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HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsWhy did we not use the infrastructure that existed when we were building the system?17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Can you make it absolutely clear—and I have been in government— that regardless of whether we are in a pandemic, there is an agenda for…17 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeWhile we are talking about corruption and sleaze, and Ministers and standards, does my hon. Friend, like me, find it rather strange that the Prime Minister is in charge of the…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsWill my right hon. Friend join me in congratulating the Good Law Project, which started to close the net on Lord Bethell by unearthing all his burner, drug dealer-type actions?17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsIt seems as though the Minister may have missed the whole debate and just come in at the end, because she has failed to take up some of the conversations that we have had during…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsThere was a point about Randox that I neglected to mention. Is it not true that it failed to meet every single target that it was set, and yet, it was still awarded another…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsI think we all agree that the Minister today has been given a hard gig, coming to the Chamber today. I hope she will not allow the Government’s approach to ruin her good…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsWill the Minister give way on that point?17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. The Minister has been given a really hard gig today and I am actually beginning to feel sorry for her, because she has been given a script that is…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsMay I clarify that, first, the Government did not actually deliver the moonshot, and secondly, that in the end the £100 billion for private companies was diverted to local…17 Nov 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI thank my hon. Friend for the powerful points that she is making. Is it not fair to say that if Members believe that fire and rehire is an unfair practice, they could vote for…22 Oct 2021HANSARDSexual Misconduct in the PoliceI do.20 Oct 2021HANSARDSexual Misconduct in the PoliceI thank my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Camberwell and Peckham (Ms Harman) for securing this urgent question. I also thank all the good police officers who we have…20 Oct 2021HANSARD Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No. 3)Unintentionally misleading.19 Oct 2021HANSARD Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No. 3)Today really feels like groundhog day. The Government are again pushing through the Coronavirus Act with no scrutiny from Parliament. I do not know what it is about this…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No. 3)The Secretary of State says that this House has had time to scrutinise the legislation, but 90 minutes every six months to scrutinise the Act really is not enough time for…19 Oct 2021HANSARDSupporting Small BusinessFour hundred businesses in Brent are at risk. Our high streets have the most independent shops compared with any other high streets in the UK. Does my hon. Friend agree that it is…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No. 3)rose —19 Oct 2021HANSARD Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No. 3)The Act has always been presented on the Floor of the House as an all-or-nothing Bill; MPs never have an opportunity to change, amend or scrutinise it, so I think that the…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No. 3)I wonder whether the Minister will also consider the fines under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act and whether there will be an appeal mechanism. Will she push for that,…19 Oct 2021