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HANSARDProxy Voting and Presence of Babies in the Chamber and Westminster HallI thank my hon. Friend for his comments. As a long-serving member of the predecessor Procedure Committee, I know he will have looked at these issues when it considered the issue…30 Jun 2022HANSARDProxy Voting and Presence of Babies in the Chamber and Westminster HallI thank the hon. Lady for her comments and her warm welcome for the report. The Committee considered these matters carefully; they are extremely sensitive. Members were not always…30 Jun 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceI, too, pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Tracey Crouch) for a fantastic piece of work. I know that football fans across the country will be…25 Apr 2022HANSARDFuture of Soft PowerI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, who indulges me by allowing me to intervene a second time. Does he agree that it would be wonderful if there was some way of assessing the…16 Mar 2022HANSARDFuture of Soft PowerI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate and on his work chairing the APPG, of which I am a member. He makes the point around soft power and the value we get from…16 Mar 2022HANSARDIndustrial WasteI rise to present a petition on behalf of 70 constituents who are concerned about a permit that has been issued by the Environment Agency, allowing thousands of tonnes of…09 Feb 2022HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. The people responsible for this situation are the people traffickers, who sell false hope to the…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillI have put my name to my hon. Friend’s amendments because I agree with the points that he makes. It is surely vital that those responsible broadcasters should not be penalised…22 Nov 2021HANSARD56. Office of Tax Simplification (membership)Further to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I advertise the fact that the Procedure Committee is taking evidence on this matter, that we did take oral evidence from…02 Nov 2021HANSARD Investment Industry Exposure to Modern SlaveryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. To refer to my entry in the register of interests, the Human Trafficking Foundation appears as I am a trustee. I…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSpeaker's StatementI rise to make two points, about James and the work he did and about James as a friend. I followed James in two ministerial positions. I took over from him as Minister with…20 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Today we mark Anti-Slavery Day. One of the first people in Government to recognise the importance of…18 Oct 2021HANSARDCovid Vaccine PassportsI pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Minister, who is defending a policy that I do not think his heart is truly in. May I ask him a technical question? If a fake vaccine passport…08 Sept 2021HANSARDStoke-Leek Line: ReopeningI have really enjoyed this debate, and it has been good to hear from all the Members who would be affected positively by the reopening of the Stoke-Leek or Leek-Stoke line. I am…20 Jul 2021HANSARDStoke-Leek Line: ReopeningI beg to move, That this House has considered reopening the Stoke-Leek line. Or, as I like to call it, the Leek-Stoke line. This is a first for me. It is an honour to serve under…20 Jul 2021HANSARDStoke-Leek Line: ReopeningI am very much enjoying what the Minister has to say. I add my congratulations on the reopening of Ilkeston station, which I remember her predecessor, the great Jessica Lee,…20 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Effect on Retirement CommunitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I am trying to remember whether I have done so previously, but I am delighted to do so this afternoon. I congratulate…01 Jul 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance and the British CouncilA point that I wanted to make—I ran out of time despite the fact that I had more than three minutes—is that actually, for many people 0.5% is the wrong percentage as well; the…30 Jun 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance and the British CouncilMay I start by referring to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests? I congratulate the hon. Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) on securing this debate and my…30 Jun 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance and the British CouncilI absolutely agree; that is my point. If our ambassadors are responsible merely for diplomatic relations, that is one thing, but if they are to be responsible for making decisions…30 Jun 2021