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HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseIt is important that decisions should be informed by good advice, so has SAGE advised on whether the 100,000 tests a day target is the right one?22 Apr 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillWill my right hon. Friend give way?23 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWhen the Leader of the House speaks at Cabinet tomorrow, will he convey my appreciation to the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the package of measures to support workers that he…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for giving way. Everyone admires the steps he is taking. He knows that I have been questioning and corresponding with him on testing for some…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus: Employment Support(Urgent Question): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement about support for the wages of employees.19 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus: Employment SupportFor much of yesterday, like many Members of the House, including the hon. Member for Birmingham, Erdington (Jack Dromey), with whom I have been working, I was speaking to…19 Mar 2020HANSARD Educational SettingsWe will pay teachers when their schools are closed, because the closure is not their fault and we will need them again, but that applies to many other employees across the…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateIt was not possible for ordinary businesses and working people to anticipate the scale of the most severe public health crisis for 100 years, so does the Chancellor accept that…17 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19I join the Secretary of State and the shadow Secretary of State in extending sympathy to those who have died of the virus and admiration for NHS staff members and others who are…16 Mar 2020HANSARDIncome tax (charge)I am glad to be called to speak in this Budget debate, and it is good to see the Minister for Health, my hon. Friend the Member for Charnwood (Edward Argar), in good health on the…16 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusI welcome my right hon. Friend’s determination to base his actions on what he calls the “bedrock” of the science. He will be aware that the World Health Organisation-China joint…11 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusOn the day Carillion collapsed, all the UK banks, through UK Finance, agreed forbearance on the loans and overdrafts of small businesses affected. Has Cobra obtained the same…09 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusIt is very important that both the resolution and the management of the crisis are based on the best possible science, and I join the Secretary of State’s tribute to the UK…03 Mar 2020HANSARDEuropean Union: Future RelationshipDoes my right hon. Friend recognise the distinction between EU regulations and European technical standards? The latter are set outside the EU, and without a loss of sovereignty,…27 Feb 2020HANSARD CoronavirusHas the roll-out of diagnostic testing facilities to 11 laboratories in the UK been completed? Does my right hon. Friend have plans to extend that coverage if there were to be a…26 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationThe Science and Technology Committee in the last Parliament conducted a significant inquiry into the impact of social media on young people’s health, so I welcome the fact that…13 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureI warmly welcome my right hon. Friend’s attention to the spine of the country, but will he apply his orthopaedic talents to what should be the muscular limb that connects London…11 Feb 2020HANSARD Global BritainEvery one of the Nobel prizes in the sciences awarded this year was awarded not to an individual, but to a group of people from different countries and different institutions. It…03 Feb 2020HANSARDSpace IndustryWe have a growing share of one of the fastest-growing markets in the world—the market for satellites—but no country in Europe has the ability to launch satellites into space, and…21 Jan 2020HANSARD Northern Ireland Executive FormationI warmly congratulate my right hon. Friend on his personal achievement, which involved reserves of patience, diplomacy tenacity, and, I dare say, menace—qualities that, clearly,…16 Jan 2020