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HANSARDChildcare: Parental AccessWhat steps his Department is taking to help support parents’ access to childcare.12 Oct 2020HANSARDChildcare: Parental AccessNurseries in west Berkshire suffered a loss of fee income during the lockdown, and they are now anxious about a reduction in parental demand. They are grateful for the guaranteed…12 Oct 2020HANSARDDigital, Culture, Media and Sport: Support MeasuresI start by thanking the Minister and the Department for the engagement and careful consideration they have shown to a number of industries in my constituency. I start with the…08 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Maternity and Parental LeaveIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Luton North (Sarah Owen) for whom I am full of admiration. When we first arrived in Parliament, I remember wondering whether any MP…05 Oct 2020HANSARDSentencing White PaperI congratulate my right hon. and learned Friend on this White Paper, and on the root and branch approach it takes to sentencing, probation and rehabilitation. There is a focus on…16 Sept 2020HANSARDAviation SectorI have said before, and I say it again in this House, that I would like the steering committee to consider including an employment lawyer, an employment judge or a judge from the…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateA successful return to school in west Berkshire has been matched with a reduction in the availability of testing. I have listened to my right hon. Friend this morning; if there is…10 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI welcome my right hon. Friend’s repeated commitment to the welfare of women and girls as part of the aid budget. May I invite him to consider this merger as a catalyst to revive…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Coronavirus ResponseI welcome the news today about the successful trial of the Oxford vaccine. The question on my constituents’ lips is: when will that be available on the market? I know my right…20 Jul 2020HANSARDRadicalisation in PrisonsWhat steps his Department is taking to tackle radicalisation in prisons.14 Jul 2020HANSARDRadicalisation in PrisonsIn the last eight months, we have seen terrorist attacks in Streatham, Fishmongers’ Hall and, most recently, Forbury Gardens, where the assailant either had just been released…14 Jul 2020HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Buckingham (Greg Smith). The Chancellor said last week that Governments rarely get to choose the moments that define them.…13 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsFrom a health perspective covid-19 disproportionately affected the old, but from an economic perspective the risks are greatest for the young, in terms of both lost employment…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI will confine my remarks to Government new clause 20, which concerns the rough sex defence. Those on the Front Bench should feel proud of the new clause. The first question that…06 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Sixth sitting)The hon. Gentleman picks up where I was cut off by the time limit in my Second Reading speech, and I could not agree with him more. When I was preparing my Second Reading speech I…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs we return to normality, we inevitably run a risk of a second wave of the virus. What infection threshold would my right hon. Friend consider sufficient to warrant further…23 Jun 2020HANSARD Independent Complaints and Grievance SchemeI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for South Northamptonshire (Andrea Leadsom) on the work that she has done and I warmly welcome the Leader of the House’s remarks. I…23 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you, Darren, for giving evidence to us. One of the things we heard this morning was that US congressional districts had close to zero margin of deviation around population…23 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Fourth sitting)Q We heard evidence from Professor Iain McLean this morning, who said that one of the risks of the local ties argument is that, depending on whose hands that argument is in, it…23 Jun 2020HANSARDReading Terrorist AttackMy constituency borders Reading, and I speak on behalf of everyone in Newbury in sending my deepest sympathies to the families of the victims. I also thank Thames Valley police…22 Jun 2020