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HANSARD Skills and Labour ShortagesThat would be a good idea.12 Jan 2023HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillMy hon. Friend mentions the station at Manchester airport, but she must beware that the proposed station is actually a quarter of a mile away from the airport, at Davenport Green.…20 Jun 2022HANSARDTransgender Conversion TherapyBefore I call Elliot Colburn to move the motion, it will help if I say that as this is a heavily subscribed debate, I might have to impose a five-minute time limit. The more…13 Jun 2022HANSARDTransgender Conversion TherapyOrder. Before I call the next speaker, let me say that I will start with an informal five-minute time limit. If Members can keep to that, I will not have to impose a formal time…13 Jun 2022HANSARDTransgender Conversion TherapyOrder. I am grateful to Members for the brevity of their contributions. There are not quite as many Members standing as had indicated earlier that they wished to speak, so we can…13 Jun 2022HANSARDTransgender Conversion TherapyOrder. I am sorry to interrupt the hon. Gentleman, who has already gone slightly over our informal time limit. I have just been advised that there is a problem with the sound on…13 Jun 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19I warmly welcome the Prime Minister’s statement. He will be aware of growing international evidence that lockdowns have been largely ineffective in preventing covid mortality, and…21 Feb 2022HANSARDCumberlege ReportOrder. I am terribly sorry to interrupt the right hon. Lady, but we cannot have interventions during what should be a very brief winding-up speech.03 Feb 2022HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateIt’s déjà vu all over again, isn’t it? I remind the Secretary of State that in March 2020 we were asked to impose restrictions for three weeks while the health service capacity…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe travel sector has been devastated by uncertainty and constantly changing rules. I welcome the Secretary of State’s saying that that these measures are temporary, but will he…06 Dec 2021HANSARDPublic HealthI am grateful to my medically qualified right hon. Friend for that intervention. He is of course right that that is unlikely. There would have to be some evidence of a very…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is a very serious concern that we might be entering a world where we lurch from one set of restrictions to another, where no business…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthWe should all be afraid of the madness of that kind of policy. The difficulty is that 18 months ago, when some of us started raising these concerns, it was possible for some…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthAbsolutely. As a former Chief Whip, my right hon. Friend knows very well that there is always parliamentary time available when the Government want to do something; it is only…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthIs exactly the same not true of flu?30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthI shall be brief, but I have a number of concerns about the regulations, the first of which is about the manner in which they have been introduced. I am glad that the hon. Member…30 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateFirst, what assessment has the Secretary of State made of the early reports from South Africa that the variant may actually lead to less severe illness than the previous variants?…29 Nov 2021HANSARDBlack History MonthOrder.28 Oct 2021HANSARDBlack History MonthI suggest an informal time limit of eight minutes to try and ensure that everybody who wants to speak can do so.28 Oct 2021HANSARDBlack History MonthBefore we begin, I encourage Members to wear masks when they are not speaking, in line with current Government guidance and that of the House of Commons Commission. I remind…28 Oct 2021