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HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. She has been given a terribly tough gig, but she does not seem to be answering the point made a little earlier. Arco in Hull had…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsI know that the Minister has not managed to answer the question that I posed earlier, but Arco, in the city of Hull, had existed for 135 years, had provided top-quality products…17 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeIt is a pleasure to be called in what I think is an extremely important debate, and it is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Broxbourne (Sir Charles Walker). Let me begin by…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsThe reality is that Arco went directly to various NHS branches to offer its services to supply. It was blocked from any formal route. It was not on the VIP list. That is the…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsWould the Minister like to comment on the fact that 750,000 testing kits that were put into care homes were no good at all? What has she to say about that?17 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeI accept that point. I think that there are complexities involving Members who run family businesses. Perhaps they ought to think about winding them down. I know that some…17 Nov 2021HANSARD Committee on StandardsI had not intended to speak in the debate, but I was prompted by the right hon. Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May), because it became incredibly apparent to me and, I suspect, to…16 Nov 2021HANSARD Committee on StandardsNo shame.16 Nov 2021HANSARD Prison Officers: Pension AgeIt is always a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Charles. I congratulate the hon. Member for Sittingbourne and Sheppey (Gordon Henderson) on securing this incredibly…16 Nov 2021HANSARDMotor Neurone Disease Research Funding5. If his Department will increase spending on research into motor neurone disease.21 Sept 2021HANSARDMotor Neurone Disease Research FundingIt has been said already, but rugby league fanatics like you and I, Mr Speaker, have long been inspired by the brilliance of Rob Burrow on the field, but I think we have been…21 Sept 2021HANSARDPet TheftI rarely congratulate the Justice Secretary, but I do on this issue because he has eventually agreed with Her Majesty’s loyal Opposition about making pet theft a specific offence.…14 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit: Removal of Uplift3. If she will reverse her Department’s planned removal of the £20 uplift to the standard allowance of universal credit. [R]13 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit: Removal of UpliftTime and again, the Government have promised investment into areas such as east Hull, but the Minister knows full well that this savage cut to universal credit will pull £35…13 Sept 2021HANSARDDraft Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of Duration of Non-Jury Trial Provisions) Order 2021I do not intend to delay the Committee too long, but it is important to reiterate in the beginning that the provisions renewed under this statutory instrument were designed to be…07 Jul 2021HANSARDAdult Social Care ReformIf he will publish a timetable for adult social care reforms.08 Jun 2021HANSARDAdult Social Care ReformThis Government are responsible for over 40,000 needless deaths from covid-19 in care homes. A plan to fix social care in this country is long overdue. This crisis is not…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Distant Fleet Fishing: Kirkella TrawlerWill the Minister give way on that point?27 May 2021HANSARD Distant Fleet Fishing: Kirkella TrawlerIs the Minister suggesting that those fishermen and women should transfer to doing factory work onshore? Is that the alternative the Minister is offering?27 May 2021HANSARD Distant Fleet Fishing: Kirkella TrawlerI do not intend to detain the House for very long. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (Emma Hardy) for securing this incredibly…27 May 2021