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HANSARDCovid-19: Welsh BusinessesI welcome some of the wartime-socialism policies of this Government, based on Gordon Brown’s rescue packages under the last Labour Government, which were then cruelly undermined…08 Jul 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions RegimeI welcome the designation of those from Saudi Arabia responsible for the death of Jamal Khashoggi. I also welcome the fact that in the notes that the Foreign Secretary has…06 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the shadow Leader of the House for mentioning Luke Symons’s case and I hope at some point to secure an Adjournment debate on that. Following on from last week, I raised…02 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWe are long overdue a statement from the Culture Secretary or perhaps even the Chancellor about what further fiscal measures will be taken to support our music venues, music…25 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMay we have a debate on the fact that, yesterday, the UN extraordinarily removed the Saudi-led coalition from the blacklist for violating children’s rights in Yemen, despite…18 Jun 2020HANSARD Global BritainThe right hon. Gentleman is the captain of the ship of state as we navigate the perilous waters of Brexit, of covid and of civil unrest, and his priority is to rearrange the…16 Jun 2020HANSARDSocial Distancing: 2 Metre RuleEven if the Government were to reduce the limit as a result of this review, it would make very little difference to theatres and grassroots music venues. Neither a 1 nor a 2 metre…15 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseIf any schoolchildren are watching our proceedings rather than being at school, I should point out to them that the Leader of the House’s hand gesture when describing the radius…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseYou said the radius.11 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: R Rate and Lockdown MeasuresThe Secretary of State says that the Government are taking a safety-first approach, yet Professor John Edmunds has expressed concern that if we relax, the infection will come back…08 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI recently had the pleasure of voting while strolling outdoors in the company of the Leader of the House for 43 minutes when he was simultaneously being barracked by his own…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Victims of the Troubles: Payment SchemeI welcome my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Heeley (Louise Haigh) to her role on the Front Bench and pay tribute to her predecessor, my hon. Friend the Member for Rochdale…04 Jun 2020HANSARDPublic Health England Review: Covid-19 DisparitiesEarlier, the Minister said that equalities is something that happens across Whitehall. Self-employed women, including BAME women, who have had maternity leave in the last three…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Yesterday, I intervened on the Leader of the House to ask about the possibility of introducing proxy voting to enable people to vote…03 Jun 2020HANSARDProceedings during the PandemicIs it not a double injustice that the right hon. Member for Harlow (Robert Halfon) is not only to be disenfranchised by the vote that will be taken today but cannot even…02 Jun 2020HANSARDProceedings during the PandemicI apologise for not being here right at the beginning of the right hon. Gentleman’s remarks, but I did not know whether I would be able to get into the Chamber. If proxy voting is…02 Jun 2020HANSARDDigital Election Campaigning: TransparencyThis follows on from what the hon. Member for Wellingborough (Mr Bone) asked earlier. Last week, he said the Electoral Commission, which, as my hon. Friend said, is asked to do…19 May 2020HANSARDDigital Election Campaigning: TransparencyTo ask the hon. Member for City of Chester, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recent discussions the Committee has had with the Commission on…19 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Economic PackagePrynhawn da, Mr Speaker. The Chancellor has said that he is doing everything he can, but has he seen the New Starter Justice campaign for people who started or were due to start a…12 May 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hybrid Parliament is a great achievement, but I am sure that the Leader of the House agrees that it does not come close to replicating the true cut and thrust of proper…29 Apr 2020