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HANSARDDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I would like to thank the Minister and his colleagues very much for all the hard work they have been putting in…10 Mar 2021HANSARDChurch CommissionersI thank my hon. Friend very much for his answer. It is a concern of many members of the frontline clergy, in the light of press reports, that there will be a reduction in the…04 Mar 2021HANSARDChurch CommissionersWhat assessment the Commissioners have made of the potential effect on the Church of England of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s decision to take a sabbatical in May 2021.04 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAs the Member for West Dorset and the promoter of the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill, I am delighted to hear that sitting Fridays will come back this Friday coming. I and fellow…04 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationNo greater effort has been made in peacetime than what we have seen over the last 12 months in our national response to covid—at great personal cost but also, for many, at great…03 Mar 2021HANSARD Ministerial and other Maternal Allowances BillI thank the hon. Lady for giving way. I hope she will forgive my ignorance in some of my questions to her, but my understanding is that Members of Parliament are able to take…11 Feb 2021HANSARD Ministerial and other Maternal Allowances BillI hope the hon. Lady will forgive me, but I am afraid I do not concur with what she has said. I think we are in one of the most fortunate situations in the entire nation. This…11 Feb 2021HANSARD Ministerial and other Maternal Allowances Billrose —11 Feb 2021HANSARD Policing (England and Wales)I thank the hon. Gentleman very much for giving way. He suggests that the Government are giving warm words in their commitment to the police, which I wholly disagree with. The…10 Feb 2021HANSARD Policing (England and Wales)It is a pleasure to be called to speak in this debate. I have listened intently to the debate this afternoon, and there have been many impassioned contributions to it. There has…10 Feb 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMay I start by paying tribute to Members of this House who have contributed to this debate this evening who have served in Her Majesty’s armed forces? I am extremely grateful to…08 Feb 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Angela. I am grateful to you and to fellow members of the Committee for joining me here today. I first address the matter…03 Feb 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill (First sitting)I thank everyone who has contributed to this short but constructive debate and all members of the Committee who are not here today. They have been great supporters of this small…03 Feb 2021HANSARD Environment BillIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate, and I am very proud of the Government’s leadership on the environment. I commend the Minister for all the work she has done so far. Madam…26 Jan 2021HANSARD Employment Rights: Government PlansI would like to declare that I am not a member of Unite or the GMB trade union. When I was elected, I thought I had left the union meetings behind on the railways, but no: today,…25 Jan 2021HANSARDEquitable LifeI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) for securing the debate, and I take this opportunity to thank very much indeed my predecessor, Sir Oliver Letwin,…21 Jan 2021HANSARDLandholdingsI thank my hon. Friend for his answer. The Church Commissioners own an estate of about 105,000 acres. What is the Church doing to help its tenant farmers to achieve sustainable…21 Jan 2021HANSARDLandholdingsWhat steps the Church of England is taking to promote regenerative agriculture on its landholdings.21 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19: SchoolsMay I first congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for St Ives (Derek Thomas) on securing this very important Adjournment debate? I am delighted to be able to take part in it and…18 Jan 2021HANSARDLong CovidI commend the hon. Member for Oxford West and Abingdon (Layla Moran) for bringing this debate to the Floor of the House today. It is much needed, and I am pleased to be able to…14 Jan 2021