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HANSARDOnline HarmsThere are so many aspects to this, including misinformation on the pandemic, disinformation and foreign influence operations, harassment, engagement algorithms, the effect on our…19 Nov 2020HANSARDTrade Agreements: Food and Farming StandardsWhat steps the Government are taking to maintain food and farming standards in future trade agreements.19 Nov 2020HANSARDTrade Agreements: Food and Farming StandardsColleagues across the House welcome the news about the Trade and Agriculture Commission’s statutory footing. It will be a strong voice for our farmers, and it will also provide…19 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Testing CapacityI welcome the testing pilots that are happening, including in Southampton. How will the Government be able to support local authorities and public health teams with the logistics…17 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Testing CapacityWhat steps his Department is taking to increase covid-19 testing capacity.17 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local DiscussionsWill my right hon. Friend join me in commending the strong local agency working and local resilience forums, such as our own in Hampshire? Will the Government commit to working…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local DiscussionsWhat recent discussions the Government have had with local leaders on tackling the covid-19 outbreak.12 Nov 2020HANSARDSupporting Disadvantaged FamiliesI particularly welcome this very large extension of the holiday activities programme. Will my right hon. Friend assure me that, in rolling it out, the Government will learn from…09 Nov 2020HANSARDPublic HealthThis, of course, is the eventuality that we had all hoped to avoid. I hate even contemplating a curtailment of freedoms in the way that my hon. Friend the Member for Altrincham…04 Nov 2020HANSARDParliamentary Estate: Planning AuthorityThe sponsor body has not assessed the merits of the approach recommended by my hon. Friend, but that was considered by the Joint Committee on the Draft Parliamentary Buildings…15 Oct 2020HANSARDParliamentary Estate: Planning AuthorityI am grateful to my hon. Friend. Of course, wider planning considerations affecting the parliamentary estate are a matter for the parliamentary authorities rather than the…15 Oct 2020HANSARDPlanning and House BuildingMy hon. Friend makes a good point— [ Interruption. ] Opposition Members are getting very upset about the clock, and I apologise, but do not worry, I will come in at well under…08 Oct 2020HANSARDPlanning and House BuildingMy hon. Friend is bang on. That is going to be my third point, which I will come to in a second.08 Oct 2020HANSARDPlanning and House BuildingI want to thank my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight (Bob Seely) for all the work he has done on this and the Backbench Business Committee for granting time to debate this…08 Oct 2020HANSARDDigital, Culture, Media and Sport: Support MeasuresIt is always a great pleasure to follow my good friend the hon. Member for Easington (Grahame Morris). We have all become accustomed to using the word “unprecedented” at an…08 Oct 2020HANSARDEngagementsI welcome the Prime Minister’s confirmation of the 40 new hospitals this decade, including the proposal for mid and north Hampshire, which will serve many of my constituents in…07 Oct 2020HANSARDLifetime Skills Guarantee and Post-16 EducationI particularly welcome the reform progress my right hon. Friend outlined on higher-level technicals, as well as on T-levels and apprenticeship reform. I welcome, too, the lifetime…01 Oct 2020HANSARD Students’ Return to UniversitiesFollowing on from that, for many young people, even in a normal year, this is a difficult time of transition—moving to independent study and living, managing finances, meeting new…29 Sept 2020HANSARDPalace of Westminster: Restoration and RenewalI assure the hon. Gentleman that there really is a sense of urgency. Of course, he was a distinguished member of the Joint Committee, and he is right about the risk of fire, flood…10 Sept 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: RelocationI think the hon. Lady might have inferred something from my answer that was not actually there. To be absolutely clear, the sponsor body of the restoration and renewal programme…10 Sept 2020