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HANSARD Offshore Wind Transmission ConnectionsI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. Does he agree that, although cable corridors call to mind something rather minor, they in fact run a 100-metre…05 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWhile rightly moving to simplify the message, does my right hon. Friend agree that flexible local approaches are the best way to tackle outbreaks in order to prevent a total…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [Lords]I cannot match the technical analysis of my hon. Friend the Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Sir Robert Neill), but I hope I can bring to today’s deliberations some practical…06 Oct 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe A47 Acle Straight is the main road—in fact the only road—that links Great Yarmouth to the great city of Norwich. It is a bottleneck and it is notoriously dangerous, and there…30 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillClause 46 has been the subject of much heated debate in this Chamber, yet when I read it, it seems innocuous enough. It provides power for a Minister of the Crown to provide…29 Sept 2020HANSARD Students’ Return to UniversitiesSurely the right approach is that, despite the virus, we all have to get on with our lives as best we can, and that includes students. Does my right hon. Friend agree that…29 Sept 2020HANSARDCriminal Justice Disclosure PracticesIt is a hackneyed cliché that justice delayed is justice denied—denied for the victim, for witnesses and for the accused, many of whom may be innocent. Can my right hon. and…24 Sept 2020HANSARDYemenThe question we face relates to the situation in Yemen, and there is a short answer to it: it is appalling. Even before the outbreak of the current, hugely destructive three-way…24 Sept 2020HANSARDOccupied Palestinian TerritoriesI am a supporter of the state of Israel. I am a supporter of its creation and our role in achieving it, a supporter of its flourishing within the region, and a supporter of its…24 Sept 2020HANSARDCriminal Justice Disclosure PracticesWhat steps she is taking to improve disclosure practices throughout the criminal justice system.24 Sept 2020HANSARDArmed Forces: Recruitment and RetentionWhat steps his Department is taking to (a) recruit and (b) retain armed forces personnel.21 Sept 2020HANSARDArmed Forces: Recruitment and RetentionAs a response to covid, we have seen the unemployment figures start to rise, and that is particularly reflected in the 18 to 24-year-old demographic. Do the Government agree that…21 Sept 2020HANSARDAxial SpondyloarthritisMy hon. Friend makes reference to the NICE guidelines and the quality standard on spondyloarthritis not being implemented by 79% of clinical commissioning groups. Does he agree…17 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI am very grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way—it shows that perseverance is rewarded eventually. She has referred to the devolution settlement, so I draw her attention to…16 Sept 2020HANSARD Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies (Environmentally Sustainable Investment) BillMy hon. Friend mentions the very welcome reduction in carbon in the UK economy over the past 20 years. Some of that has been achieved by offshoring carbon emissions to third…11 Sept 2020HANSARDTourism: Covid-19I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as a former director of a tourism business that has benefited significantly from the Government’s…10 Sept 2020HANSARDClimate Change: International Co-operationWhat progress the Government has made through international co- operation on tackling climate change.08 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: UK Legal ObligationsThe much hyped Financial Times story has caused understandable concern right across the island of Ireland and more widely, so can my right hon. Friend reassure the House that the…08 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy right hon. Friend has identified that our response to covid is about personal responsibility, but it is made much harder when the young have the lure of socialising and the…08 Sept 2020