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HANSARDDHSC Answers to Written QuestionsWas she any good?19 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe average sheep pregnancy lasts 152 days, so tupping for next spring’s flocks in Wales has already happened in the autumn. The Minister referred earlier to Welsh lamb being…19 Nov 2020HANSARDDHSC Answers to Written QuestionsOn the plus side, because I have the Minister’s and the Secretary of State’s mobile numbers, when I really want an answer, I just text them. To be fair to them, they have been…19 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness without DebateOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. As you know, the provision that we have in this House is that some things go through after the moment of interruption, so after 7…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19rose —18 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19I want to make a very different point, which is about how well prepared we were for this year and how prepared we would be if all this were to happen again. The truth is that we…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19I am not having a go at the Minister; I am simply trying to ask a question for the country, in a way. For the future, we will have to have much more capacity in the NHS, won’t we?…18 Nov 2020HANSARDDisused Coal Tips: Safety and StabilityWhat discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on local authorities’ responsibilities for the stability and safety of disused coal tips.16 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsTempted as I am to ask a question about tips again, I am going to ask about something completely different: brain injury. Acquired brain injury is a hidden epidemic in this…16 Nov 2020HANSARD Participation in DebatesThey are not shirking.16 Nov 2020HANSARD Participation in DebatesI have always been a bit suspicious about the concept of normality; it has always seemed to me to be a moving feast. One of the great strengths of British history and the…16 Nov 2020HANSARDDisused Coal Tips: Safety and StabilityIt is all very interesting that the Minister reads out a letter that I have already received. I have read it, but it does not answer the question at all. My question is about how…16 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseCongratulate him!12 Nov 2020HANSARDHong KongI am sorry to say that it feels as if the Government have given up on this, to be honest. They did not choose to make a statement on this; they had to be dragged to the House by…12 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseGo on then, say it.12 Nov 2020HANSARDDementia: Covid-19How the mind sits within the brain is still one of the great mysteries, I guess. I do not know whether Members have seen the ballerina Marta González listening to the music from…12 Nov 2020HANSARD Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum JubileeI feel a bit sorry for the right hon. Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh), only knowing one queen. I have known quite a few in my time; some of them have even been members…12 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOn disused coal tips, the Leader of the House knows well that a large part of the Tylorstown tip fell into the river at the beginning of the year, after Storm Dennis. I understand…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCommittee on StandardsIn the discussions I had yesterday, I was led to believe that the Government Chief Whip had indicated that the Government would be voting against that motion next week. That is…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCommittee on StandardsYes.10 Nov 2020