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HANSARDCOP26 Commitments: Government ProcurementIn line with the COP26 goal of adapting to protect communities and natural habitats, what conversations has my right hon. Friend had with colleagues to ensure Government…19 Jan 2022HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCMy hon. Friend the Member for Mid Derbyshire (Mrs Latham) said in her excellent contribution that if this could happen to Derby, it could happen to anybody. Well, it did: it…18 Jan 2022HANSARD UK Government Recognition of SomalilandI congratulate my right hon. Friend on securing a debate on such an important subject. There has been unanimity this evening on the many reasons why we should recognise…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that the law is very clear that medical professionals can prescribe non-licensed cannabis products, but the question is why clinical commissioning groups…10 Dec 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) BillThe hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech on this important issue. From my research it seems that the manufacturers and producers of cannabis-based products are not…10 Dec 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) BillMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech, and I ask this question with the aim of developing my own knowledge of the subject. According to what the hon. Member for Manchester,…10 Dec 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) BillIn November 2019, NICE conducted a review of the international evidence available in respect of this important issue. The report that followed was essentially inconclusive, but it…10 Dec 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) BillMy hon. Friend is making a very good speech. I fully accept the points that other hon. Members are making, but when the law was changed in 2018, it was not changed with a proviso…10 Dec 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) BillThe hon. Lady is being extremely generous with her time; she will please forgive me for intervening, but I want to call on her expertise. The specific intent of Parliament was to…10 Dec 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) BillWill the hon. Member give way?10 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillDo you agree with the principle?07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI wonder whether the hon. Gentleman could cast his mind back to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, where, for the first time, people who had acquired British…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillIt is better to move on from such an appalling speech. Amendment 12, tabled by my right hon. Friend the Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis), which would remove clause 9,…07 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Derby High School in my constituency offers an outstanding educational provision, but has ambitions to ensure that all its pupils have the skills, training and knowledge…06 Dec 2021HANSARDTen-Year Drugs StrategyI very much welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement and its emphasis on treatment and rehabilitation, but throughout the country, as we speak, shopkeepers and small businesses…06 Dec 2021HANSARDYoung People: High-quality Jobs3. What steps his Department is taking to support young people into high-quality jobs.06 Dec 2021HANSARDYoung People: High-quality JobsHoly Cross College in my constituency provides a broad range of BTEC qualifications to its students, which has played a crucial part in widening access to higher education. While…06 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.06 Dec 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe East Lancashire steam railway in my constituency has the oldest continuously-in-use locomotive shed in the world at Buckley Wells. The redevelopment of this truly historic…02 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill my right hon. Friend update the House on what steps are being taken to establish a free trade agreement with our historical ally Pakistan, and specifically to encourage trade…02 Dec 2021