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HANSARDCreative Industries: Covid-19I am afraid that what has been trailed by the Treasury in the media today will not do anything to help those in the creative industries who cannot work because of covid…24 Sept 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodSeven thousand HGV lorries parked end to end would stretch from this building to Dover—that is the scale of the problem that the Minister has set out. Where will the 29 extra…23 Sept 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodYou should read the Daily Mail .23 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseParents held vigils around the UK yesterday, including my constituent Rachel Rankmore, whose son, Bailey Williams, has very severe epilepsy. They were holding those vigils because…17 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseWhat’s the dog’s name?17 Sept 2020HANSARDSustainable Transport: Covid-19Like many Members, I have recently dusted off my bike, oiled the chain, taken it off the wall and ridden it for the first time in many years, exploring the wonderful cycle trails…17 Sept 2020HANSARDSustainable Transport: Covid-19What steps he plans to take to encourage the use of sustainable transport (a) during and (b) following the covid-19 outbreak.17 Sept 2020HANSARDSentencing White PaperThe Lord Chancellor knows that I will welcome the work being done on neurodivergent people who come into contact with the criminal justice system. May I encourage him not only to…16 Sept 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with EUWhen he has had those discussions with the First Minister, has the Minister discussed how the so-called shared prosperity fund will be spent in Wales? I do not know whether he has…16 Sept 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with EUWhat recent discussions he has had with the First Minister of Wales on the effect on the Welsh economy in the event that the UK does not reach an agreement with the EU on the…16 Sept 2020HANSARDElectoral Commission: IndependenceWhat recent representations the Committee has received on maintaining the independence of the Electoral Commission.10 Sept 2020HANSARDElectoral Commission: IndependenceIronically, I have come into the House today in the middle of a training programme that I am doing with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association on electoral monitoring. Of…10 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Let me say that I am also a former teacher, as the Secretary of State is raising the issue. Has he heard any reports from schools about making face masks part of school…07 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelI am surprised that the hon. Member for Vale of Clwyd (Dr Davies) did not welcome the fact that the Transport Secretary is following what was done in Wales in relation to having…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Kickstart SchemeI support the general principle of the Government intervening to help young people into work in this way and I was really disappointed in 2010 when the Government dropped the…03 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI was very disappointed with the Leader of the House’s little musical stunt with his mobile phone earlier on; a clear case, I thought, of Britannia waives the rules. [ Laughter. ]…03 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI am glad that the Secretary of State mentioned Yemen. Will this merger between the Departments make it easier to solve cases such as that of my constituent, Luke Symons, who is…02 Sept 2020HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsTo understand the scale, am I right in saying that the number of asylum applications in the UK in the most recent year for which figures are available was 35,566; the number of…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Schools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningRegarding the departure of both his permanent secretary and the chair of Ofqual, when did the Education Secretary first realise that his handling of the examination debacle was so…01 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House did not answer the question from the hon. Member for Wellingborough (Mr Bone), who asked whether it was his intention to bring forward a motion to remove…16 Jul 2020