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HANSARD International TravelI welcome the milestones announced by the Secretary of State for Transport. I recognise his hard work as well as that of the aviation Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for…20 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI know that the international travel sector will welcome the framework. Given that it will come out on 1 October, will that give colleagues, and indeed Select Committees, the…14 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan PolicyMy local authorities, Wealden District Council and Rother District Council, are taking part in welcoming our Afghan friends. The Minister references the three-year funding…13 Sept 2021HANSARDHGV Driver ShortagesThe Secretary of State is right to say that this is a problem across Europe. Germany is estimated to be short of 45,000 to 60,000 HGV drivers and France 45,000. Back in 2016, when…13 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis week the Transport Committee has launched yet another inquiry on international travel, and we will shortly be hearing from the chief executives of leading airlines and…09 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyIt has been a pleasure for us to sit here for the past four hours and exercise by seeking to catch your eye, Madam Deputy Speaker, no doubt contributing towards alleviating our…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareMay I ask the Prime Minister why he decided to reject other forms of insurance as a model? The Germans brought in an insurance model back in the 1980s, facing the same problems…07 Sept 2021HANSARDInternational TravelRejoice, rejoice! This is a much-needed shot in the arm for those who have had two shots of the vaccine in their arm, and for an industry and workforce who have been laid low…08 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI welcome the Secretary of State’s statement, but may I ask for clarity? On the legal requirement to wear face coverings, including on public transport, he stated that “we will…05 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelThank you very much indeed, Mr Speaker, for giving us this opportunity to scrutinise. You have constituents who are impacted and they should know that you have given them a voice…29 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMay I also congratulate the Secretary of State and welcome him to his position? Does his optimism on the end of domestic restrictions extend to those who want to take up…28 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Support for Aviation, Tourism and Travel IndustriesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. It is also a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Crawley (Henry Smith), who has done so much to champion…24 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIs the Secretary of State hearing, as I am, that our airports and Border Force are getting people through arrivals more quickly and therefore more safely? Is he confident that we…24 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusWhen I have confronted these votes over the past nine months, I have done my best to look at the entire health needs and entire health case of all the nation, not just of those…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-Secure BordersThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I welcome the opportunity to talk about the issues that the international travel and, indeed, the health regimes face. I do so in a somewhat…15 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-Secure BordersHow long does the right hon. Gentleman think his policy of scrapping the amber list and moving everything to red, hotel quarantine, would last? He says it is to deal with the risk…15 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-Secure BordersThe hon. Gentleman shakes his head; I look forward to his responses. I hope he pays some regard to my comments, as I am very critical of my own side too. I am accusing him of…15 Jun 2021HANSARD Aviation, Travel and Tourism IndustriesI do not doubt for one moment that the Minister, the Secretary of State for Transport and the Department for Transport are pushing across Government to try to get aviation and the…10 Jun 2021HANSARDWinterbourne View Hospital and the Transforming Care ProgrammeIt is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I join other hon. Members in this Westminster Hall debate by thanking the hon. Member for Worsley and Eccles South…10 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMay I ask the Secretary of State about his Department’s role in the latest international travel restrictions? First, what happened to the green watch list, giving more time to…07 Jun 2021