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HANSARDOnline HarmsI congratulate my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Kenilworth and Southam (Jeremy Wright) on securing this debate and I thank the Backbench Business Committee for…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Participation in DebatesI thank the many Members who contacted my Committee following our call for evidence, wanting to see exactly this change. I am sure that they were very pleased when they saw the…16 Nov 2020HANSARD Live Events and Weddings: Covid-19 SupportThank you very much, Mr Gray. I do hope the fact that I chair a Committee that you sit on has not somehow swayed you into giving me more time than other people.09 Nov 2020HANSARD Live Events and Weddings: Covid-19 SupportOn the point about the night-time economy and flexibility, will the Minister consider allowing drinking-up time after 10 pm, once we are through this lockdown? Venues could then…09 Nov 2020HANSARDFootball Spectator Attendance: Covid-19Thank you, Mr Stringer. Of course I do not mind at all. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I pay tribute also to my hon. Friend, and constituency neighbour, the…09 Nov 2020HANSARD Live Events and Weddings: Covid-19 SupportI will remember that when we meet on Wednesday. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton and…09 Nov 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI rise to speak to a number of amendments. I declare my interest as co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on human trafficking and modern slavery, which I chair with the…19 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillIt is often said that these are older children aged 14, 15 or 16. I have a 14-year-old, and if my 14-year-old did not have me, I would want to know that they could go to one of my…19 Oct 2020HANSARD Company Transparency (Carbon in Supply Chains) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. This takes me back to my days of being a Whip on the Treasury Bench. It is a great honour to speak to this Bill, which I…16 Oct 2020HANSARD Company Transparency (Carbon in Supply Chains) BillI think it has begun to make a difference, but the measure was only introduced in 2015. It applies only to large companies with a turnover of over £36 million, and we have only…16 Oct 2020HANSARD Company Transparency (Carbon in Supply Chains) BillAmazing to think, isn’t it? As it is 2.21 pm on a Friday afternoon, I recognise that it is perhaps unlikely that this Bill will be granted its Second Reading. I know that a great…16 Oct 2020HANSARD Company Transparency (Carbon in Supply Chains) BillMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. I can tell my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch with absolute conviction that companies and boards are taking this matter…16 Oct 2020HANSARD Company Transparency (Carbon in Supply Chains) BillThe thing that we should look to is what we did on modern slavery. There are other countries that do this. California was the first place to have a transparency in supply chains…16 Oct 2020HANSARD Company Transparency (Carbon in Supply Chains) BillI join my hon. Friend in supporting offshore wind and perhaps less emphasis on onshore wind in places such as Staffordshire Moorlands.16 Oct 2020HANSARD Company Transparency (Carbon in Supply Chains) BillI would just say to the Minister that sometimes we have to lead, and this is an opportunity to lead and to be the first to do something really important.16 Oct 2020HANSARDEngagementsThis Sunday marks the 11th Anti-Slavery Day for the United Kingdom, an opportunity for all of us to raise awareness of the heinous crime of modern slavery. Will my right hon.…14 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health: Coronavirus RegulationsI have three quick points. First, I welcome my right hon. Friend the Health Secretary’s announcements on the tier system and, in particular, the granularity that has been allowed.…13 Oct 2020HANSARDDigital, Culture, Media and Sport: Support MeasuresIt is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Enfield, Southgate (Bambos Charalambous), who I serve with on the Procedure Committee. I, too, have had emails from freelance…08 Oct 2020HANSARDPlanning and House BuildingI rise to speak in this important debate because this subject is so important to my constituents. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight (Bob Seely) for…08 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Kniveden Project offers tailored mental health services to people in the Staffordshire Moorlands, but the covid crisis has had a real impact on the services that it can…08 Oct 2020