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HANSARDTrade Deals and Fair TradeYes, that is crucial. There has been some ambiguity over whether we will continue with the European convention on human rights. Ministers have simply said, “We’re still in it,”…11 Mar 2020HANSARDTrade Deals and Fair TradeThat point is very well made. This is a critical time, during which DFID needs to be closely engaged in the whole issue of negotiating trade deals. It is helpful for DFID to be…11 Mar 2020HANSARDTrade Deals and Fair TradeI am following the hon. Gentleman’s speech closely, and I agree with what he is saying. Does he agree that it is imperative that the UK stands up for dispute resolution mechanisms…11 Mar 2020HANSARDTrade Deals and Fair TradeThe Minister mentioned the good work of DFID in promoting fairness. Will he confirm, or press the Government to ensure, that DFID’s work continues and that it is integral to trade…11 Mar 2020HANSARDTrade Deals and Fair TradeThe Minister will know that the history of investor-state dispute mechanisms is basically about protecting investors who invested in countries without established systems of law…11 Mar 2020HANSARDFree ChildcareI now have the pleasure of inviting David Simmonds to make his contribution.09 Mar 2020HANSARDFree ChildcareI invite Catherine McKinnell to wind up the debate. We have a little longer than normal, but I do not expect you to take the whole hour and 45 minutes.09 Mar 2020HANSARDFree ChildcareBefore I call Catherine McKinnell, I simply say that Jessica Taylor, the House of Commons photographer, is in the room and will be taking photographs. I hope people do not mind;…09 Mar 2020HANSARD FlybeMore than half the flights out of Wales, particularly from Cardiff, are Flybe, and the Minister will know that Flybe was reliant on domestic flights but also on European flights…05 Mar 2020HANSARD Health InequalitiesThe Minister will be aware that 64,000 people die prematurely from air quality problems, at a cost of £20 billion, and she is probably aware that those deaths tend to be…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFloodingIt is interesting to hear the individual cases, but does the Secretary of State not accept that it is 12 years since the Pitt review and that it is only another 10 years—less than…04 Mar 2020HANSARD Points of OrderFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Would you like to extend that point to include introducing hand sanitisers in various places across the estate, as well as…03 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusDoes the Secretary of State agree that the key drivers of aggregate transmission are, first, the level of movement and, secondly, the level of assembly? Will he therefore take…03 Mar 2020HANSARDResearch and Development InvestmentThe Royal College of Physicians has found that something like 64,000 people a year die prematurely as a result of unclean air at a cost of some £20 billion. In addition to…03 Mar 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsWill the Minister address the timetable issue?27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh Affairsrose —27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh Affairsrose —27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsMy hon. Friend is probably aware that more severe weather conditions are expected over the coming seven to 10 days, so is she as concerned as I am about the saturation of coal…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsThe Secretary of State has mentioned the impact on Wales of climate change in terms of flooding, and he is now mentioning the opportunities; will he reconfirm that he is looking…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Welsh AffairsDoes the right hon. Gentleman agree that, while it is imperative that we have control and use the money effectively, we must not lose the overall amount of money that we are…27 Feb 2020