Contributions
2,684 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDTest and Trace ApplicationWell, I think it is fit for purpose—not just that but it is an effective way of ensuring that we can work together in order to contain the virus. [ Interruption. ] The hon. Lady…11 Jun 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUWe have no plans to change the size of the negotiating team working on the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union. As Eric Morecambe said of Ernie…11 Jun 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUI am always grateful to the hon. Gentleman for offering to step in as a marriage counsellor. I have to say, notwithstanding my earlier reference to Morecambe and Wise, that the…11 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe cannot have a no-deal Brexit because we had a Brexit deal that was agreed and voted on in the House of Commons, which is why we left the European Union on 31 January.11 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsTomorrow I will chair the UK delegation at the second meeting of the Joint Committee overseeing the withdrawal agreement, and I look forward to having productive discussions with…11 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the hon. Lady. She is very knowledgeable and committed when it comes to ensuring that our schools do better for all students. We will work not just with the…11 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat is a characteristically good idea from the Chairman of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, and I will discuss it with my Cabinet colleagues.11 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady raises a very broad question. As the Secretary of State for Health has pointed out, many of those who have been in the frontline of the fight against coronavirus…11 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know that my hon. Friend is a working mother as well as someone who is committed to improving social mobility. She is also an effective champion for the excellent schools in her…11 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his question and to Ministers and officials in the Scottish Government for their work in helping us to co-ordinate a response to the…11 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt absolutely does. I know that my hon. Friend has spoken up passionately for fishermen in Lowestoft and indeed for inshore fishermen across the United Kingdom. I look forward to…11 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. One of the sad phenomena of last two or three decades is the way in which divisions in our society have grown deeper. It is vital that we heal,…11 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. I know that even before she was in this House she had a very distinguished career in speaking up for the disadvantaged, particularly children…11 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe joint biosecurity centre is a very welcome addition to the armoury of weapons that the UK Government have in fighting this infection. It is the case that, for the JBC to work…11 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very grateful to the hon. Lady for raising that point. I will be talking to the team who are operating the JBC later today, and I will raise that specific point with them. I…11 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. I know that people in Chesham and Amersham, and elsewhere in Buckinghamshire, have benefited from her advocacy and from the energetic…11 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Attracting people from a wide range of backgrounds into Government and into public service is essential for making sure that we have cognitive…11 Jun 2020HANSARDUK’s Future Relationship with the EU: NegotiationsThe Government have made a commitment to update Parliament on the progress of our future relationship negotiations with the EU. This statement provides an update on the fourth…08 Jun 2020HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement Joint Committee: Second MeetingThe second meeting of the withdrawal agreement Joint Committee will take place on 12 June 2020 by video conference. The meeting will be co-chaired by the Chancellor of the Duchy…08 Jun 2020HANSARD EU-UK Partnership: EU’s MandateI would like to take this opportunity, as the hon. Gentleman is kind enough to give way, to say that the Paymaster General has indeed stepped up engagement with all the devolved…04 Jun 2020