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HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceI thank the hon. Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) for securing this debate. I want to speak from the perspective of someone who had the privilege of being a joint Minister:…09 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: International Language SchoolsI thank my hon. Friend for securing this Adjournment debate. She is making an excellent speech. I would like to endorse the points she is making on behalf of the many people who…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Civil Service AppointmentsThe role of National Security Adviser is clearly a very important role. It should be a separate role and I am sure that David Frost is well qualified to do it. On the…30 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support and Accommodation for Asylum SeekersI associate myself with your kind works of support for everyone affected by this incident, Mr Speaker. I want to ask specifically about the number of asylum seekers in supported…29 Jun 2020HANSARDTesting of NHS and Social Care StaffWest Worcestershire.24 Jun 2020HANSARDTesting of NHS and Social Care StaffThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to put on record my thanks to everyone who works in the NHS and the social care sector in Worcestershire, as well as…24 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Continuing HealthcareWhat plans he has in place for the provision of continuing healthcare for people recovering out of hospital from covid-19.23 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Continuing HealthcareHappy birthday to the Minister. Our wonderful NHS staff have helped so many people recover from this terrible disease and leave hospital, and many of them will have been…23 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Ninth sitting)I know that Worcestershire County Council finds the Public Works Loan Board very useful. Can the Minister update the Committee on the interest rate charged on that facility?18 Jun 2020HANSARDDFID-FCO MergerI had the privilege of being a merged Minister in both the Foreign Office and the Department for International Development, and I could see how well our embassies and high…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Ninth sitting)As he expatiates on the value of digital technology to tax collection, will my right hon. Friend share with the Committee his thoughts on making tax digital and how the recent…18 Jun 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUIs this not the only trade deal in history that starts out from a level playing field? Should that not make it much easier for us to find a pragmatic way forward?09 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: R Rate and Lockdown MeasuresWe are all so grateful to our NHS and careworkers. So many people have made so many difficult sacrifices during this period of lockdown. They are furious to see the lack of social…08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK Border Health MeasuresAfter 9/11, the aviation industry found a way almost instantly to find box cutters and get them off aeroplanes. After the shoe bomber, the aviation industry found a way almost…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Flood Defences: Tenbury WellsThank you so much for that guidance, Madam Deputy Speaker. As you will recall, it has been some time since I held an Adjournment debate and I am grateful for the refresher course…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Flood Defences: Tenbury WellsThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker, and thank you for allowing this twice-postponed debate on flood defences for Tenbury Wells. We have just gone through the driest May on…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Flood Defences: Tenbury WellsI very much appreciate my hon. Friend and neighbour’s support for the campaign. The Tenbury Wells scheme is feasible and deliverable, incorporating some wall around the church and…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19 ResponseWill the Secretary of State join me in thanking the teachers in Worcestershire, who managed to get 77% of reception classes open yesterday? I am told by these teachers that their…02 Jun 2020HANSARD Coronavirus and Care HomesOn behalf of the care homes in Worcestershire, I thank the Secretary of State for the extra £7 million that will be reaching them to help them to tackle infection control. Can he…19 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19: BusinessI thank the Secretary of State for allowing garden centres to reopen from tomorrow; that is very welcome in West Worcestershire. As he thinks about allowing more of the retail…12 May 2020