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HANSARD Online AnonymityMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point, and one that I was just about to make by citing the “know your customer” verification requirements in financial institutions, which are…13 Jan 2021HANSARD Online AnonymityI did not mean to interrupt the Minister in full flow; indeed, I am grateful for the way in which she is responding to the many issues that have been raised. There was an exchange…13 Jan 2021HANSARD Online AnonymityI thank the Minister for giving way again, and thank her again for the tone in which she is responding to issues. May I summarise the position—without putting words in the…13 Jan 2021HANSARD Online AnonymityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship for the first time, Ms McVey. I look forward to doing so on many further occasions. I thank the right hon. Member for East Hampshire…13 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs a proud Unison member, I ask the Secretary of State to join me in congratulating Christina McAnea on being elected the first female leader of the country’s biggest union. Many…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Immigration Rules: Supported AccommodationAs a city of sanctuary, Newcastle seeks to support those fleeing war and persecution, but all too often the Home Office places them in accommodation that is unsuitable, inadequate…16 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessesOf the £5 billion of new online spend resulting from the pandemic, 40% has gone to one website, Amazon. Many small businesses are afraid that they will not make it through the…15 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI hope the Secretary of State recognises the sacrifices Geordies have made to successfully reduce transmission rates here, but I want to ask about vaccine prioritisation. Public…14 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Twelfth sitting)The hon. Gentleman reminds me that I should have mentioned either the impact assessment or the consultation response. I think the consultation response gives the deliberately…10 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Twelfth sitting)I rise to speak briefly in support of additional support for SMEs. The hon. Member for Glenrothes is a champion of small businesses, which is a pleasure to hear. As he set out,…10 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Twelfth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for his points on the new clause. The hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs may say that there is no reference to geography, but is it not the case that…10 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Twelfth sitting)I do not intend to make a speech, but I wanted to intervene on this particular point. A part of the source of the new clause is the Minister’s own comments. He said that national…10 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. It is with some regret that I rise to move new clause 7, because it is the last new clause we propose to the Bill. It is a…10 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Twelfth sitting)I will not take up the opportunity of a test. We have all learned a lot about air flows—in this room, at any rate—as we seek to maintain some heat. What we have not learned,…10 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Twelfth sitting)The hon. Gentleman makes a good point. It must be published, but the details that it sets out are limited. The reporting on other information, as I think the Minister has said, is…10 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Twelfth sitting)I thank the Minister for his response, but he did not address the issue scrutiny of sensitive aspects of how the Bill will work. I recognise that the ISC’s remit does not cover…10 Dec 2020HANSARDDigital AdvertisingI do not know who your secret Santa is, Mr Speaker, but I do know the Minister’s: Google and Facebook. Only, they are not buying presents—just using our data, behaviour and social…10 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Eleventh sitting)It is an honour to serve under your chairship again, Mr Twigg. I detect a slight rise in temperature, at least on this side of the Committee Room. I do not know whether that is…10 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Eleventh sitting)I do not want to anticipate what the Minister will say, but he has said, with regards to similar amendments, that stating that the Secretary of State will do something does not…10 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Eleventh sitting)Warm exchanges. It is certainly something to be welcomed. I would like to say a few words to clause 53 stand part. As my hon. Friend the Member for Southampton, Test observed,…10 Dec 2020