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HANSARD Summer AdjournmentIt is a pleasure to speak today. I have been hugely impressed by the efforts that have been made to ensure that the House has functioned as normally as possible in these…22 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Elliott, and I wish you success in your first outing chairing a Committee. I thank the Minister for her introductory remarks. I would…20 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020As my hon. Friend knows, I will always be fair to the Government. The point that he makes is correct: when we first entered lockdown, the messaging was clear. It was probably…20 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020That is a fair point. I have been looking with interest at the advertising in my local newspaper. Some of it goes over the line of what would be considered public information and…20 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020The Minister is about to finish, but it is really important that we hear from her about the statement in paragraph 7.4 of the explanatory notes, which says: “There is recognition…16 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020I will be expanding at length on the unsatisfactory nature of the way these regulations have been dealt with from the start. I think it is fair to say that at the start of the…16 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020It is indisputable that the number of tests has significantly increased, but what has happened to the false negative rate? We heard earlier on that it was about 30%. Is it still…16 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mrs Murray. I hope that your début is memorable for all the right reasons. I thank the Minister for her introduction. As we know, this is…16 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020My hon. Friend is absolutely right about the blurring of the lines between what is guidance, and therefore advisory, and what is the law. It is important that people do not act…16 Jul 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020The Minister will be aware that some 3 million tests are unaccounted for. Is she able to advise what the understanding is on where those have gone?16 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodBy my reckoning, the grant being offered to the customs intermediary sector will probably cover the costs of the customs officers that will be needed for about a couple of weeks,…13 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseFurther to the question from the hon. Member for Delyn (Rob Roberts) about job losses at Airbus, I was pleased to hear the suggestion from the Leader of the House that help might…09 Jul 2020HANSARDDraft NHS Counter Fraud Authority (Establishment, Constitution, and Staff and Other Transfer Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2020On the updated strategy, we have talked a lot about personal protective equipment in the last few months, and it is fair to say there are some unusual entrants into that market.…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateLast week Airbus announced that 1,700 jobs are going in this country. It cannot afford to wait for a bonus payment in January, so what is the Chancellor going to do to save those…08 Jul 2020HANSARDDraft NHS Counter Fraud Authority (Establishment, Constitution, and Staff and Other Transfer Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2020It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Mundell. As we have heard, this statutory instrument extends the abolition date of the NHS Counter Fraud Authority from 31 October…08 Jul 2020HANSARD Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Departmental SpendingOn that point, my hon. Friend will be aware that Airbus in Broughton announced 1,400 redundancies last week. Does he agree that when we see countries such as France and Germany…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Departmental SpendingThe Minister is listing a lot of things that have been done in the past. My constituents want to know what is going to happen next, particularly those in the aerospace sector who…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Health and Social Care Workers: Recognition and RewardI am sorry; I do not have time to give way. Many of our NHS and care staff are exhausted and fearing burn-out. They need our support now, which means safe staffing ratios,…25 Jun 2020HANSARD Health and Social Care Workers: Recognition and RewardI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (Catherine McKinnell), the Chair of the Petitions Committee, on introducing the debate and brilliantly…25 Jun 2020HANSARD Independent Complaints and Grievance SchemeThe Leader of the House is making an excellent speech. To pick up on the previous intervention, we may be democratically elected, but we are also employers, and we have a duty of…23 Jun 2020