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HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is not about the Business Secretary’s meetings or about his heart; it is about his action and his willingness to say that he will do plan B if it is necessary to save those…23 Mar 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillThat just makes the case; if what the hon. Gentleman says is the case, would it not be a good idea, as the former Science Minister Lord Johnson suggested, for ARIA to share…23 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsLet me associate myself, Mr Speaker, with the important remarks you made on this national day of remembrance. I want to follow up the question about Liberty Steel because the…23 Mar 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMaybe he is going to tell us the news.23 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI want to start by quoting a speech given in this Chamber 77 years ago, in June 1944, by Ernest Bevin, who was then the Minister of Labour. He said: “With my right hon. Friend the…09 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationHe nods. As if that is somehow a justification for cutting the pay of nurses. What is the world in which their plight justifies cutting the pay of our nurses? I have never heard…09 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have never been called that before. I warmly welcome the President of COP26 to his full- time role. It is in all our interests that he should succeed, and we want to do…24 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsA crucial issue for the success of the COP is international finance for developing countries, as the right hon. Gentleman knows, and they are facing poverty, the pandemic and…24 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessesBusinesses are facing a £50 billion bombshell in less than two months as Government support packages are due to end, and there is still no clarity about the future. The Secretary…09 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessesExcuses are no substitute for a plan. Businesses need clarity and certainty, and they are not getting it from the Government. Let me turn to another critical issue facing them. We…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Employment Rights: Government PlansI thank all right hon. and hon. Members from all parties who have spoken in this debate. It is important that this debate has taken place. In particular, on the Opposition Benches…25 Jan 2021HANSARD National Security and Investment BillMay I begin by adding my congratulations to the new Secretary of State? Promotion to the Cabinet with such an important role as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and…20 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsBusinesses face a double whammy from the ongoing economic crisis and potential Brexit disruption. They want the Business Secretary to stand up for them. Some 61% of the country…15 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am afraid that the Secretary of State is failing to stand up for the hospitality sector. Let us talk about the 150,000 businesses that, even with a trade deal, will have to fill…15 Dec 2020HANSARD Energy White PaperCan I thank the Secretary of State for his statement? This White Paper has been promised year after year, so there have been high expectations for it, and I know I should say that…14 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI am going to make some progress; lots of people want to speak and there is not much time. With the law-breaking powers that undermined our reputation in the world gone, we are…10 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI will try to be as brief as I can, Madam Deputy Speaker. I want to say to the Minister that we should note the progress made in the removal of the law-breaking clauses from part…10 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI think there is a very legitimate anxiety, which I hope the Minister will reflect on. Again, it was expressed in the Lords. Yes, the Government were defeated in the Lords—all…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillHowever we describe it, I do not believe that the Bill properly respects the principles of devolution. These are principles that we have developed in a very British way, in a…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThe right hon. Gentleman and I agree absolutely about the United Kingdom, and I am now going to come on to why I have such fear about this Bill. I fear that it is ignorant and…07 Dec 2020