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HANSARDAgricultureAs the Minister mentioned Wales, may I raise the issue of Welsh lamb? Sheep are already pregnant with next year’s flock, and we hope that lambs will be frolicking all over the…02 Dec 2020HANSARDAgricultureI am grateful to be enticed. Yes, the Secretary of State suggested to me that those affected should all move over to beef. The truth, as far as I can see, is that first, that is…02 Dec 2020HANSARDCoronavirus VaccineAdvent always starts with the prospect of good news, so this is a really good Advent. [ Interruption. ] Says the former vicar. Yes, quite. Can I add one element to this issue of…02 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthI start from the fundamental principle that we do need restrictions across the country in some shape or form. I remember earlier in the year being howled at by various lunatic…01 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthWell, there might be a different interpretation of the events just past, might there not, which is that a lot of us are very concerned that the Prime Minister does not give the…01 Dec 2020HANSARD Exiting the European UnionMy hon. Friend mentioned Christmas and the former vicar in me sort of bubbled up, and I remembered all those terrible years when I had to sing “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing” 77…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Acquired Brain InjuryMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I pay tribute to her for the work that she has done on this issue in lots of different debates, particularly on the relationship between…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Acquired Brain InjuryDemands.24 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Acquired Brain InjuryI am grateful for the nice comments that the Minister has made, but one of the problems with the guidance is that it does not feel very enforceable, and until the money goes with…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Acquired Brain InjuryAbsolutely. This is one of the difficulties in this field. We have worked with the United Kingdom Acquired Brain Injury Forum, and Chloe Hayward is wonderful. Headway is also a…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateEspecially the ugly, yes.24 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateI am grateful for your guidance, Mr Speaker, but let me make the point clear. I have moved the amendment in the names of the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay and myself. It…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateThe Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and all sorts of organisations have been doing this perfectly well, fully engaging all their members and enabling them to take…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateObviously I do not go quite as far as that, but when we had the firebreak in Wales—the Labour Government in Wales have dealt with all of this much better, delivering a clearer…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateI will give way—as long as the hon. Gentleman promises that he will be a Unionist.24 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateIf my hon. Friend will allow me, I just want to deal with the specific issue of the Government’s argument. Some Members rightly say, “MPs shouldn’t treat themselves any…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateI just want to make it absolutely clear that I would love the right hon. Member for Chesham and Amersham (Dame Cheryl Gillan) to be able to take part in debates fully. I have…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Could you not confirm that, as the hon. Gentleman just said that there is the perfect and the good on offer, if he votes for the…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateIn answer to the point made by the hon. Member for West Bromwich West (Shaun Bailey), I have heard the same argument from the Leader of the House as well: we should not be any…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. As I understand it, that means that you would not be calling me. I am the only person who is able to move the amendment—24 Nov 2020