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HANSARD Covid-19: International TravelEveryone has suffered in this pandemic, and people are still suffering. It affects people, businesses and human relationships when, as we have heard, we are cut off from seeing…24 May 2021HANSARDRestoration and Renewal of the Palace of WestminsterIt is an honour to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Southend West (Sir David Amess); contrary to what he said, he looks to me to be in fine working order. In preparing for…20 May 2021HANSARDPost Office UpdateJust a few weeks ago, I asked about this at Prime Minister’s questions, so I thank the Government for listening and I welcome the statutory footing. Justice and peace of mind is…19 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the DWP’s commitment to delivering an improved welfare system for people with a terminal illness, and I hope that it can be delivered very soon. Can my hon. Friend…17 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Times reported at the weekend that there are 120,000 people who are immunocompromised—for instance, those having treatment for cancer. For them, the effectiveness of the…12 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkThe Queen’s Speech yesterday placed at its heart recovery from the pandemic and restoring the public finances, much as the Budget did a few months previously. Protecting jobs and…12 May 2021HANSARDEngagementsAs probably the only former sub-postmaster in Parliament, I know that last Friday’s ruling was the beginning, not the end. Yes, it will cost a lot of money, and yes, it will take…28 Apr 2021HANSARDFinancial Services BillThere is a famous saying, is there not, that an Englishman’s home is his castle, but the problems born out of the banking crisis in 2008 still persist. Indeed, there are a quarter…26 Apr 2021HANSARDMinisterial CodeConstituents are sick and tired of this endless tittle-tattle. They just want their lives to go back normal, which is what this Government are helping them to achieve. They could…26 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fifth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for giving way. I am intrigued by the amendment, because on the one hand, the Opposition were very keen with amendment 15 that ARIA’s mission be to drive the…22 Apr 2021HANSARD Stroke: AftercareI am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Sir Robert Neill) for securing this important debate. North Norfolk, I believe, had the highest incidence…21 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fourth sitting)One of the fundamental roles of a director is to exercise reasonable care, skill and diligence. As that is part of the fundamental concept of a board, I would suggest it is the…20 Apr 2021HANSARDUnfair Trading PracticesThe wool trade started in Norfolk in medieval times, many, many years ago, and we have always been an outward-looking area to the world, but for trade to be free, it must also be…15 Apr 2021HANSARDUnfair Trading PracticesWhat steps she is taking to tackle the use of (a) trade-distorting subsidies and (b) other unfair trading practices.15 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentIt is telling that the first step on the roadmap was education, so we know how seriously the Government take that subject. Will the Minister confirm that the highest rates of…15 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillAn unprecedented time calls for an unprecedented Budget, and that is exactly what the Chancellor delivered, which is now set out in this Bill. The Budget had at its heart a focus…13 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghNorfolk, as we know, has a special connection to the royal family through Sandringham, and my constituency is no different. Indeed, the town of Holt, where I grew up, is…12 Apr 2021HANSARDUK Steel Production: Greensill CapitalIt is absolutely right to support the steel industry, given the jobs and the simple fact that steel is a fundamental material in our construction industry, and the Government do.…25 Mar 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillThis country is steeped in science and invention, so it is fitting that the Bill paves the way to create an agency that will lead to who knows what UK discoveries and innovation.…23 Mar 2021HANSARDCounty Lines Drug DealingWhat recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the CPS in prosecuting offences relating to county lines drug dealing.18 Mar 2021