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HANSARDCovid-19: Retail and Hospitality SectorsHospitality workers who, in normal times, rely on tips as a significant part of their income have been especially hit, not just because their workplaces have been shut but because…21 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsOn 23 June, and again on 24 June, the Prime Minister said to the House in respect of financial support for businesses and workers during local lockdowns that “nobody should be…15 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateThe Chancellor failed today to set out sector-specific help for British manufacturers. In doing so, he is gambling with an important industry and making the UK less competitive…08 Jul 2020HANSARD Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Departmental SpendingIt is a pleasure to open this debate, and I will try to keep my remarks as short as possible to give time for colleagues in the House to contribute. Before I begin my substantive…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Departmental SpendingI thank my right hon. Friend for his intervention. He and I have shared constituency interests in that important industry, which I will touch on later in my remarks. It has been…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Departmental SpendingI thank the many right hon. and hon. Members who have spoken for their contributions today. Whether on key sectors such as the aerospace and the beauty industry, about which we…07 Jul 2020HANSARDLife Sciences Sector: Vaccine ManufacturingUK-EU research collaboration contributes £2 billion to British research and development and accounts for at least 5,000 researchers in British universities, as well as its…16 Jun 2020HANSARD Horizon: Sub-Postmaster ConvictionsThe Minister will know that the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, which I chair, is undertaking an inquiry on the Post Office Horizon scandal, and it is a matter…10 Jun 2020HANSARD Rolls-Royce (Redundancies)I thank the hon. Gentleman for allowing me to intervene in this popular Adjournment debate. I congratulate him on making the case for the long-term growth prospects that come from…10 Jun 2020HANSARD Rolls-Royce (Redundancies)With all due respect, all of us are having those types of meetings on a daily basis, and we understand the challenges facing the sector. The difference is that the Minister is in…10 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillI welcome the measures in the Bill, which will support struggling businesses during this difficult economic period, but, as other Members have said, this short-term relief needs…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillI do not. The public health emergency had to be dealt with, and understandably, it had consequences for the economic emergency we find ourselves in. Retail was one example that we…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Trade BillAccording to research from the Harvard Kennedy School’s Growth Lab, British exports have been declining, concentrating into a smaller number of products and acting as a drag on…20 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19: BusinessI thank the Secretary of State for the advance copy of his statement. The whole House will know that businesses will want to do the right thing in implementing the covid-19-secure…12 May 2020HANSARD CoronavirusSome parents are unsure whether to send their children to school when somebody in the family household is self-quarantined. Will the Secretary of State confirm what guidance has…11 Mar 2020HANSARDWaste Incineration FacilitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I ought to declare my interests as set out in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests: my wife is employed at…11 Feb 2020HANSARDWaste Incineration FacilitiesI am sorry, but will the Minister give way just once more?11 Feb 2020HANSARDWaste Incineration FacilitiesDoes the Minister agree that the cumulative impact of the number of these facilities in a geographical area must also be assessed and that there must not be just an assessment of…11 Feb 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiI declare my interest as set out in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. The issue of internet-connected devices in our critical national infrastructure is related not…27 Jan 2020HANSARD Automated Facial Recognition SurveillanceI welcome you to your place, Madam Deputy Speaker. I have not yet had the chance to congratulate you on your new role. In the previous Parliament, the Science and Technology…27 Jan 2020