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HANSARDCovid-19: NAO Report on Government ProcurementI will move on because I want to go through the ways in which the system was set up. I will move on to some of the case studies highlighted in the report. PestFix, a pest control…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: NAO Report on Government ProcurementNo, I do not have time. Despite the enormous sums being spent, PPE was still not making it to the frontline. There was a huge disconnect between the boasts being made by Ministers…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: NAO Report on Government ProcurementI beg to move, That this House has considered the NAO report on Investigation into government procurement during the covid-19 pandemic. It is a pleasure to serve under your…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: NAO Report on Government ProcurementThank you, Ms Eagle. I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. Story after story has come forward in a similar vein. Public procurement regulations are designed to safeguard public…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: NAO Report on Government ProcurementI will of course give way, as I have mentioned the hon. Gentleman.09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: NAO Report on Government ProcurementOn that last point, I can say I certainly never made that accusation. My point would be that it is inappropriate that he is in the position he is in as anti-corruption champion.…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: NAO Report on Government ProcurementNo. In the words of The Sunday Times authors—09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: NAO Report on Government ProcurementWill the Minister give way?09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: NAO Report on Government ProcurementThank you, Ms Eagle, for chairing the proceedings, and I also thank colleagues across the House for their contributions. I do not think the issue will disappear. Too many millions…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: NAO Report on Government ProcurementIt remains completely inappropriate. In the words of The Sunday Times authors, “As the government mounted a war effort to combat Covid-19, it has instead resembled more of a…09 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthI will focus my remarks about these health regulations on my constituency. Liverpool, Walton is the most deprived constituency in England. It has the highest youth unemployment in…01 Dec 2020HANSARD Family Visits in Health and Social Care Settings: Covid-19Mass testing is taking place in Liverpool and many people are hopeful that that will allow for more visits to care homes in the weeks ahead. Will the Minister comment on what…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Family Visits in Health and Social Care Settings: Covid-19It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. This debate matters so much to so many people. Like colleagues, I have been touched by correspondence and have taken…11 Nov 2020HANSARDArmed Forces: Covid-19 DeploymentMay I put on record my thanks to the City Mayor’s Office, to our director of public health, Matt Ashton, and his staff and to the skilled and expert men and women of the armed…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI am delighted to follow my hon. Friend the Member for North Durham (Mr Jones)—15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe whole country knows the perilous situation facing the city of Liverpool and the north-west region. People out there are very worried—not least the people who were officially…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillThat is such a fundamental oversight that is needed. Is the Bill really fit for purpose without it?15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI think my right hon. Friend has far more trust in the words of the Government and the guidance than I do. What would stop an agency deciding that an unofficial dispute…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy right hon. Friend. I think that was one of the briefest speeches he has ever made in the House. The Bill is about the power of the state, and it is also about the rights of…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillOn a point of order, Dame Rosie. I understand that my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson) has swapped places with my right hon. Friend the…15 Oct 2020