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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAlmost every human crisis produces advances in human innovation, and the covid crisis has been no exception. We have seen in the UK what collaboration between academia and the…12 May 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Further to a point raised at Scottish questions today, the Auditor General in Scotland has suggested that, of £9.7 billion allocated by…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillAgain, we all want the same thing. We want the protection of leaseholders from bills that they cannot afford and should not have been given; we want the protection of taxpayers…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillI rise to speak to the amendments in my name. I am grateful for the support from all parties for them. I thank my hon. Friends the Members for Stevenage (Stephen McPartland) and…27 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe UK’s vaccination programme has been an international trailblazer, the strategic aim of preventing the NHS from being overwhelmed has clearly been met, and I am delighted that…19 Apr 2021HANSARD Strength of the UK’s Armed ForcesDefence reviews and the subsequent spending priorities are not abstract events but relate to identifiable threats. Today the most serious threat to British and European security…14 Apr 2021HANSARD Speaker’s StatementFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. Cheryl and I entered the House on the same day in 1992, delighted and a little surprised to find ourselves on the Government side…13 Apr 2021HANSARDCoronavirusA year after the lockdown, may I begin by thanking people in my constituency? Of course, I thank the core workers, whom we recognise so often, in the NHS and in education, but…25 Mar 2021HANSARD Integrated Review: Defence Command PaperDoes my right hon. Friend agree that there has been a lot of uninformed hysteria in reaction to the announcement that we are increasing the cap on our number of warheads? If we…22 Mar 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillI understand why the Government will not accept the amendment, and I do not want to go there again, but what we need is urgency. Time is not just money; it is also worry, anxiety…22 Mar 2021HANSARDTrade BillFollowing that speech, I will return to the subject we are discussing. I thank the shadow Secretary of State for her generous words and her accurate quotation. None of us actually…22 Mar 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillI will not, because time is short and so many Members want to get in; I apologise to my hon. Friend. Last time, I asked what direct contact Ministers had had with the Association…22 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewI very much welcome this integrated review, although I think there will be challenges in re-engineering Whitehall for this common purpose. How does my right hon. Friend assess the…16 Mar 2021HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. As you know, the Prime Minister confirmed to me last week during Prime Minister’s questions that we have a unified civil service in the United…11 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI broadly welcome the Budget. It comes at an unprecedentedly difficult time for the public finances as a result of the pandemic and the Chancellor is indeed wise largely to leave…08 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsMy right hon. Friend will be aware that when devolution was established in Scotland, there was no separate Scottish civil service created; we have a UK civil service, with UK…03 Mar 2021HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Yesterday, the former First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, accused the Scottish Government of “the complete breakdown of the…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillThe cladding issue is of great importance to many of my constituents, particularly in Portishead. They understand that a balance must be struck between the problems of…24 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19It was great to hear the Prime Minister say today that the Government’s policy will continue to be based on data, not dates. It would have been wrong to give in to those who…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19I will give way, almost reluctantly, to my hon. Friend.22 Feb 2021