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HANSARD Covid-19: International TravelThroughout the pandemic, Labour has flip-flopped, calling for a pause on international travel, then opposing all and any restrictions. May I thank my right hon. Friend for…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]I strongly support the Government’s commitment to ending the practice of charging unfair and excessive ground rents. As my hon. Friend will know, residents in park homes such as…24 Jan 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention, and I see where she is going with her mention of the duty. As always, we will get into a bit of a debate over the duties of the state…12 Jan 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Derbyshire on getting the Bill to this stage. It is a landmark…12 Jan 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillI thank my hon. Friend for that brilliant intervention. It was prescient, as I was about the say that there is an even bigger problem in the interaction between civil cases, about…12 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetySome of the most distressing conversations I have with constituents are with those who have been caught up in this scandal, as are some of the most distressed constituents I have…10 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank my right hon. Friend for holding firm on plan B and for rolling back travel restrictions, which will relieve many of my constituents. I also welcome the increased use of…05 Jan 2022HANSARDPublic HealthIn terms of providing proof of a negative lateral flow test, is that possible for someone who does not have access to the internet or a phone? What is the evidentiary requirement?14 Dec 2021HANSARDPublic HealthI will speak briefly to ensure colleagues can get in on this important debate. I will go through the four measures and come up with some big questions that I think we need to ask…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) BillOn the point about markets, I was reflecting on the comments my right hon. Friend made about this being a statutory measure to allow a review of contracts. Is there a danger that…03 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareI thank my hon. Friend for his statement on health and social care planning. The worry is, of course, that the omicron variant will put a lot of pressure on that planning. Will he…03 Dec 2021HANSARDPublic HealthIt is always a pleasure to follow such a powerful speech from my hon. Friend the Member for Wycombe (Mr Baker). Today’s debate is fundamentally about uncertainty—uncertainty about…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthDoes the evolution of an immune escape variant, which omicron may be, occur because of a vaccinated immune population or because of a naive population?30 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. Clearly the problem here is uncertainty. I welcome the analysis, along with the three-week review and the ambition to do it sooner,…29 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Booster VaccinationsI thank my right hon. Friend for his answer and for the speed of the booster roll-out. In fact, it is so speedy that the criteria for getting a booster are changing all the time,…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that one of the challenges for primary care is that general practitioners have absorbed a great deal of the role of social advocacy in our society?…23 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Booster Vaccinations19. What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the roll-out of booster doses of the covid-19 vaccine.23 Nov 2021HANSARD Planning (Enforcement) BillI entirely agree with my hon. Friend. That is just another example of something I said at the start of my remarks: while this issue blights many parts of Runnymede and Weybridge,…19 Nov 2021HANSARDGlue Traps (Offences) BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Truro and Falmouth (Cherilyn Mackrory) on her powerful speech about glue traps and particularly on…19 Nov 2021HANSARDGlue Traps (Offences) BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker—I was worried I was in a bit of trouble there.19 Nov 2021