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HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and she anticipates a point I was about to make. The key point that arises from her remarks is that the British Government have, sensibly and…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillMy right hon. Friend is exactly right. Most of these young people are fighting for the values that we fight for and that this Parliament represents—that is why I am so pleased…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI do not wish to get into wider issues in the immigration system, as at the moment I am most concerned with giving people a route to get to this country apart from the asylum…07 Dec 2021HANSARDHeavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2021I will briefly make three points. First, the Minister said that Operation Brock was an alternative to Operation Stack; I would much prefer to hear him use the language that it is…06 Dec 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy right hon. Friend will be aware of the concern that the consultation on so-called gay conversion therapy, which clearly needs to be stopped, has been extended to include…02 Dec 2021HANSARD Adult Social CareI congratulate my hon. Friend on reaching this point, which we all agree is just the first step, but it is long awaited. I welcome the principles she set out, but I hope she can…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillI am grateful to the Minister for giving way so early in his speech. I am glad to hear him assert that no one will lose out and most people will win. Will he publish an impact…22 Nov 2021HANSARDDraft Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 1) (Amendment) Order 2021
Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2021It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary, and a great pleasure to welcome the Minister to her first Delegated Legislation Committee on the Front Bench. I…20 Oct 2021HANSARDSpeaker's StatementAs we have heard, James was a model of what we would want our MP, our Minister, and, most of all, our friend to be. I first met James in the shadow Home Affairs team before the…20 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. My right hon. Friend will have seen last week’s Care Quality Commission report expressing continuing concern about maternity services in East Kent Hospitals University NHS…19 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Care7. What steps he is taking to provide a long-term solution to social care.19 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial CareI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s answer, but she will acknowledge that even the promised better integration of health and social care, although very welcome, will not be enough.…19 Oct 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareThere has been much debate about how the money is being raised, but of more concern is how the money is going to be spent. My fear is that, once you start spending on perfectly…07 Sept 2021HANSARD International Travel RulesIt is unarguable that the effect of imposing quarantine on travellers to France will be significantly to reduce the numbers of those wanting to travel. With that in mind, does my…19 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateWe all recognise that the tremendous success of the vaccine programme has changed everything—my right hon. Friend has made that point eloquently again this afternoon—but it is…06 Jul 2021HANSARD Social Care ReformMy interests are in the register. I was delighted to hear the Minister confirm that the reform announcements will come later this year, and obviously a centrepiece of that will be…23 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsThe G7 meeting was exactly the face that modern Britain should present to the world: competent and confident. In terms of the substance, the UK commitment to share 100 million…16 Jun 2021HANSARD BBC: Dyson ReportIt is clear that shameful journalistic practices took place and that the investigations into them were, at best, profoundly inadequate. Does my right hon. Friend agree not only…24 May 2021HANSARDA Plan for the NHS and Social CareIt is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant). Like other Members across the House, I welcome the performance and incredible dedication of NHS and…19 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Social CareIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. As others have said, this is my first speech in the Boothroyd Room, although I reflect, as I look at the wall and see…22 Apr 2021