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HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryAll teachers want rapid testing, but at a time when they feel exposed and scared by the new variant—80% of my schools have cases anyway—will the Secretary of State develop…30 Dec 2020HANSARDUK Preparedness: End of TransitionThe Minister is forever the smooth talker, as we saw in his answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Paul Blomfield), but how exactly will our police access…17 Dec 2020HANSARDUK Preparedness: End of TransitionWhat recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK’s preparedness for the end of the transition period.17 Dec 2020HANSARD Planning for the FutureI am grateful to my near neighbour for giving way. She mentioned going back to existing buildings. Is she aware of the Architects’ Journal campaign to retrofit? That could be an…15 Dec 2020HANSARD Future of the Coach IndustryThis is a popular debate. I think that I have counted 13 bodies, with 37 minutes available; the time for the debate has been slightly stretched, because of the earlier votes in…10 Dec 2020HANSARD Future of the Coach IndustryTo be honest, because we have stretched the time and everyone was so restricted in their remarks, I think we have time.10 Dec 2020HANSARD Nagorno-KarabakhI am grateful to the Minister for meeting me and the shadow Minister recently. Does she have anything to say about consular assistance to our citizens? France, the US and Russia…08 Dec 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-outThis brilliant news, on which I also congratulate everyone, contrasts with the rather alarming revelations last night that we may be veering towards a no-deal Brexit. If that does…08 Dec 2020HANSARD Nagorno-KarabakhBritish people with dual nationality have been caught up in a situation where people have been displaced or lost their homes—it is freezing cold at the moment—and, as my hon.…08 Dec 2020HANSARD Nagorno-KarabakhI agree with the hon. Gentleman. This might seem a conflict in far-off lands, but the diaspora communities here have brought it to our attention. I know that he knows my…08 Dec 2020HANSARDExams and Accountability 2021Around 80% of Ealing schools have had covid cases, leaving gaps in learning and holes in budgets. Some have demolished walls to accommodate distancing, and now they have huge…03 Dec 2020HANSARDAir Pollution from Motor VehiclesWhat discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect of the easing of covid-19 lockdown restrictions in August 2020 on the level of air pollution from motor vehicles.26 Nov 2020HANSARDAir Pollution from Motor VehiclesAs we hopefully exit a respiratory pandemic, technology grants for home working, public transport vouchers and the cutting of staff parking permits could all be part of a…26 Nov 2020HANSARDEngagementsWhen 72 Londoners burnt to death at Grenfell because of a cladding defect we all said, “Never again”, but for hundreds of thousands the living nightmare of waking watch and the…25 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Health Secretary will remember—his hon. Friend the Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double) was there as well—that we had a really good meeting on 2 October about the…17 Nov 2020HANSARDResolving conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh regionI rise to present a petition addressing the need for the resolution of the ongoing conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, which seems to have been flaring all summer and subsequently the…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateHave the bumps from me too, Mr Deputy Speaker. It is good to hear some good news about the vaccine on the way, and hopefully about vitamin D. Earlier in the pandemic, people with…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Jonathan Taylor: SBM OffshoreThe only plus for Jonathan Taylor, now languishing in a foreign jail after exposing wrongdoing, is that he is represented by my constituent, the brilliant barrister Toby Cadman.…09 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Emergency Transport and Travel Measures in London BoroughsTravel and transport are what keep our capital going, and they produced its suburbs. When we add the covid emergency into the mix, however, questions are raised about the…04 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Emergency Transport and Travel Measures in London BoroughsPeople are asking about the letter from the Secretary of State for Transport that was sent to every local authority, and what it actually means. Is that just him huffing and…04 Nov 2020