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HANSARDForensic Science Regulator and Biometrics Strategy BillI am grateful to the Minister and to you, Mr Speaker, for pointing out what used to go on in the labs of Chorley—not the stuff that happened in Germany, obviously. [ Interruption…25 Sept 2020HANSARDForensic Science Regulator and Biometrics Strategy BillWhat a pleasure it is to be called so unexpectedly early in this debate. Obviously your algorithm is working, Mr Speaker, even though the algorithms for other things—testing, exam…25 Sept 2020HANSARDForensic Science Regulator and Biometrics Strategy BillUnfortunately, the reality of Britain’s forensic services is far removed from the glamour of “NCIS”. Britain’s Sherlockian sleuths and Clouseauian crime detectives do exist in our…25 Sept 2020HANSARDForensic Science Regulator and Biometrics Strategy BillGoodness me, we live and learn, and we learn a new thing every day. What a gory story. It is sad that we are leaving the European Union, because we had access to all those…25 Sept 2020HANSARDForensic Science Regulator and Biometrics Strategy BillThe hon. Gentleman is right: we need a mixed-economy approach. Yes, we can allow private firms—I am not saying ban the private sector—but they should coincide with regulation,…25 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateTop-rated medical research has continuously linked vitamin D levels with covid incidence. In Norway, where people have high amounts, cases are rare, whereas here, most Brits are…21 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions and COMMON PROVISION RULES ETC. (AMENDMENT) (EU EXIT) (REVOCATION) REGULATIONS 2020Does any other Member wish to catch my eye, any Back Bencher? SNP not here? That’s them for you, isn’t it.16 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusA world-beating app that is nowhere to be seen, the national R rate rocketing and local testing all but impossible— in Ealing, we would be lucky to get offered a test in…15 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelThis in-out, hokey cokey of on-off air bridges and quarantine comes without interruption. Passengers have landed at Heathrow and gone straight on to the Piccadilly line through…07 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19All of west London rejoiced when the Secretary of State axed the hated “Shaping a healthier future” programme, which was established by his predecessor. Will he now stave off the…01 Sept 2020HANSARDBBCMany of the assumptions around these negotiations—audiences are shrinking and the young are tempted away by Netflix—are contradicted by coronavirus. On the week that lockdown…21 Jul 2020HANSARD UK TelecommunicationsWhen I was in China with other MPs a couple of years back, our delegation leader, Ken Clarke, kept going on about how this was a golden era for relations between our two…14 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillI rise to echo some of the points that the right hon. Member for Sutton Coldfield (Mr Mitchell) made about new clause 33. Although it is not being pressed to a vote today, I hope…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillI completely agree, and I pay tribute to the work that my hon. Friend has done on the APPG, together with the right hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead (Sir Mike Penning); they have…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillI completely concur with the right hon. Gentleman. It is very disappointing that even the crumbs of the Morse review are not being fully implemented in a transparent and fair way.…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillMy hon. Friend is so much more knowledgeable than me. Lots of my constituents cannot afford to buy their own home and are in rented accommodation, so that does not even apply to…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillI think it was some time before Brexit, when we had that previous Speaker with his comedy antics, that it used to be said that we are gripped by an age of apathy in politics.…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillThe information is already collected—this is just about making it transparent, open and public. As I said in my speech, we could give companies time to readjust if they wanted to…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?01 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillMy hon. Friend is completely right. HMRC needs to show some humanity in these cases. The scheme was obviously badly implemented, with inadequate impact assessment. The word…01 Jul 2020