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HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateA week ago, the Secretary of State assured me from the Dispatch Box that he would not trigger further restrictions based on a rise in infections which was predicted and, in fact,…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Sickle Cell TreatmentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Miller. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Wolverhampton South East (Mr McFadden) on securing this debate, on his very…08 Dec 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateSir Andrew Pollard, who developed the Oxford vaccine, predicted in June to my Select Committee that new variants would escape the vaccines by being more infectious, but said that…29 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy right hon. Friend is making an excellent speech, and I strongly support his amendment. Will he add to the list of factors that need to be considered in the future the…23 Nov 2021HANSARD Autism and Neurodiversity Research FundingI will address you directly, Madam Deputy Speaker. I accept your ruling on that. One problem people with autism sometimes face is that, when they come to an age where they are…16 Nov 2021HANSARD Autism and Neurodiversity Research FundingMy right hon. and learned Friend is making a powerful speech, and it is good to have him free to contribute in this way. Does he agree that, in so far as there are problems, they…16 Nov 2021HANSARD Autism and Neurodiversity Research FundingI am grateful for my right hon. and learned Friend’s indulgence—16 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIt is excellent that the new vaccines are effective and safe, and I welcome this announcement. On the theme of fleetness of foot, however, will the Secretary of State address two…15 Nov 2021HANSARDCOP26May I join the warm congratulations to the COP President and his team, and, on the location, acknowledge the role of my right hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) in…15 Nov 2021HANSARDDavid Fuller CaseI join the Secretary of State in giving thanks to Kent Police for its sensitivity, but also its tenacity in bringing Fuller to justice after all these years. I am grateful to the…08 Nov 2021HANSARD Budget ResolutionsThe creative industries play a crucial role right across the country. The creative industries cluster in Glasgow has given a great deal of boost to that city and that has been…27 Oct 2021HANSARD Budget ResolutionsIt is a pleasure to follow my right hon. Friend the Member for Sutton Coldfield (Mr Mitchell). I do not know whether his offer to the Chancellor has advanced or impeded his…27 Oct 2021HANSARDSpeaker's StatementThe House has paid tribute to James’s kindness and his courage in facing his illness, but I would like to underline his effectiveness as a Minister and the consequences of that…20 Oct 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIs my right hon. Friend aware that the likely course of the pandemic means that more and more people, vaccinated or not, are likely to be infected by covid, but that levels of…14 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: FCDO UpdateLike every Member of this House, I have many constituents who are desperately concerned that they have friends and relatives at imminent risk of reprisals by the Taliban. For…06 Sept 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe now famous test and release pilot was first announced on 29 April. Is the lack of any results from that pilot, nearly three months after it started, a failure on the part of…19 Jul 2021HANSARD International Travel RulesI welcome the fact that it is now possible to travel to amber list countries without the need to quarantine, at last, but that is not the case for France. Many travellers, whether…19 Jul 2021HANSARDHGV Driver Shortages: Waste CollectionsThe Minister was good enough to meet me to discuss the poor performance of Urbaser, the company that has the contract for waste with Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge and Malling.…19 Jul 2021HANSARDHGV Driver Shortages: Waste CollectionsWhat recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect on local authority waste collections of HGV driver shortages.19 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Aid: Treasury UpdateI am glad to see the Chancellor in his place; I have a couple of specific questions for him on science policy. First, in the context of this debate, I am very proud of our…13 Jul 2021