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HANSARDBBCThe BBC licence fee exists to give the BBC protection from political interference. The BBC should not be making decisions on welfare. That is the role of the Government. Last…21 Jul 2020HANSARDFCO MergerThe Bond network says that it has not been consulted on this merger and the integrated review has been restarted behind closed doors. Will the Government commit to meeting Bond…15 Jul 2020HANSARDFCO MergerWhat assessment the Government made of the potential merits of merging her Department with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office prior to the announcement of the integrated review…15 Jul 2020HANSARD UK TelecommunicationsI, too, welcome this screeching U-turn. It is ultimately the right decision on the grounds of national security, human rights and British industrial strategy. Does the Secretary…14 Jul 2020HANSARDHousing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental SpendingI pay tribute to the amazing work of councillors and council officials in St Albans City and District Council and Three Rivers District Council. They have worked evenings and…09 Jul 2020HANSARDThe EconomyI shall use my three minutes to talk about three of the essentials in life: jobs, homes and pubs. First—on jobs—before covid, the creative industries were worth £100 billion to…08 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageFrom Edinburgh to Aldeburgh, the UK’s thriving festival sector reaches almost 5 million people a year. Will the Minister clarify whether festivals will be eligible for some of the…07 Jul 2020HANSARDCoronavirus: Job-Support SchemesThis morning, almost a quarter of all MPs—about 150 of us—joined a Zoom call for the first meeting of the all-party parliamentary group on the 3 million workers who have been…07 Jul 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. New clause 3, by my own admission, is a rather blunt instrument—I put that down to the fact that I joined the Committee at…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)New clauses 1 and 2, which stand in my name, are fairly self-explanatory. They both call for a public register: one for assessments, and the other for assessors. The Hackitt…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (First sitting)Q This question is to Mr Davis. In your written evidence, you talked about the standard of risk assessor training being “infinitely variable” and said that only some people may be…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (First sitting)Q I have two interlinked issues. One is about the number of assessors needed; we have received some evidence that suggests there are around 400 third-party registered fire risk…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (First sitting)Q Mr Wrack, in your written evidence, you say that “the impact assessment ‘does not include any additional enforcement costs’”, and you suggest that fire inspectors would need to…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause , by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 2 Public register of fire risk assessors “(1) The Secretary of State must, by regulations, make…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 4 Meaning of responsible person “In article 3 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005…25 Jun 2020HANSARD Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [Lords]I want to address the question of whether and how the Bill could be used after the end of the Brexit transition period. For 16 years, the European arrest warrant has been…22 Jun 2020HANSARD Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [Lords]That is one example that backs up the justification from the shadow Home Secretary earlier about why we should be dealing with individual applications from individual countries,…22 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: R Rate and Lockdown MeasuresI have received a letter from a little boy called Charlie, who is clinically extremely vulnerable and has been shielding with his family for about 11 weeks. He wants to know why…08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseThe Minister has just confirmed that there will be thousands of contact tracers who are not medically trained, but who will be handling highly sensitive patient information and…18 May 2020