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HANSARDKnife CrimeI acknowledge the work that the Minister did while he was working for the Mayor of London to tackle knife crime, reducing numbers, but also in the last year, with a welcome…14 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateEvidence seems to suggest that when it comes to face coverings on public transport, if everyone wears them, it reduces the spread, but if some people do not, it can increase the…14 Dec 2020HANSARDPublicly Owned Rail OperatorsAt the end of September, the Government put in place the second set of emergency contracts with the train operators to continue with train operations. It has now been two months…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthThis vote is incredibly difficult for all of us who will have to make a decision. On the one hand, I of course wish to support my Government as they grapple with the difficult…01 Dec 2020HANSARDClimate Change Assembly UK: The Path to Net ZeroAs Chairman of one of the six Select Committees that commissioned Climate Assembly UK to report on how the UK should meet the Government’s target of net zero greenhouse gas…26 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWould it be possible for us to have an urgent debate on the manner in which the Department of Health and Social Care is determining which tiers apply for local coronavirus…26 Nov 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastMay I commend all the work that the Chancellor has done this year? Many constituents I speak to credit him personally with keeping them in a job. I am pleased to see that, despite…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingThe Minister is quite right that the buck should stop with those who are responsible, but in the case of the 66 leaseholders in the Landmark in Bexhill, their builder and…24 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Winter PlanI welcome the change that will allow people in care homes to be visited by two members of their family, who will be tested twice a week. Can the Prime Minister ensure that care…23 Nov 2020HANSARDAviation IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Epsom and Ewell (Chris Grayling) for securing the debate. The right hon.…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Family Visits in Health and Social Care Settings: Covid-19It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I, too, thank my hon. Friend the Member for Beaconsfield (Joy Morrissey) for securing this vital debate and opening it…11 Nov 2020HANSARDCommittee on StandardsWill the hon. Lady give way?10 Nov 2020HANSARDCommittee on StandardsI cast no aspersions at all on the individual. She is clearly a very well qualified individual in her field. However, I take the point about the rules but, given that we have…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCommittee on StandardsThe hon. Gentleman and I have exchanged texts on this issue, and I always listen to what he has to say, but I rather think we are disappearing down rabbit holes. The objection I…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCommittee on StandardsWill the hon. Gentleman give way?10 Nov 2020HANSARDCommittee on StandardsI was merely going to say, on that particular point, that surely every candidate who goes through this knows that this House has to be the ultimate decision maker. Otherwise it is…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Support for SMEs: Covid-19It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn), who gave a…10 Nov 2020HANSARDEngagementsI understand that the Prime Minister will soon receive from the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Transport a recommendation that we enable quarantine…04 Nov 2020HANSARDPublic HealthWhen considering at this issue and my vote this evening, I look at the evidence and ask myself three questions. Can our local NHS cope? Have we properly assessed the impact of the…04 Nov 2020HANSARDPublic HealthAll of us in this place will be concerned about saving lives. What evidence has my right hon. Friend received that we will save more lives by the lockdown he proposes than we will…04 Nov 2020