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HANSARD EU Withdrawal AgreementI congratulate my right hon. Friend on securing this agreement. It is absolutely right that it must be only the UK authorities that perform any checks. When it comes to the EU…09 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week, a three-week consultation was launched on proposals for a new prison adjacent to Grendon and Spring Hill prisons in my constituency. With nearby communities already…08 Dec 2020HANSARDGambling and LotteriesI very much welcome my hon. Friend’s statement as a vital step in bringing up to date the provisions of the Gambling Act 2005, but may I ask him for some reassurance about how any…08 Dec 2020HANSARDChildhood Cancers: ResearchWhen the Paul family in my constituency were told of their four-year-old daughter Georgia’s cancer diagnosis, their immediate reaction was not one of shock but of, “We can fight…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodThe 17.4 million people who gave such a clear instruction some four and a half years ago will look on with bemusement that there are still voices seeking to undermine that…07 Dec 2020HANSARDExams and Accountability 2021The stress and anxiety that have been faced by so many pupils, staff and parents due to covid restrictions cannot be denied, so I very much welcome my right hon. Friend’s…03 Dec 2020HANSARDArcadia and Debenhams: Business Support and Job RetentionThe Risborough basket is an innovative scheme founded by Princes Risborough Town Council in my constituency, with a mission to keep the pound in the town, enabling local shoppers…02 Dec 2020HANSARDCoronation Street: 60th AnniversaryI thank the hon. Member for Batley and Spen (Tracy Brabin) for securing this debate. We should also thank my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House, because clearly he set the…02 Dec 2020HANSARDCoronavirus VaccineMay I add my voice to the congratulations for my right hon. Friend and the scientists, the pharmaceutical companies and everybody involved in today’s good news for securing that…02 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthWhen we debated the second lockdown, I wrote in my local paper that I had never felt more conflicted when it came to choosing how to vote in that, for locking down the country,…01 Dec 2020HANSARD Agricultural Transition PlanFor transparency, I remind the House that my wife’s family are farmers in receipt of subsidy. I warmly welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement and, as we set our own trade policy…30 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIt is incredibly disappointing news that Buckinghamshire, having entered the national lockdown in tier 1, will emerge from that lockdown into the more punitive restrictions of…26 Nov 2020HANSARDEngagementsFlood risk from new development is a key concern for many of my constituents, as highlighted by a case in Ickford, where developers promised that flood risk would be a once-in-…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Mental Health Support: PolicingPolicing and supporting our police officers are both enormously important to me. I have worked with police officers throughout my political career, especially during my 12 years…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Mental Health Support: PolicingI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. I agree with her, particularly on her point about training. I will come on to that later in my speech. My constituent found in his…25 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.19 Nov 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseAs was mentioned earlier, lifting our spirits from the gloom of lockdown, on Sunday Lewis Hamilton secured his seventh Formula 1 world championship, having smashed through all the…19 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWith all our minds on both the health and the economic recovery from the covid pandemic, may I ask my right hon. Friend what discussions she has had with her Israeli counterpart…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol: Implementation ProposalsDoes my hon. Friend agree that it is in fact because of the necessary measures introduced by the Government in the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill that there will be legal…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Continuity Trade Agreements: Parliamentary ScrutinyI congratulate my right hon. Friend on the progress that has been made on the continuity agreements that are so vital for our country’s prosperity, not least in sectors such as…17 Nov 2020