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HANSARDFuture UK-EU RelationshipWhat recent progress has been made on negotiations on the UK’s future relationship with the EU in relation to financial services.01 Oct 2020HANSARDFuture UK-EU RelationshipFinancial services are this country’s biggest export sector. The Treasury Committee heard evidence from the Bank of England last month that equivalence could be a real problem, as…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewI thank the Secretary of State for another update on covid-19. I am wearing pink today, because October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so will he take this opportunity to…01 Oct 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister and I were both elected on a manifesto pledge to increase home building and to level up our country, and there is lots to welcome in the planning White Paper,…30 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe UK is rightly proud of its commitment to the world’s poorest through spending 0.7% of our GNI on eliminating poverty, but with a smaller economy, the new Foreign, Commonwealth…24 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI thank the Secretary of State for the extra £2.5 million for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and the extra money for the social care system in Worcestershire. Will he…21 Sept 2020HANSARDFlood DefencesWhat steps he is taking to increase flood defences.10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe accepted massive restrictions of our liberty in March because we wanted to protect the NHS from being overwhelmed, and we achieved that—indeed, not all the capacity was used.…10 Sept 2020HANSARDFlood DefencesI thank the Minister personally, and the Secretary of State, for all they did to ensure that funding will deliver a scheme for Tenbury Wells. May I ask her to encourage, from the…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19It is very reassuring to hear how far we have come in terms of our lines of defences against this invisible killer over the past six months. May I, through the Secretary of State,…01 Sept 2020HANSARD Summer AdjournmentI will not say it is a pleasure, but it is interesting to follow the eclectic comments of the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Justin Madders), whose speech I would…22 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsGender pay gap reporting has been suspended because of the coronavirus crisis. As the economic downturn is likely to disproportionately affect women, does the Secretary of State…22 Jul 2020HANSARD Counter-Daesh UpdateI thank the Defence Secretary for the update on Daesh, but he will know that the world’s fastest growing Islamist insurgency is in the Sahel and west Africa. I welcome the…22 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessWhat steps he is taking to help all businesses reopen in a covid-secure way.21 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessI thank the Secretary of State for finding a way to reopen the beauty sector, which employs so many women across the country. When I paid a visit to the Malvern Spa to celebrate…21 Jul 2020HANSARDBBCI share everyone’s disappointment that the BBC has chosen to break the agreement that it came to in 2015, but what worries me above all about this change is that we are talking…21 Jul 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I associate myself, Mr Speaker, with your kind words to Rui, and to the House staff for all they have done over the past few months? In September, children in this country…16 Jul 2020HANSARDSale of Arms: War in YemenI thank my right hon. Friend for explaining with great care the strict criteria applied in all export licence cases. Can he update the House on the backlog of export licences? How…13 Jul 2020HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceWill my hon. Friend give way?09 Jul 2020HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceWill the hon. Lady give way?09 Jul 2020