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HANSARDTrade Deals and Fair TradeOrder. Motion lapsed (Standing Order No.10(6)).11 Mar 2020HANSARD Mental Health of VeteransOrder. I believe I am right in saying that the hon. Gentleman for Bracknell came in after the Minister started his speech. The Minister has given way, so I will call the hon.…11 Mar 2020HANSARDHuawei and 5GThe right hon. Gentleman is making the case that security is paramount. Does he agree that there is also a commercial argument, in that the Government are going to reward Huawei,…04 Mar 2020HANSARDLocal Government Finance: Protection of Children20. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the local government finance settlement for local authorities to deliver their statutory duties for the protection of…24 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government Finance: Protection of ChildrenAndy Burnham’s inquiry into the abandonment of Operation Augusta showed a shocking scenario in parts of Manchester where children were being groomed in open sight. It also showed…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureI very much welcome the announcement as far as HS2 and the integration into HS3 are concerned. Does the Prime Minister agree that his statement could be improved and bring more…11 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Second sitting)We will now hear evidence from the Country Land and Business Association and the Tenant Farmers Association. We have until 5pm. Welcome; please introduce yourselves. Judicaelle…11 Feb 2020HANSARDAgriculture Bill (Second sitting)If there are no further questions, I thank the witnesses for attending today on behalf of the Committee. Examination of Witnesses Judicaelle Hammond and George Dunn gave evidence.11 Feb 2020HANSARDOperation AugustaI beg to move, That this House has considered Operation Augusta. This is a story of the gross failure of public policy, and the implementation of public policy, to protect…05 Feb 2020HANSARDOperation AugustaThe hon. Gentleman is underlining and emphasising my point about the lack of resources and leadership. Two of the senior officers became chief constables afterwards, and their…05 Feb 2020HANSARDOperation AugustaI am not sure that I have a good answer for the hon. Gentleman. Some people, such as Pauline Newman, who was in charge of children’s services at the time, have moved on. The…05 Feb 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiHuawei bought its way into the 2G, 3G and 4G networks by bidding to sell at only a quarter of the price of its competitors. Clearly, that was China trying to take control of the…27 Jan 2020HANSARD Commission on Justice in WalesOrder. I know the hon. Gentleman is newly elected to the House. Normally in these debates, the Scottish National party spokesperson has five minutes. Because we have time, I have…22 Jan 2020HANSARD Adult Social Care in Shropshire: Government FundingOrder. In half-hour debates on the Adjournment, people who speak have to have the permission of the proposer and of the Minister, and it is not good form to come in after the…22 Jan 2020HANSARD North Cotswold LineI do not think this will be a problem, given the time we have, but will the Minister leave a couple of minutes at the end for the mover of the motion to sum up?22 Jan 2020HANSARD North Cotswold LineWill Members please leave quietly and quickly? We have half an hour for the next debate.22 Jan 2020HANSARD Commission on Justice in WalesThank you for that point of order. As Chair, I probably should have made it clear at the start of the debate that the time gained on the first hour-and-a-half debate was carried…22 Jan 2020HANSARDFlybeThe new owners of Flybe got the airline for a song, destroying shareholder value. They must not be allowed to profit from the public sector through subsidy for their failure. The…14 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillWill my hon. Friend tell me what definition of sovereignty he is using? It is completely confusing me. I have just checked, and the normal definition is “the authority of a state…08 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention. He will not necessarily take this as a compliment, but Tony Benn could have made those points, because they have run through…07 Jan 2020