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HANSARDDraft Export Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I look forward to the Minister’s answers then.08 Dec 2020HANSARDDraft Export Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020On a point of order, Mrs Miller. I would be grateful if you could clarify whether I was at any point out of order in asking those questions of the Minister and expecting a reply…08 Dec 2020HANSARDDraft Export Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020It is a pleasure to have what I think is my first opportunity to serve on a Committee under your chairmanship, Mrs Miller. These regulations make amendments to legislation…08 Dec 2020HANSARDDraft Export Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I am grateful to the Minister for acknowledging at the outset the error that the Joint Committee has identified. The noble Lord Grimstone, when commenting on its report, said:…08 Dec 2020HANSARD UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementWhile I welcome this deal and the recent announcement of the Canada deal being rolled over, I am not sure it merits the “truly historic” or “groundbreaking” description that the…25 Nov 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: CanadaWith just days to go, and with not just this continuity agreement still to be completed, British exporters such as our car manufacturers simply do not know whether they will face…19 Nov 2020HANSARDEngagementsI hope that the Prime Minister and the Chancellor now regret their decision not to extend free school meals to cover half-term and will join in the richly deserved praise for all…04 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateTragically, one of the few certainties about this second wave is that economic hardship will rise, so why will the Prime Minister not review the level of statutory sick pay, which…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillAll the indicators are that food poverty is on the rise, so I ask the Minister, as I asked the Prime Minister and the Education Secretary: why will Ministers not extend the food…12 Oct 2020HANSARDDisadvantaged Children: Educational AttainmentWhat steps he is taking to (a) improve the wellbeing of disadvantaged children and (b) close the educational attainment gap.12 Oct 2020HANSARDDisadvantaged Children: Educational AttainmentTackling rising levels of food poverty would be one good way of improving the wellbeing of disadvantaged children and helping to raise educational attainment, so why will…12 Oct 2020HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipThe Government of Malaysia are delaying ratification of CPTPP because they have become concerned, belatedly, about the impact of the treaty’s provisions on Government procurement…08 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Financial Implications for SchoolsI beg to move, That this House has considered the financial implications of covid-19 for schools. I am grateful to Mr Speaker for giving me the opportunity to raise an issue of…07 Oct 2020HANSARD CCRC Decision on 44 Post Office ProsecutionsThe truth is that Ministers have set up a half-baked inquiry in response to this extraordinary scandal, without the powers to fully get to the bottom of this mess. Will the…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Professional and Amateur Sport: Government SupportI share the concern that non-league clubs—major community assets such as Harrow Borough, Rayners Lane and, indeed, Wealdstone football club—will face a very difficult financial…30 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Prevention of Trade Diversion (Key Medicines) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I am grateful to the Minister for his answer to the previous question. The reason it is important is that the markings on the drugs for sale to developing countries potentially…28 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Prevention of Trade Diversion (Key Medicines) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My apologies—perhaps I did not make the question clear. It is perfectly reasonable that there is no need to reference the EU Commission, but there is surely a need to report on…28 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Prevention of Trade Diversion (Key Medicines) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020One small but potentially significant difference between this SI and the EU regulation it supersedes is that, under the EU regulation, drugs sold only in developing countries have…28 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Prevention of Trade Diversion (Key Medicines) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020Will the Minister set out for us whether the list of drugs covered by the regulations will be exactly the same as under the current EU regulation?28 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Prevention of Trade Diversion (Key Medicines) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I welcome the chance to respond to the Minister’s comments. Access to medicines for developing countries, to tackle HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, remains critical not…28 Sept 2020