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HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationI am grateful for that response. I should say, for the record, that my household has come down from a two-car household to one car, and we are hoping to switch to an electric car…03 Dec 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseYesterday’s spending review was disappointing for many, including public sector workers and the Scottish Government, whose capital budget was cut while other such budgets were…26 Nov 2020HANSARDOnline HarmsWe have had another excellent, if curtailed, debate today. I thank the right hon. and learned Member for Kenilworth and Southam (Jeremy Wright), the hon. Member for Kingston upon…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Sport Sector: Financial SupportI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. I have spoken many times in this place about the power of sport and the crucial role that sports clubs, be they amateur,…19 Nov 2020HANSARDAviation IndustryIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Edward, and I congratulate the right hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Chris Grayling) on securing what has been an interesting and…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Towns FundI apologise, Madam Deputy Speaker, but I have to rush off after the Secretary of State’s answer for a Westminster Hall debate. The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol: Implementation ProposalsFor all the issues that the Government face on the protocol—caused by Brexit, it should be said—and all the concerns raised by Members in the House this afternoon, are they now…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Employment RightsWill the Minister give way?17 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Employment RightsI beg to move, That this House has considered the covid-19 outbreak and employment rights. It is fair to say that the pandemic has stress-tested a great many things across our…17 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Employment RightsI am grateful, and I will keep my intervention brief. Can the Minister confirm, if he is having roundtable discussions about the practice of firing and rehiring, whether something…17 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Employment RightsI thank the Backbench Business Committee for allowing today’s debate. As a former member of that Committee, I could feel the virtual slap on the wrist from the hon. Member for…17 Nov 2020HANSARDHong KongThe world has watched aghast as President Trump desperately tries to suppress domestic democracy. Thankfully, his successor President-elect Biden has promised to fully enforce the…12 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateFor the vaccine to be effective, widespread take-up is required. Yesterday, the Prime Minister said a strategy to counter the utterly ridiculous and extremely dangerous…10 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Terrorism Threat LevelThe Minister will be all too aware that many individuals start their path to extremism and radicalisation on the internet. With our lives moving online even more this year due to…05 Nov 2020HANSARD Employment (Dismissal and Re-employment)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to prohibit employers dismissing employees and subsequently re-employing them for the purpose of diminishing the terms and…04 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19That is the first time I have heard that and it is absolutely disgraceful. The DWP and the Minister should really look at that. It is not on, particularly in the pandemic…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19Covid-19 has produced the biggest health and economic challenges since the war. Those two factors are inextricably linked, and until we have the virus under some kind of control,…02 Nov 2020HANSARDTransport Sector: Support and Covid-19 Emergency FundingDespite failing to deliver the promised sectoral support, the Secretary of State has said time and again that his Government are listening to and working with the aviation sector.…22 Oct 2020HANSARDTransport Sector: Support and Covid-19 Emergency FundingLet us try a much simpler question, to which I am sure the Secretary of State can give a straightforward and categorical answer. With the news that the black hole known as HS2—…22 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseLast month, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives, the hon. Member for Moray (Douglas Ross), called for free school meals to be provided for every primary school pupil in the…22 Oct 2020