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HANSARDCoronavirusI am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate, and delighted to follow the wise words of the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael). I am the 31st…25 Mar 2021HANSARDPolicing and Prevention of Violence against WomenI will try my best, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Home Secretary rightly said that the right to protest is a cornerstone of our democracy but, as she also said, on 6 January the House…15 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Community PharmaciesI thank everybody for keeping to time so well, making sure that we have sufficient time left for each of the Front-Bench spokespeople to have up to 10 minutes to wind up, and for…11 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Community PharmaciesI remind hon. Members that there have been some changes to normal practice in order to support the new hybrid arrangements. Timings for debates have been amended to allow…11 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Community PharmaciesThe sitting is resumed. The debate may now continue until a quarter past 3.11 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Community PharmaciesIn order to allow the safe exit of hon. Members participating in this item of business and the safe arrival of those participating in the next, we will suspend until half-past 3.11 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Road MapI welcome very strongly the reopening of schools. After what we have put them through over the past year, it is time we prioritised the interests of our children and young people.…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank my right hon. Friend for repeating his commitment to ensuring that schools can reopen as soon as it is safe to do so. As he reflects on that, will he keep in his mind the…02 Feb 2021HANSARD Health Measures at UK BordersI agree with the Chairman of the Transport Committee, my hon. Friend the Member for Bexhill and Battle (Huw Merriman): with a million British jobs and much of British commerce…27 Jan 2021HANSARDSittings in Westminster Hall (Suspension) (No. 2)I will try to be even more succinct than I have to be. I have only three points to make. First, we should regard what we do here as critically important. Too often this House…13 Jan 2021HANSARD Economic UpdateIn normal times, a successful British aviation sector supports 1 million jobs in this country. Will the Chancellor look urgently at what can be done best to ensure a rapid…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Public HealthApproving these regulations today would allow for lockdown for three months, until the end of March. The Secretary of State will have heard my exchange with the Prime Minister…06 Jan 2021HANSARD Public HealthMay I preface my remarks by saying that I accept that we are in a serious situation? It is worse in some areas than in others, but hospital admissions are rising across the…06 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19I welcome the Prime Minister’s assurance that the House will be consulted on the lifting of restrictions, should that be possible, before the end of March. Many of us are…06 Jan 2021HANSARD Public HealthWill the Minister give way?06 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThis statement will be greeted with dismay in Greater Manchester, where we have had severe restrictions for nine months and where rates in nine of the 10 boroughs are below the…17 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthMay I say at the outset that I think the Prime Minister’s instincts in this matter are not so different from mine, and that I recognise the difficulty and the burden that he…01 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Winter PlanMay I return to the question asked by my right hon. Friend the Member for Forest of Dean (Mr Harper)? The Secretary of State said that he recognises the damage done by these…23 Nov 2020HANSARDEngagementsTens of thousands of jobs have already been lost in aviation, and hundreds of thousands more hang in the balance. Will my right hon. Friend throw the industry a lifeline by…18 Nov 2020HANSARDDementia: Covid-19Before we move on to the wind-ups, I remind hon. Members that the debate will end at 4.33 pm and we hope to give the hon. Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie Abrahams)…12 Nov 2020