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HANSARDTrade (Disclosure of Information) BillI will not demand the Committee’s attention for long. Again, I find myself in agreement. The Liberal Democrats have serious reservations about the original Trade Bill, but we…16 Dec 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUCan I assure the right hon. Lady that no one, as far as I am aware, on this side of the House in any way wants to undermine the negotiating position of this Government in Europe,…10 Dec 2020HANSARD EU Withdrawal AgreementThe right hon. Gentleman and I have known each other for many years, and while we might have differed on Brexit, there is another issue—and it is Scotland—on which we are very…09 Dec 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Support Schemes: Ineligible PeopleIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson) for securing this important debate. Covid-19 does not…09 Dec 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-outI echo the sentiment that it is such a pleasure to be able to stand here today and talk about covid-19 with a smile on our faces, and to look forward to 2021 after such a horrific…08 Dec 2020HANSARDGambling and LotteriesLiberal Democrats welcome this review very much, as issues such as online gambling have needed to be addressed for some time. Given the impact of gambling and the damage it…08 Dec 2020HANSARDAviation Sector Employment: Covid-19What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on employment protections for people working in the aviation industry during the covid-19 outbreak.03 Dec 2020HANSARDAviation Sector Employment: Covid-19The aviation sector, particularly the airline industry, is a major employer in my constituency, and there has been concern over employment practices. I recently supported the…03 Dec 2020HANSARDArcadia and Debenhams: Business Support and Job RetentionLike many others, I am concerned about the many workers across Edinburgh and in my constituency who will today be worried about their jobs with Arcadia. My constituency also…02 Dec 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastI listened intently to the Chancellor, but what I did not hear was enough—enough to protect jobs by extending furlough to the summer, enough for those in the public sector who…25 Nov 2020HANSARDHungary: Same-sex Couple AdoptionThis unacceptable development in Hungary is a very worrying one, and is part of a wider movement to define families as a union between a male and female husband and wife and…24 Nov 2020HANSARDHungary: Same-sex Couple AdoptionWhat representations he has made to the Government of Hungary on proposals to ban adoption for same-sex couples in that country.24 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Winter PlanRegardless of today’s announcement, many businesses and people in my constituency and across this country are still completely excluded, and have been for many months, from…23 Nov 2020HANSARDJapan Trade Agreement: Climate Change CommitmentsWhat assessment she made of the potential effect of the free trade agreement with Japan on the UK’s progress on meeting its climate change commitments.19 Nov 2020HANSARDJapan Trade Agreement: Climate Change CommitmentsAlthough I am disappointed with some aspects of the Japan trade agreement, such as the provisions on data, I am heartened that there is no investor-state dispute settlement clause…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol: Implementation ProposalsThe Minister has assured us that he wants the Government to meet their international commitments, their commitments to the Northern Ireland protocol and their commitments to the…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Retention SchemeI did welcome and continue to welcome the fact that the job retention scheme has been extended until March, but we would ask that it is extended until June 2021, as that would…18 Nov 2020HANSARDAsylum Seekers and Permission to WorkDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that it is absolutely astonishing that the Government are taking so long to look into something that would have an economic benefit for the country?…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Retention SchemeIf he will hold discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on extending the support available under the coronavirus job retention scheme to June 2021 to help support Welsh…18 Nov 2020HANSARDAsylum Seekers and Permission to WorkDoes the Minister accept that, in the current circumstances, if someone is in this country legally, has come through the safe routes and followed all the procedures, they are not…18 Nov 2020