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HANSARDSMEs: US Trade AgreementSMEs are the backbone of the UK economy, but while the US Government are engaging with their SMEs, SMEs in the UK say that there is no equivalent engagement from the UK…12 May 2020HANSARDSMEs: US Trade AgreementWhat recent assessment the Government have made of the potential effect of a US trade agreement on SMEs.12 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: StrategyThe Prime Minister has set out five tests that underpin the alert system, but there is one big problem. While the Government have told us how many pieces of PPE they have…11 May 2020HANSARDFire Safety BillNearly three years after the devastation of Grenfell Tower, I and the Liberal Democrats welcome the Fire Safety Bill as a first move in the right direction—but it is only a first…29 Apr 2020HANSARD Public ServicesIt has been reported that the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies—SAGE—includes not one molecular virologist, not one intensive care expert, not one nursing lead or…28 Apr 2020HANSARDThe EconomyPubs and restaurants have been hit particularly badly by covid-19. Those with a rateable value of more than £51,000 do not qualify for the retail, hospitality and leisure grant…27 Apr 2020HANSARDCoronavirus: Employment SupportI asked the Government 10 days ago whether they would guarantee the wages, rents and business rates of small businesses. The measures that have been announced are riddled with…19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI add my voice to the voices of all those MPs who have called for an urgent statement on what the Government are doing to repatriate UK nationals. I have one constituent who is in…19 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusThe director general of the World Health Organisation has called on all Governments to develop all-of-society and business continuity plans. What is the Minister doing in respect…09 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusThere are now four confirmed cases of covid-19 in Hertfordshire, yet Hertfordshire has an unfunded burden in next year’s financial budget of £2.8 million from the cost of the pay…03 Mar 2020HANSARD Environment BillWill the Secretary of State give way?26 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationCould the Minister share some more details about the scope of this announcement? Specifically, does it cover threats to democracy and abuses of the electoral system that have been…13 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI, too, put on record my thanks to the Under-Secretary of State for Justice, the hon. Member for Croydon South (Chris Philp), who has kept me updated in recent days. In the wake…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that point. Much of the evidence suggests that what helps the deradicalisation process is not only how people are treated when they are…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillThe issue is not just that there should be a review, but who should conduct that review. The right hon. Gentleman has talked about various Select Committees, which, as we know,…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for making that point, which relates to both capacity and what can be done in prisons and while prisoners are on licence to ensure that they are…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillThe hon. Gentleman will recall that, in my opening remarks, I made the point that this was a very overdue change. In fact, we have had many years where we have seen the effects of…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI note that the right hon. Gentleman says there are malign forces. I ask him to recognise that there are those of us who hold public and national security front and centre in our…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI am not seeking to press new clause 3, but I am seeking reassurances from the Minister relating to the purpose behind it and a commitment to post-legislative scrutiny. In my…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillThe right hon. Gentleman is right that this legislation will of course be scrutinised in due course, but it is vital and right, because we are moving on with it so quickly, that…12 Feb 2020