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HANSARD CoronavirusI will not be joining the Secretary of State in the Lobby later on, partly for civil liberties reasons, but I do agree with what he is saying about vaccination. About four years…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Advanced Research and Invention Agency BillI agree with the line that the right hon. Lady is taking, but she is missing out one really important factor in achieving the desirable objectives she has listed, which is that…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Advanced Research and Invention Agency BillOn the Science and Technology Committee, we often share similar views and attitudes to science, and I agree with the hon. Gentleman about the violence of the language that is…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Advanced Research and Invention Agency BillI generally agree with the comments of the hon. Member for North East Bedfordshire (Richard Fuller). Before I get on to the core of the Bill, I would like to pick up on two or…07 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have sat through a number of Select Committee reports that have exposed the deficiencies of not-so-smart meters and the extra costs involved, but I was shocked when we found for…25 May 2021HANSARD BBC: Dyson ReportDavid Plowright, the chair and managing director of Granada Television in its great days, used to say regularly that he needed the BBC to keep the commercial sector honest. If the…24 May 2021HANSARDAir Ambulance FundingI remind hon. Members that there have been some changes to normal practice, in order to support the new hybrid arrangements. Timings of debates have been amended to allow…26 Apr 2021HANSARDCoronavirusMy hon. Friend is giving us an interesting insight into the history of the epidemic in this country and the discussions that took place. Would he care to put it on record that we…25 Mar 2021HANSARDCoronavirusIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Broxbourne (Sir Charles Walker). On 7 March in Manchester there was a demonstration, not about milk but about the pay of NHS staff.…25 Mar 2021HANSARDPress Freedom and Safety of Protesters: IndiaOrder. I call Theresa Villiers.08 Mar 2021HANSARDPress Freedom and Safety of Protesters: IndiaBefore I call the Back-Bench speakers, I have two points to make. I am going to put a time limit of three minutes on speeches. I also announced at the beginning that hon. Members…08 Mar 2021HANSARDPress Freedom and Safety of Protesters: IndiaWelcome to the first hybrid meeting of Westminster Hall. I remind Members that there are changes to some of the rules in the new hybrid arrangements. Members present must stand…08 Mar 2021HANSARDPress Freedom and Safety of Protesters: IndiaIn order to allow the safe exit of hon. Members participating in this item of business and the safe arrival of those participating in the next, I am suspending the sitting. Please…08 Mar 2021HANSARDPress Freedom and Safety of Protesters: IndiaOrder. Can the Minister bring his remarks to a conclusion very quickly?08 Mar 2021HANSARDPress Freedom and Safety of Protesters: IndiaOrder. We now move on to Front-Bench speeches. There is time for no more than 10 minutes from each Front-Bench spokesperson, leaving a couple of minutes at the end for the…08 Mar 2021HANSARDPress Freedom and Safety of Protesters: IndiaOrder. We move to Bradford West now, with Naz Shah.08 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolWhat assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol.03 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolThe EU has approached the protocol with a malign and hostile attitude. Would it not make sense to renegotiate it to an agreement of mutual enforcement or trigger article 16?03 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe know that Greater Manchester police are in special measures and that the chief constable is on gardening leave. We know that victims of crime in Greater Manchester are at risk.…08 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Regional Economic DisparitiesIt is good to hear that the Government are still committed to levelling up, but all the academic studies that have been done have shown that covid has disproportionately affected…26 Jan 2021