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HANSARDEarly Parliamentary General Election (No. 2)It is very confusing. I, too, regret that we will not be here on Wednesday to complete the final election process for the Treasury Committee. Nevertheless, now is the perfect time…09 Sept 2019HANSARD Suicide Risk Assessment Tools in the NHSThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right and I am grateful to him for his very kind contribution. I know that Andrew’s family will also be grateful to him. The fact is that the…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Suicide Risk Assessment Tools in the NHSI am happy to give way again and then I will make some progress.04 Sept 2019HANSARD Suicide Risk Assessment Tools in the NHSI am happy to give way to the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on suicide and self-harm prevention.04 Sept 2019HANSARD Suicide Risk Assessment Tools in the NHSI entirely agree with the hon. Lady. I know that the Bellerby family would very much like to meet the Minister here today—the Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Suicide Risk Assessment Tools in the NHSThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. That is one key component of three: training nurses; using a proper, validated tool; and taking into account the past behaviour of the…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Suicide Risk Assessment Tools in the NHSI beg to move, That this House has considered the use of suicide risk assessment tools in the NHS. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. According to…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Suicide Risk Assessment Tools in the NHSI am sure that the work that the Minister has already done to raise the issue with trusts is very positive news for the family. On the basis that people do not do what is expected…04 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Corruption that impoverishes nations is facilitated by financial devices hiding ownership that are created in the UK and other western nations. Will my right hon. Friend do…03 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Has the Secretary of State given further consideration to providing extra funds to meet the challenges of running unavoidably small hospitals, such as Scarborough and the…23 Jul 2019HANSARDHomelessnessFirst, may I declare my interest? There are real fears that the proposed abolition of section 21 in the private rented sector will lead to rent controls and a significant…22 Jul 2019HANSARDConsumer ProtectionMr Speaker, when you stay at the Woolacombe Bay Hotel, you may be paying 20% too much, because online agencies such as Booking.com use brandjacking clauses to colonise search…16 Jul 2019HANSARDConsumer Protection3. What recent steps his Department has taken to protect consumers.16 Jul 2019HANSARDEconomic CrimeI welcome the economic crime plan, but I do not see any mention of extending the “failure to prevent” offence to include economic crime. Is the Minister still keen to do that?15 Jul 2019HANSARDWhistleblowingThe right hon. Lady pays a very important tribute and makes a very important point about how we can persuade more people to come forward. It has to be about how they are protected…03 Jul 2019HANSARD Income TaxDoes the Minister think that the hon. Member for Bootle understands how reliefs work? He said that it was about giving away millions of pounds to corporations. Actually, if a…03 Jul 2019HANSARDWhistleblowingI think this is about KPMG’s audit of HBOS in 2008, which was signed off a few months before HBOS went bust, despite the fact that the risks to that business were clear. The FRC…03 Jul 2019HANSARDWhistleblowingI could not agree more. My right hon. Friend highlights the importance of some of these cases. We have to ask why an organisation would not want to know about this. My role before…03 Jul 2019HANSARDWhistleblowingI support that principle and many other recommendations mentioned by the right hon. Member for North Norfolk. I will be interested to hear from my hon. Friend the Member for…03 Jul 2019HANSARDWhistleblowingIt is a pleasure and an honour to follow the right hon. Member for North Norfolk (Norman Lamb), who has done such incredible work in this area and on the all-party parliamentary…03 Jul 2019