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HANSARDCoronavirus BillI completely agree with my hon. Friend on the need, in particular, to protect all key workers and therefore to make sure that there is testing available for them. Is it not…23 Mar 2020HANSARD Coronavirus BillI have absolutely no intention of dividing the House. The nation does not need dividing and I do not think the Committee needs dividing on these matters either. I am grateful to…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillAll right. Let us stand on these things; they are the ones that matter. The Solicitor General rang me the other day and made the important point that we are suspending, very…23 Mar 2020HANSARD A&E Departments: StaffingThat is a brilliant moment, and of course I celebrate it. When I was a vicar, I used to be there for quite a lot of births, giving blessings for babies in the special care baby…23 Mar 2020HANSARD A&E Departments: StaffingI should be grateful if Members left quietly, if only because this debate is meant to be about the staffing of accident and emergency departments throughout the whole United…23 Mar 2020HANSARD Coronavirus BillPersonally, I would prefer the time period to be shorter. I would prefer Government Ministers not to be switching powers on and off, because that will lead to them being more…23 Mar 2020HANSARD Coronavirus BillI have to give way to the hon. Gentleman.23 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsForeign national doctors and medical students at Morriston Hospital in Swansea are very concerned about their immigration status. They face significant bills if they want to renew…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillI wonder whether the Secretary of State may not need an additional power in relation to the Home Office being able to waive fees for tier 2 and tier 5 visas for foreign nationals…23 Mar 2020HANSARD Points of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. One key aspect of the 2004 Act is that the use of powers has to be approved by Parliament within seven days and the powers can…19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAmendments?19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Government undoubtedly need emergency legislation, but as I understand it the Bill is some 350 pages long, includes measures that, uniquely, would allow Ministers to switch on…19 Mar 2020HANSARDRhonddaQ8. If he will visit the Rhondda.18 Mar 2020HANSARDBILL PRESENTEDOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Several Bills were just presented, but the one Bill that has not yet been presented is the one that the Government have talked about extensively,…18 Mar 2020HANSARDRhonddaWhat I really hope is that the Prime Minister will look at the whole coronavirus crisis through the eyes of the Rhondda, because we have a large number of sole traders, chippies,…18 Mar 2020HANSARDIncome tax (charge)I wholly support following the evidence and scientific advice, but the Government’s advice yesterday to avoid pubs and restaurants has caused a genuine outcry across the whole…17 Mar 2020HANSARDHuman Rights: Sanctions RegimeThe Foreign Secretary was one of the loudest in clamouring for these Magnitsky sanctions to be brought forward, yet they have been on the statute book for two years and we still…17 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19Our consular staff are doing an amazing job and many of them around the world are volunteers—they are not paid for their work. I hope that the Foreign Secretary will pass on our…17 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI clearly was not happy with the Budget yesterday. Wales bore the brunt of Storm Dennis. Nearly half the people who were affected across the whole UK were in one local authority…12 Mar 2020HANSARD China’s Policy on its Uighur PopulationBut when will you lay the regulations?11 Mar 2020