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HANSARD Valedictory DebateThank you so much for calling me to speak, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Ealing North (Stephen Pound), who has entertained the House for many…05 Nov 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Secretary of State look at making greater use of chiropractors and osteopaths in support of orthopaedic surgeons?29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillMy hon. Friend talked about rats. The exact quotation, if I recall it correctly, is that there are many examples in history of rats leaving a sinking ship but only one of mice…29 Oct 2019HANSARDRestoring Nature and Climate ChangeI certainly would. Representing Bosworth, a hosiery and knitwear constituency in the midlands, I have spent much of the last 30 years in the House—not quite as long as the hon.…28 Oct 2019HANSARDRestoring Nature and Climate ChangeI recommend going to the Knepp estate and talking to the Burrell family who run it. It is a wonderful wildlife centre. I am listening attentively to the Minister. I apologise that…28 Oct 2019HANSARDRestoring Nature and Climate ChangeThank you for calling me first on this side of the Chamber, Mr Hosie. I declare an interest, in that I am a member of the Conservative Environment Network, and before that I was a…28 Oct 2019HANSARDThe National Health Servicerose —23 Oct 2019HANSARDThe National Health ServiceI am most grateful to the hon. Gentleman, who is a Leicester Member, but I have to say that I am astonished by his tone. Almost the entire county and city welcomed this huge,…23 Oct 2019HANSARDThe National Health ServiceMay I just tell the Secretary of State what an amazing job he is doing for Leicestershire and how proud the county is of this forward investment? May I draw his attention,…23 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressI am glad, and I wasn’t expecting that; Madam Deputy Speaker, I hope you will waive the rule that says electronic devices are not allowed to be used in support of a cause. We…14 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressI am most grateful to be called to speak on this first day of the Queen’s Speech debate. I echo colleagues’ remarks about the excellence of the speeches that we heard at the…14 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressWill my right hon. Friend give way?14 Oct 2019HANSARDDebate on the AddressIs my right hon. Friend worried about Chinese intervention in the telephone network—5G and Huawei?14 Oct 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationSet alongside the decision of the Supreme Court, what force in law does the decision of the British people to leave the European Union have?25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateMr Speaker— [ Interruption. ] My voice is restored. My right hon. Friend has talked about a surrender Act, which is quite accurate. Does he recall, as I do, because I was in the…25 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitWill my right hon. Friend explain in greater detail the steps taken at the G7 to protect endangered species?03 Sept 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentI congratulate the Prime Minister on a brilliant start, and particularly his support of the health service. Is he aware that his counterpart in India, Prime Minister Modi, has…25 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS StaffingWill my right hon. Friend make sure that his interim people plan looks again at the hugely underutilised resource of the allied health professions, including osteopaths and…18 Jun 2019HANSARDBest Practice19. Mr Speaker, I am clearly in your good books and I am most grateful. Will my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State explain why so little use is made of these three therapies…07 May 2019HANSARDHealthcare: East MidlandsThank you, Mr Hollobone, for allowing me to speak first. I think it is the first time I have heard a Chair say that there is no time constraint, but I will not detain the House…30 Apr 2019