross the channel…19 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillWill the Secretary of State give way?19 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillWill the right hon. Lady give way?19 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMay I gently say to the right hon. Lady that I do not think the issue is whether we are mean spirited or generous? The issue is whether the legislation that she is introducing…19 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateBecause of the pandemic, nearly 5 million people in the UK are now waiting for hospital treatment of some kind or other. In many cases, they are waiting for really important…19 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Billrose—19 Jul 2021HANSARD Dissolution and Calling of Parliament BillWill the Minister give way?06 Jul 2021HANSARD Dissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMight there not be a point where the Opposition just wanted to form a Government, because the Government had lost the confidence of the House but the Prime Minister would want to…06 Jul 2021HANSARD Dissolution and Calling of Parliament BillIn your view.06 Jul 2021HANSARD Dissolution and Calling of Parliament BillIf there is a fixed date for a general election, there are fewer options for the Government to manipulate the situation. That is a publicly known fact to everybody, so there is a…06 Jul 2021HANSARD Dissolution and Calling of Parliament BillIn which case, one could conceive of a situation in which the Government were aware of something coming up that the public were not aware of—a report or a major security breach…06 Jul 2021HANSARD Dissolution and Calling of Parliament BillThe hon. Gentleman is the Mona Lisa in so many ways. I do not know what to make of that. My point is that the Government are protesting too much. I think that is counterproductive…06 Jul 2021HANSARD Dissolution and Calling of Parliament BillI think I am right in saying that the original motion tabled by the Government did commit, but the version carried by the House, which was an Opposition amendment, said that the…06 Jul 2021HANSARD Dissolution and Calling of Parliament BillYou voted for it.06 Jul 2021HANSARD Dissolution and Calling of Parliament BillI will let the Minister in on a secret: not all of us supported everything that was in the Labour manifesto at the last general election. Is there not a worrying issue here, which…06 Jul 2021HANSARD Dissolution and Calling of Parliament BillSit down now!06 Jul 2021HANSARD Dissolution and Calling of Parliament BillI do not want to test everybody’s patience, but the one time when that course is not available to the Opposition is immediately after a general election, before Parliament has got…06 Jul 2021HANSARD Dissolution and Calling of Parliament BillHistorically, many different things have counted as motions of no confidence—for instance, losing a vote on an amendment to the Loyal Address following the Queen’s Speech or on an…06 Jul 2021