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HANSARDElectronic Tagging of OffendersThe Minister will know that it is actually a relatively small number of hardcore, prolific offenders who are responsible for so much of the misery that is inflicted on our…09 Nov 2021HANSARDElectronic Tagging of Offenders12. What progress his Department has made on the roll-out of electronic tagging for offenders.09 Nov 2021HANSARDHospital Building ProgrammeI look forward to seeing him there with my hon. Friends the Members for Eddisbury and for Congleton. I thank the Minister for his time, and thank you, Mr Sharma, for chairing…03 Nov 2021HANSARDHospital Building ProgrammeI beg to move, That this House has considered the hospital building programme. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I welcome the chance to discuss the…03 Nov 2021HANSARDHospital Building ProgrammeI thank the Minister and the Opposition spokesperson, the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Justin Madders), for the time they have taken to listen to us all in…03 Nov 2021HANSARDHospital Building ProgrammeMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. This is actually about saving money in the long term given the unavoidable costs at the existing site. Of course, building the hospital…03 Nov 2021HANSARDHospital Building ProgrammeIt is great to get cross-party support to demonstrate to the Minister how important it is to all our local communities. I thank the hon. Gentleman for his support. As I was…03 Nov 2021HANSARDHospital Building ProgrammeMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. One of the great things about the plans for the new site is that they take into account those future projected increases in population. I do…03 Nov 2021HANSARDHospital Building ProgrammeMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and what he has said is typical of people who live in the area, who have also experienced their children being born at that hospital and…03 Nov 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAs a Member new to the House, I did not know Sir David Amess for as long as others, but when we worked together on the all-party parliamentary group on fire safety and rescue, I…28 Oct 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)You are clearly talking about the tension between the costs of going too late or too soon in terms of efficiencies. Do you agree that you might have more credibility—28 Oct 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)My apologies, Madam Deputy Speaker. Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that he would have more credibility on the issue if he had not backed Labour’s 2030 net zero target, which…28 Oct 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I want to start where the Chancellor left off, by saying that I strongly believe that it is not just for the Government to fix every problem and tackle every challenge. I am a…28 Oct 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)Absolutely. That is the kind of thing that the Conservative party understands when it comes to aspiration, but those on the Labour Benches simply do not. I want to pick up on some…28 Oct 2021HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillIs the right hon. Gentleman familiar with and has he reflected on the words of a former Labour Home Secretary, who criticised “unaccountable and unelected judges usurping the role…26 Oct 2021HANSARD Judicial Review and Courts BillI welcome the chance to speak in this debate as a new member of the Select Committee on Justice. We have not considered judicial review in any great detail, but we have considered…26 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI wonder whether the hon. Gentleman can clarify something. The campaign is to end fire and rehire, which is what Unite says, but the hon. Member for Brent North (Barry Gardiner)…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillReference has been made to messages going out from the House. It is important to make one thing clear to those who have been potentially misled by some of the remarks made by…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsQ14. At a time when our economy desperately needs investment, right now we are missing out on hundreds of millions of pounds of private capital that is flowing into the geothermal…15 Sept 2021