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HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate and to follow all the right hon. and hon. Members who have made contributions. First, new clause 1 is designed to ensure that there is an…25 May 2021HANSARDUnduly Lenient Sentence SchemeI congratulate the hon. Member for Dartford (Gareth Johnson) on setting the scene. I apologise in advance to you, Mr Dowd, to the hon. Gentleman and to the Minister for having to…25 May 2021HANSARD Finance BillI am grateful for the opportunity to highlight a number of issues during the Report stage of the Finance Bill. I am always pleased to see the Minister in his place and I hope that…24 May 2021HANSARDRestoration and Renewal of the Palace of WestminsterIt is a pleasure to speak on this issue, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I thank you for calling me to contribute to the debate. The history of this place simply resonates with every…20 May 2021HANSARDRestoration and Renewal of the Palace of WestminsterThe hon. Gentleman is making a fantastic point. I have had the opportunity, through the Parliamentary Education Centre, to have schoolchildren from the different strands of…20 May 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI wish the Leader of the House many happy returns for Monday. We do not count the years anymore, the Leader of the House and I and others, but instead we make the years count. We…20 May 2021HANSARDA Plan for the NHS and Social CareThe shadow Minister and I, and many others in this House, shared that wonderful victory on Saturday. After 139 years of Leicester City, we won the FA cup; it is great news. I…19 May 2021HANSARDA Plan for the NHS and Social CareWill the hon. Gentleman give way?19 May 2021HANSARDIsrael and Gaza: CeasefireI thank the Minister for his very balanced response to the questions that have been put. He knows that Hamas is trying to make the Palestinian Authority and Mahmoud Abbas…19 May 2021HANSARDAffordable and Safe Housing for AllThe scheme the Secretary of State has on the mainland here is called shared ownership. We have a similar scheme in Northern Ireland in which, with £80,000, people can go on to…18 May 2021HANSARDAffordable and Safe Housing for AllWhen it comes to the issue of land that has been banked for development, some 1 million homes are set aside for that purpose. Does the hon. Gentleman feel that there should be a…18 May 2021HANSARD 10-point Plan: Six Months OnI thank the Secretary of State for his statement. Will he please outline how the intended £12 billion of Government investment—with potentially three times as much from the…18 May 2021HANSARDAntisemitic AttacksI thank the Minister for his statement. I am unashamedly a friend of Israel, and I condemn the antisemitic attacks in London over the weekend and welcome the police response that…17 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI thank the Secretary of State for his statement and for his comprehensive answers. I know that he has regular discussions with the Northern Ireland Assembly Health Minister,…17 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank the Prime Minister for his statement, particularly for those who have lost family members; I am very conscious of my wife losing her mum, and we all grieve for her…12 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkI spoke to the Chancellor beforehand about this. During the lockdown, covid loans were made available to companies. Companies in my constituency have indicated to me that the…12 May 2021HANSARDDebate on the AddressJust this week, I had the example of a farmer who is selling his cattle in the Carlisle markets. He has been told that if he does not sell his four pedigree cattle, he will have…11 May 2021HANSARDDebate on the AddressIt is an absolute pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Ynys Môn (Virginia Crosbie), who in the short time that she has been here has certainly made a name for herself as an…11 May 2021HANSARDDebate on the AddressOn that subject, we have had the rules in place for some time; we have had ID cards, which the Northern Ireland Assembly brought in, with a small charge of £2 to £3. So there are…11 May 2021HANSARDDame Vera Lynn: National MemorialI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this debate. It is so pertinent and something we all love. I am pleased to hear about the special affection that his family has for…11 May 2021