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HANSARD Levelling-up Bids: North SomersetI beg to move, That this House has considered levelling up bids in North Somerset. It is good to have you in charge of our process, Mr McCabe. It is also good to see my fellow…23 Jun 2021HANSARD Ministerial Code/Register of Ministers’ InterestsI welcome the appointment of Lord Geidt and also the modest increase in the terms of reference to increase his independence. Do my right hon. Friends accept that it is possible…18 May 2021HANSARDGlobal Anti-Corruption SanctionsMay I, too, welcome these designations and this initiative today? Last year, the Foreign Secretary promised that he would extend the existing human rights sanctions to include…26 Apr 2021HANSARDMinisterial CodeMay I pick up on the excellent point made by my hon. Friend the Chairman of the Liaison Committee about the powers of the next occupant of the position of the Prime Minister’s…26 Apr 2021HANSARDLobbying of Government CommitteeI asked a parliamentary question about the standards being applied to people and companies on this supposed fast-track list versus others, to check that the same due diligence…14 Apr 2021HANSARDLobbying of Government CommitteeThere is widespread consensus across the House that this is a very difficult moment that is causing great concern, but widespread disagreement about how to take things forward. I…14 Apr 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI support this excellent Budget for three main reasons. First, the Chancellor said at the start of his speech that he did not want to set out his fiscal rules right now but was…03 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: NAO Report on Government Procurementrose—09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: NAO Report on Government ProcurementI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way. He is making some important points. However, I will just say in response to the charges he is making against myself and my wife that he…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: NAO Report on Government ProcurementWill the hon. Gentleman give way?09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: NAO Report on Government ProcurementOn a point of order, Ms Eagle. It is important to note that ever since the role of anti-corruption champion was invented, it has, under Labour Governments as well as Conservative,…09 Dec 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastI welcome the Chancellor’s continuing commitment to sound money. It is particularly easy to forget, in a year when we have just seen an 11.3% cut in the size of the economy, that…25 Nov 2020HANSARDHousing: North SomersetMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right, and if we do it this way round we are using the existing infrastructure, rather than overburdening the already stretched infrastructure…03 Nov 2020HANSARDHousing: North SomersetI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox), my parliamentary neighbour, on securing this debate and on making the case so eloquently and forcefully…03 Nov 2020HANSARDHousing: North SomersetActually, I respectfully disagree with that last point, because local authorities will be able to set development codes, which will be able to dictate the level of density, and…03 Nov 2020HANSARD Town and Country PlanningOn the point about local democracy, I am sure that the hon. Gentleman will be as pleased as me to note that the plans for local development codes and local style codes, which have…30 Sept 2020HANSARD Town and Country PlanningI follow that excellent speech by my right hon. Friend the Member for Harlow (Robert Halfon) by saying that I am worried that the tone and tenor of this debate have assumed that…30 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Retention SchemeLike the hon. Lady, I have had letters and emails from people in similar situations, and I am sure everyone here has a great deal of sympathy. She mentioned the importance of…17 Sept 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateFirst, I thank the Chancellor for, as far as I can work out, subsidising me to go down the pub; that is very welcome indeed. I also thank him for the effect that his announcement…08 Jul 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions RegimeMay I add my voice to the congratulations to the Foreign Secretary? This has been a personal crusade of his and this is a great moment not just for him, but for the Government and…06 Jul 2020