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HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill (First sitting)Will the Minister give way?04 Jun 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill (First sitting)It is now a matter of sadness—it sounds facetious—that I did not consult the hon. Gentleman when I tabled my amendment, because his proposal is a lot simpler. I often wonder about…04 Jun 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill (First sitting)My right hon. Friend is absolutely correct. In many respects, this is an opportunity to promote the work that is being done in Parliament. There has been criticism of the…04 Jun 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill (First sitting)The new clause does not seek to prescribe how the Sponsor Body or Delivery Authority spreads those benefits around, although the right hon. Gentleman’s suggestion is more than…04 Jun 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill (First sitting)Thank you, Sir Gary. Clause 2 gives some directions to the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body about the way it might exercise its functions. Amendment 2 is on the subject of…04 Jun 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill (First sitting)Listening to the debate on this first group of amendments, and having come somewhat late to this party, I am reminded of the expertise among hon. Members on both sides of the…04 Jun 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill (First sitting)What a great pleasure it is to see you in the Chair today, Sir Gary. I do not wish to delay the Committee much longer, and certainly I do not have time to pay tribute to the…04 Jun 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 2, in clause 2, page 2, line 16, at end insert— “(f) to require the Delivery Authority to ensure that contracts for construction work in connection with…04 Jun 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillI am most grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that contribution and for emphasising the point I am making. This is about driving forward the process right from the start and…21 May 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMay I start by offering the House the apologies of the shadow Leader of the House, my hon. Friend the Member for Walsall South (Valerie Vaz)? She has a long-standing personal…21 May 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillI am most grateful to my hon. Friend for that suggestion. I had not realised until recently that it was only a temporary building. It has become such an important and integral…21 May 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillI absolutely agree. I hope we can also see this as an opportunity to train people in situ during the project, but someone has to do the training itself, so we will certainly have…21 May 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillIt is great to hear that from the hon. Gentleman. I will come to the question of spreading the work around in a moment—the question that the hon. Member for Airdrie and Shotts…21 May 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillI thought that the Leader of the House answered that fairly during her speech; there will never be a right time to do this. I am delighted that the right hon. Gentleman has been…21 May 2019HANSARDBusiness Rates Relief: Music VenuesThe music sector contributes billions to the economy and so much more in terms of life enrichment, but the opportunity pipeline is being constricted as music venues close under…21 May 2019HANSARDBusiness Rates Relief: Music Venues11. What assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending business rates relief to more music venues.21 May 2019HANSARD Investigation of VeteransChester is a proud garrison city, and I am proud to represent ex-service and current service families, many of whom have raised their concerns with me. Their concerns are…16 May 2019HANSARDCyprusI have a constituent who was assaulted by bouncers at a club in Cyprus and is now in the regional neurological centre with severe injuries. The authorities in Cyprus have dragged…14 May 2019HANSARDEnvironmental EducationPalm oil is an essential component of much of our food production, but unsustainable palm oil production across south-east Asia is wrecking a lot of natural forests. Will the…09 May 2019HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill (Thirtieth sitting)What a great pleasure it is to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Owen. I echo the sentiments of the hon. Member for Glasgow East and the right hon. Member for Forest of Dean in…24 Apr 2019