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HANSARDProcurement Bill [Lords]This has been a very interesting debate, veering from grand geopolitics to the sourcing of public services and paperclips. All of this is, in a sense, the responsibility of an…13 Jun 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [Lords]My right hon. Friend makes important points, and I recognise the difficulty of comparing our productivity figures with those of other countries. The comparison I am making is with…13 Jun 2023HANSARDMental Health Treatment and SupportIt is a pleasure to follow the speech of the hon. Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie Abrahams), who is a great champion of this cause. I am very proud to work with her…07 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWiltshire urgently needs a lot more housing, and the good news is that we are getting it. For the past six years, we have met our house building target by 130%, with 4,000 new…05 Jun 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI think my right hon. and learned Friend is trying to rescue me from some sort of political blunder, which I am perfectly capable of making. I am grateful to him for that. This is…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Billrose—24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am very grateful to my right hon. Friend, the Peel of our era. Madam Deputy Speaker, I will not try the patience of the House any longer. My point is that, whether people are…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillIt is an honour to wind up for the Back Benchers in this tremendous debate. It has been good natured, but it has also revealed, in a constructive way, some of the profound…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention; I hope we can inspire the countries of Europe, as we have so often in our history. We have changed from a default assumption…24 May 2023HANSARDMinisterial Code: Investigation of Potential BreachMy hon. Friend the Member for Broxbourne (Sir Charles Walker) makes the right point about the BBC’s political editor, but here we have 50 or so Opposition Members choosing to…23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformMy hon. Friend is right: the way these companies operate is shameful. The price of land is the issue. There is a way to get through this, and it is along the lines of what we are…23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformI agree with what the Minister said about the Government’s plans. It is good that we have cross-party consensus on the need to radically reform leasehold. I recognise and agree…23 May 2023HANSARD Psilocybin TreatmentsMay I add my voice to those who have paid tribute to the speech of the hon. Member for Warrington North (Charlotte Nichols)? She said she was not asking for sympathy, but she has…18 May 2023HANSARD Psilocybin TreatmentsI echo that point. The point I am making more generally is that I am concerned that we withdraw from a medicalised model. It is a bigger topic, but the way we approach health in…18 May 2023HANSARD Psilocybin TreatmentsI am happy to give way. I am about to repeat my own argument, but my hon. Friend will do it better than me.18 May 2023HANSARDPublic Access to NatureMy hon. Friend is making a wonderful speech. Last week, I had the pleasure of a walk around Poulshot, in my constituency, with Dave Yearsley and Tim Lewis from the Wiltshire…18 May 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI am very pleased to have listened to this interesting and useful debate. I rise to speak to new clauses 22 and 17, which clarify the means by which a suspensive claim may be made…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillI wish to draw the House’s attention to another safe and legal route that exists at the moment, the community sponsorship arrangement, which was introduced by my right hon. Friend…26 Apr 2023HANSARDPandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response: International AgreementMy hon. Friend makes an important suggestion with which I absolutely agree. He is not totally right about the way the WHO works, of course. A simple majority of member states can…17 Apr 2023HANSARDPandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response: International AgreementThat is absolutely right. We have the opportunity to say no, and it is an opportunity we need to take. Once we have said yes, we are then under the obligation to introduce,…17 Apr 2023