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HANSARDPublic HealthI am grateful to be called so early in this important debate. I very much welcome the tone that has been adopted by both the Minister and the shadow Minister. The overriding point…04 May 2020HANSARDThe EconomyAs we look ahead to a gradual lifting of restrictions on business in the coming weeks, will my right hon. Friend look for common-sense opportunities, such as allowing open-air…27 Apr 2020HANSARD Finance BillWe meet for this debate about 10 days before the end of the extended period of lockdown, and we want this process to continue to succeed. The number of new cases has started to…27 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseThe Secretary of State is rightly making sure that all patients being discharged from hospital to care homes are being tested, but there remains concern in the care home sector…22 Apr 2020HANSARDProceedings during the Pandemic and Hybrid Scrutiny ProceedingsThe Leader of the House rightly says that these measures are only temporary, which I think we all welcome. Does he agree that the real spirit of this has to be that, as the…21 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateCare homes are being asked by local authorities to contract for block bookings of beds, but at the moment they would bear the liability if something were to go wrong—if residents…24 Mar 2020HANSARD Self-employed Persons: Financial SupportRecognising the complexity of solving this problem, can my right hon. Friend give some indication of how quickly we can expect to have at least an interim solution in place for…24 Mar 2020HANSARD Greater Manchester Spatial Framework and the Green BeltWhile the Minister cannot comment on the merits of the GMSF, does he accept that it is self-evident that it would be better for it to be based on up-to-date household projections,…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Greater Manchester Spatial Framework and the Green BeltGiven the large sum of money that the Government allocated in the Budget just last week for the protection and restoration of peat mosses, it is surely absurd that we are still…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Greater Manchester Spatial Framework and the Green BeltThe Minister is being generous in giving way. The Government do have some overarching policy objectives, with one of them being, as I alluded to earlier, the preservation and…18 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusDoes contingency planning include steps to secure additional capacity in private hospitals, which often would lend themselves better to isolation of infectious patients?03 Mar 2020HANSARD Office Block Conversions: EssexI have been quite generous about the scope of the debate, given that there is plenty of time available. Before I call the shadow Minister to respond, I ask her to try to relate…13 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureI welcome the increased priority for Northern Powerhouse Rail and the link from Manchester to Leeds in particular, but will my right hon. Friend ensure an urgent review of parts…11 Feb 2020HANSARD Assisted Dying LawI call the hon. Member for Edinburgh West to wind up the debate.23 Jan 2020HANSARD Assisted Dying LawOrder. Before I call the next speaker, it may helpful to say that because so many Members want to participate in the debate, I propose to start off with a three-minute time limit…23 Jan 2020HANSARD Assisted Dying LawWe move on now to the Front-Bench winding-up speeches, and there should then be a little time for the hon. Lady to wind up at the end.23 Jan 2020HANSARD Brexit NegotiationsGiven that this proposal meets the terms set out in the amendment passed in this House on 29 January, can I urge the Prime Minister to go to his EU colleagues with some confidence…03 Oct 2019HANSARD Arthritis and EmploymentOrder. I have six Members wanting to catch my eye, so I propose a four-minute time limit on Back-Bench speeches.21 May 2019HANSARD Wales: Regional Development FundingOrder. To get in everybody seeking to speak, I will place a four-minute limit on Back Benchers’ contributions.07 May 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeMay I remind Members that they should address each other in the third person? Anybody who says “you” is talking to me, and I do not think that was what was intended.25 Mar 2019