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HANSARD Restoration and RenewalThere is more of a strategy than perhaps the hon. Gentleman is aware of, but one of the things that has plagued the House for some considerable time is that, because we have been…16 Jul 2020HANSARD Restoration and RenewalWell, all the advice we were given was that, as an engineering feat, it would dramatically add to the cost, it would significantly add to the risk of a catastrophic failure to the…16 Jul 2020HANSARD Restoration and RenewalI do not think there was a slight question mark. It was absolutely clear that the Lords would not move out merely so as to accommodate the Commons sitting in the House of Lords.16 Jul 2020HANSARD Restoration and RenewalI, too, wish we were debating something else. I would like to be debating, for instance, the way British Airways is treating its staff and, for that matter, its customers, but we…16 Jul 2020HANSARD Restoration and RenewalWhen I was on the Joint Committee and chair of the Finance Committee, we wanted additional work to be done now because that was clearly important—for instance, on the cloisters,…16 Jul 2020HANSARD Restoration and RenewalOr the garden bridge.16 Jul 2020HANSARD Restoration and RenewalActually, there was. The memory of the right hon. Gentleman is failing him, I am afraid. There was a proposal to demolish it. The bit that I think he differs on is whether there…16 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperThe thing is that there are lots of people who have been excluded from all those. There are about 3 million people who have recently become self-employed or are directors of small…16 Jul 2020HANSARD Points of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Now that you are being so effective, I raised with you last week the issue of how important it would be for many of us to be…14 Jul 2020HANSARD UK TelecommunicationsBasically, the Government’s mobile telephony strategy is in tatters. What is particularly sad is that it was not only predictable but predicted, by dozens of Members of Parliament…14 Jul 2020HANSARD Coronavirus UpdateI am going to be cheeky, Mr Deputy Speaker. I think I can help the right hon. Member for New Forest West (Sir Desmond Swayne) with his problem about wearing a mask. He is a knight…14 Jul 2020HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. This has been a really important hour and a bit. In many ways, this could easily have been a three-hour debate in Westminster Hall, if that…09 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewMay I add Owen Smith, my former constituency neighbour, to the list of those who campaigned vociferously, in particular on mesh? Medical innovation does save lives. I have sat…09 Jul 2020HANSARDThe EconomyIf the Minister does not mind me being a bit cheeky, I want to ask about the money that we need in the Rhondda to deal with the floods earlier this year. Some £67 million is…08 Jul 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions RegimeI’ve not stopped.06 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillThis is what happens all too often: a man, and it is normally a man, comes home, perhaps he is drunk, or he loses his temper, or he quietly and dispassionately decides to deal…06 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman, who has been a doughty advocate for those who have suffered from brain injuries, not least because of his own experience. That has been…06 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillThe Minister knows perfectly well that I do not want to divide the House on my amendments, because I want the whole of the House to be supporting women who have suffered acquired…06 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsUndiagnosed brain injury often leaves a lot of our armed forces personnel with long-term problems in terms of being able to retain memory or being able to work in another…06 Jul 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions RegimeI am absolutely delighted. Well done. That is not least because human rights in the end are a seamless garment. Uyghur Muslims, gay Chechnyans, Russian journalists, Colombian…06 Jul 2020