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HANSARDNapier Barracks Asylum AccommodationA very happy birthday to you, Mr Speaker. The Home Office has worked incredibly hard in very difficult circumstances to improve conditions, and covid security particularly, for…10 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes the COP presidency share my concern at the reputational hit that the UK will take in the event that it continues to approve old-style carbon-belching waste incinerators such…09 Jun 2021HANSARD Ajax ProgrammeDoes the Minister agree that the Ajax situation undermines global Britain’s forward presence objectives as envisaged in the integrated review, such as the ability of the Royal…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government Handling and PreparednessHow does my right hon. Friend account for the yawning difference between the account given to the Select Committee yesterday and rehearsed by the Opposition today, and the…27 May 2021HANSARDIsrael and Gaza: CeasefireThe Minister’s point on the two-state solution does him great credit and it should be clear for anybody to understand. Long-range rockets at scale are not possible without the…19 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe staggering success of the covid vaccination programme means that on current trends, sadly, non-covid viruses may well kill more people this winter than the coronavirus. Is my…17 May 2021HANSARDDebate on the AddressMr Deputy Speaker, I will endeavour to do the same. I very much welcome the Gracious Speech. I am in awe of the person who delivered it and in awe of its delivery. How fortunate…11 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill there be an opportunity in Glasgow to debate so-called energy from waste? In this COP presidency year, surely we should be doing nothing to encourage old-style great…24 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19I very much welcome my good friend the Minister’s remarks. The Prime Minister was quite right to say in his statement that there is no credible road map to zero-covid Britain, and…22 Feb 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillThe Select Committee on the 2011 Bill considered whether the armed forces covenant should be codified and contractualised and, after taking lots of evidence, decided that would be…08 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccine UpdateThe Government have done brilliantly well in securing more than 350 million jabs, which is enough, all being well, to vaccinate the at-risk population several times over. Given…04 Feb 2021HANSARDEducational Settings: ReopeningDoes my right hon. Friend agree that the public health risk of allowing schools, particularly covid-secure primary schools, to reopen is modest, particularly when set against the…26 Jan 2021HANSARDScience and Technology: International DevelopmentWhat steps he is taking to ensure UK science and technology plays a role in international development.19 Jan 2021HANSARDScience and Technology: International DevelopmentThe Government are doing extremely well in rolling out the vaccine in the UK. The AstraZeneca vaccine in particular is potentially deployable in developing countries. Will the…19 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Disruption to TradeDoes my right hon. Friend agree with me that we have to keep faith with the Northern Ireland protocol, which—long term—shows every sign of benefiting Northern Ireland in its…13 Jan 2021HANSARD Xinjiang: Forced LabourThe Government are to be congratulated on the international leadership they have applied in this matter. To what extent does the Foreign Secretary think that the bribes,…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Economic UpdateThe Treasury has done really well supporting businesses and jobs in this crisis, but directors of small limited companies are many of the people who will ultimately be paying for…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Public HealthI, certainly, will be supporting these regulations tonight with a heavy heart, but nevertheless, they are clearly required at this particular juncture. I doubt that there is…06 Jan 2021HANSARD Public HealthI am really pleased by the generally positive way in which the hon. Gentleman is approaching this; it does him great credit. Can I perhaps help him out by making a suggestion?…06 Jan 2021HANSARD Public HealthMy hon. Friend makes a fair point, and that data clearly has to be available, because it is gathered locally. That would be very useful, particularly for constituency Members of…06 Jan 2021