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HANSARD Fire Safety BillIt is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Southampton, Itchen (Royston Smith). Here we are again debating a Lords amendment to protect leaseholders from having to pay…27 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsConverting UK homes to zero carbon heating will be a huge task. Does the COP President believe that heat pumps can adequately replace all gas boilers? If there is a need for…14 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghI must confess that, like many people, there are things I have learned in the last few days about the life of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, that I did…12 Apr 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillI will be supporting the amendment moved by the Bishop of St Albans, because in circumstances where leaseholders are beset by worry, fear and uncertainty, it will provide them…22 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureI declare my interest as someone of Scottish descent—a reminder, as is the case for many families, of our shared interest in these islands over centuries. There is, of course, a…17 Mar 2021HANSARDResidential Leaseholders and Interim Fire Safety Costs[ Inaudible . ]10 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolI support the aim of trying to minimise unnecessary and disruptive checks, but, on the method, can the Secretary of State tell the House under which article of the Northern…10 Mar 2021HANSARDResidential Leaseholders and Interim Fire Safety CostsI hope you can hear me now, Chair.10 Mar 2021HANSARDResidential Leaseholders and Interim Fire Safety CostsI do apologise. I join others in congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Vauxhall (Florence Eshalomi) on securing the debate and on talking so passionately, as others have,…10 Mar 2021HANSARDYemen: Aid FundingThe Minister referred to the humanitarian aid that the UK has already given to Yemen, which we recognise, but I am afraid he has failed today to explain why the Government have…02 Mar 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillI am speaking in support of all the amendments before us that seek to protect leaseholders from having to pay. First, on the Minister’s argument that this will delay matters, I…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateGiven the evidence that some of the new variants of covid are much more transmissible, the Royal College of Nursing and the British Medical Association have raised concerns about…09 Feb 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: ImplementationThe right hon. Gentleman has just said that he would like to see the grace periods extended, but the Northern Ireland Secretary recently told the Select Committee on Northern…02 Feb 2021HANSARDUnsafe Cladding: Protecting Tenants and LeaseholdersI am pleased to follow the hon. Member for Stevenage (Stephen McPartland), whose amendments to the Fire Safety Bill I have signed. I will speak on behalf of my constituents in…01 Feb 2021HANSARD Environment BillI wish to speak to new clause 5 on the state of nature target. There are few things that can lift our spirits as much as time spent with nature. Who does not feel a sense of awe…26 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Disruption to TradeThe right hon. Gentleman has received a letter from the big supermarkets warning of the risk of further disruption to Northern Ireland food supplies from April, and this morning…13 Jan 2021HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union will cease to exist in five days’ time. On 10 December I wrote to the…11 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19Can the Prime Minister tell the House when every child in my Leeds constituency and across the country will have access to a laptop, when every parent who needs help will be able…06 Jan 2021HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) BillMay I draw attention to the fourth report of the Brexit Committee, on the agreement, which was published this morning? The Committee’s wonderful staff worked really hard over…30 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU NegotiationsWe all wish the negotiators well in this final stage, as they demonstrate that sharing sovereignty—gaining benefits by accepting obligations—is what will be required in order to…17 Dec 2020