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HANSARD 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 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 wholeheartedly support everything that the Minister has said, but one additional factor that can make it more difficult for a victim of domestic violence to feel secure in this…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 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt is very clear now that if the easing of the lockdown is to be effective in tackling coronavirus, it will happen at different paces in the different nations of the United…02 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt is morning, not evening!02 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThen why mention Pimlico?02 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThere is a lot of irony in that.02 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOne of those is fictional.02 Jul 2020HANSARD Civil Service AppointmentsIf I am honest, I do not really care who the Prime Minister appoints as his National Security Adviser. It is entirely up to him; he can appoint all the duff ambassadors who have…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Civil Service AppointmentsYou didn’t work with him as an ambassador!30 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI feel phenomenally fortunate that I completed my cancer treatment before lockdown started, and I am delighted to hear that the hon. Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Tracey…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Prime Minister referred to support for local authorities. The Rhondda, during this period, has had three very severe bouts of flooding, including last week. Many homes have…23 Jun 2020HANSARD Independent Complaints and Grievance SchemeI will not, if she does not mind, because I have very little time and I know others want to speak. It is important that there is equality of forces when it comes to a process such…23 Jun 2020HANSARD Independent Complaints and Grievance SchemeI think it will, but that will obviously depend on the quality of the people we appoint to it. I very much hope not only that the House will go through a thorough process to…23 Jun 2020HANSARD Independent Complaints and Grievance SchemeThat normally happens before I speak, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a delight to follow the right hon. Member for South Northamptonshire (Andrea Leadsom), because she has done so…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsCan I ask about Welsh lamb? Every time I ask the Government about this, they always say to me, “Oh yes, it is all very worrying. We don’t know where it is going to go. It is very…18 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseWe are a resilient community in the Rhondda, but I honestly do not think that we can take any more without significant help from outside. We had some of the worst flooding in the…18 Jun 2020HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. This is on a completely different matter. You will know that yesterday the Prime Minister announced that he intends to merge the Foreign…17 Jun 2020HANSARDCoronavirusFurther to that question, there are two other aspects of the coronavirus lockdown. First, a lot more people are using bicycles, which has led to a very significant increase in the…17 Jun 2020