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HANSARDHouse Business during the PandemicWill my right hon. Friend give way?08 Jun 2020HANSARDHouse Business during the PandemicI will start by saying that I agreed wholeheartedly, and almost entirely, with the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael), who opened the debate, and with every…08 Jun 2020HANSARD Finance Bill (Ways and Means)In the light of the impact that coronavirus is having across all sectors of the economy, the Government have rightly committed, in the motion, to postponing the planned reforms to…19 May 2020HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillIt is always a privilege to follow the Chair of the Home Affairs Committee, and I will pick up on one or two of the things she said. The core purpose of the Bill is to deliver on…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: 2019 Loan ChargeIn September this year, we will be in the middle of the recession that we are about to face. Given the hundreds of billions of pounds that the Treasury has already committed to…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: 2019 Loan ChargeWhat assessment he has made of the potential merits of suspending the 2019 loan charge during the covid-19 outbreak.18 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19It is always a privilege to follow the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas). May I commend in the strongest possible terms the speech that has just been made by the…11 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI commend the Secretary of State for his heroic efforts in our defence so far. Given that the proscription on travel is now legal and not simply a recommendation, will he give us…24 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillI commend the hon. Gentleman for the stance he is taking in this debate. The whole House will respect him for it. The series of interventions that he has just taken demonstrates a…23 Mar 2020HANSARD Coronavirus BillI agree. I think the Government have done a pretty good job so far in the face of unbelievably difficult judgments and decisions. The Americans talk about drinking from a fire…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillI commend the Secretary of State for accepting the six-month review that he has just announced, but in the event that the House decides that one element of the Bill is working…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillThat was precisely why I asked the Secretary of State whether, when we get to the six-month review and renewal of this legislation, we will be able to amend it. If there is…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillThe right hon. Gentleman is making a powerful speech. As he knows, I have an amendment in Committee to change two years to one year. I asked the Health Secretary whether we would…23 Mar 2020HANSARD Coronavirus BillThe hon. Gentleman may be coming to this, but there is one other element: putting this in primary legislation rather than secondary takes it out of the purview of the courts, so…23 Mar 2020HANSARD Coronavirus BillI will come to that in a moment.23 Mar 2020HANSARD Coronavirus BillI am glad to get my hon. Friend’s support. He has always been assiduous in these matters and he is right on that point. A reasonable person might say, “Well, the logical argument…23 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe probably have more than half a million undocumented migrants in this country—people who, if they fall ill with coronavirus, might be afraid to declare themselves to the health…23 Mar 2020HANSARD Coronavirus BillI rise to speak specifically to amendment 6, in my name and those of others, and to the relevant Government amendment. The Secretary of State himself said that the Bill has an…23 Mar 2020HANSARD Coronavirus BillGood, excellent. I am glad Opposition Members are learning. Having an amendable approval at six months makes things completely different, because it means the House can say, “We…23 Mar 2020HANSARD Coronavirus BillI am now glad that I teased the hon. Gentleman, because it got something very useful on the record. If I may pick up on the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Wycombe (Mr…23 Mar 2020