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HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateI also extend my appreciation to my right hon. Friend for her statement. I understand the strong desire to have MPs appearing in the Chamber in so far as it is possible for them…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol: Implementation ProposalsWork is continuing at pace to get Northern Irish businesses to sign up to the trader support service, but how confident is the Minister that all qualifying businesses will have…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Continuity Trade Agreements: Parliamentary ScrutinyThe Prime Minister of Canada went on the record last week to say that the two nations had reached a point where, in effect, a deal with Canada was there for the taking. Does my…17 Nov 2020HANSARD Participation in DebatesI welcome my right hon. Friend’s announcement about the extended rights of participation for the clinically extremely vulnerable. The fact remains that there is a category of…16 Nov 2020HANSARDSafety and Littering: A34 and A420I am very grateful to my colleague and friend, my hon. Friend the Member for Wantage (David Johnston), for securing this debate. I will confine my remarks to the A34, which runs…10 Nov 2020HANSARDRape and Sexual Assault: Prosecutions and Conviction RatesI welcome the recent announcements from the CPS and the guidance it has published to improve rape prosecution rates, particularly in relation to modern dating apps and selfies.…05 Nov 2020HANSARDRape and Sexual Assault: Prosecutions and Conviction RatesWhat steps she is taking to improve conviction rates in rape cases.05 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI understand that the data leaves the Government with no choice but to enter a national lockdown, but given the huge consequences that that entails, can my right hon. Friend give…02 Nov 2020HANSARDMinistry of Justice: Legal Aid SpendingI, too, thank the Chair of the Justice Committee, my hon. Friend the Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Sir Robert Neill), for securing the debate. It feels to me like a really…22 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe kickstart scheme has been enthusiastically taken up by employers in West Berkshire, but of course it is time limited and comes with no guarantees. What steps is my right hon.…19 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillI will proceed for a moment and give way in due course. Two points about the personal injury element are particularly pertinent. The first is that the very act of injecting filler…16 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for her point, which I agree with. I have focused my comments more on young women, but I think the read-across to men should not be disregarded.16 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillI, too, congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sevenoaks (Laura Trott) on bringing this Bill to the House, and it is a delight to speak in the debate this morning, because I…16 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillI must confess to my hon. Friend that I found that particular story in the scientific tome that is the Daily Mail . I must also confess that when the details of that particular…16 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillMy hon. Friend makes the point elegantly. It is probably difficult to draw a direct line from a child who would like to have, or has had, a botox procedure to somebody who ends up…16 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillI am just going to make a little bit of progress, but I will give way when I finish my next point. The third reason why I support the Bill concerns young people’s mental health.…16 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillI agree with my hon. Friend. This is not a case of trying to pinpoint individuals and say that they are responsible; it is an overall culture. I have reflected on what this says…16 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillI could not agree more with my hon. Friend and I thank him for that point. I was talking about celebrities, reality TV shows and social media sites, but the fact is that they are…16 Oct 2020HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillI am not aware of any case where somebody has, but I am happy to take an intervention on that point. However, focusing on personal injury, we can probably all agree that this is…16 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic SupportMy right hon. Friend will be aware that there has been a high degree of public opprobrium for employers who have taken advantage of the furlough scheme and then engaged in poor…13 Oct 2020