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HANSARD Free School MealsIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist). We spent time on the Select Committee on Housing, Communities and Local Government, and we agree on much. I…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Free School MealsThat is what she did not say, and it is a very important principle. The other important principle is whether the measures that the shadow Secretary of State is proposing are…21 Oct 2020HANSARDAdditional Covid-19 Restrictions: Fair Economic SupportI am very sorry to hear about the hon. Lady’s aunt. Will the hon. Lady be straight and honest with British citizens when she talks about a national lockdown? Is it not the reality…21 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I am one of the 5.7 million business people in this country for whom this is not a…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageMay I intervene?14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageThe hon. Member mentioned “a” circuit breaker, but the guidance from SAGE says that “multiple” circuit breakers might be required to bring the virus under control. How many jobs…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageI agree with that, but it is not either/or. Of course we need to improve test and trace, but that should not mean we have to lock down the entire economy. That is absolutely the…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageDoes the hon. Member agree with the Opposition that there should be multiple circuit breakers, and if so, is that what the policy will be in Scotland?14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageCan I take the Minister back to the loan schemes, which were delivered at pace and were a fantastic success? Does he agree that we will need a new iteration of those schemes to…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageDoes my right hon. Friend agree that the best way to protect jobs is to keep the economy open wherever possible? Most other nations are using a local-restrictions approach to deal…14 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health: Coronavirus RegulationsThe rate of transmission varies significantly within the eight different districts of North Yorkshire. When we are looking at putting different areas into different tiers, can we…13 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateFrom what the Prime Minister said, I have worked out that the entirety of Thirsk and Malton is in the lowest tier of risk, and I am very keen to keep it there. Now that we have…12 Oct 2020HANSARD CCRC Decision on 44 Post Office ProsecutionsWhen you have caught and removed the fox from the henhouse, it is never a good idea to put it back in there to compensate the rest of the chickens. We did exactly that with…05 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes my right hon. Friend agree that we need to address the inherent unfairness in the operation of the housing infrastructure fund, which allocates 80% of its budget to London…05 Oct 2020HANSARDThe Insolvency (Moratorium) (Special Administration for Energy Licencees) (Regulations) 2020Is my right hon. Friend looking at making it easier for communities to produce and distribute their own energy, and if so, would this SI affect their capability to do so?30 Sept 2020HANSARD Town and Country PlanningI am surprised at the hon. Gentleman’s tone. He and I got on very well as co-members of the Select Committee, and he will know from his experience on that Committee that the…30 Sept 2020HANSARD Town and Country PlanningWill the hon. Gentleman give way?30 Sept 2020HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Lists) (No. 2) BillThat kind of change to the multiplier would probably cost around £12 billion a year. Does the hon. Lady have any idea of where she would get the money to fill that gap?30 Sept 2020HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Lists) (No. 2) BillThe hon. Member makes a very good point. On the jobs at risk and the Government support she is criticising, if this is such a big issue for her party, why are no Labour Back…30 Sept 2020HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Lists) (No. 2) BillMy hon. Friend makes a good point. He alluded to the point I made earlier. If we had a business rates system that purely provided discounts for retail premises, what would we do…30 Sept 2020