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HANSARDSanctionsThis is an incredibly tough time for the people of Ukraine, but it is also an incredibly nervous time for the people of the three Baltic states, who must undoubtedly feel that…28 Feb 2022HANSARDPlanning Permissions and Unauthorised DevelopmentsI might, if my hon. Friend will allow me, seek to catch the Chair’s eye momentarily after his remarks. As he moves forward with this and as he, I hope, encourages the Government…26 Jan 2022HANSARDPlanning Permissions and Unauthorised DevelopmentsMy right hon. Friend made the important point that a retrospective application should only be for somebody who has made a genuine mistake. May I press him a little bit on that?…26 Jan 2022HANSARDPlanning Permissions and Unauthorised DevelopmentsI am very grateful to have caught your eye, Madam Deputy Speaker, and to have the opportunity to make a contribution to this slightly extended Adjournment debate. I promise my…26 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. My right hon. Friend is well aware of my concern about deforestation in the Amazon. As he deals with the Brazilian Government over the coming months, will he put pressure on…19 Jan 2022HANSARD Reducing Costs for BusinessesMay I ask the hon. Gentleman to point out to the House that this country’s trade deficit in the last few months has narrowed, not widened, as he has just suggested?11 Jan 2022HANSARD Reducing Costs for Businessesrose—11 Jan 2022HANSARD Reducing Costs for BusinessesI refer the House to my entry in the Register. I have great respect for the hon. Member for Stalybridge and Hyde (Jonathan Reynolds). He deserves to sit in the front rank of his…11 Jan 2022HANSARD Reducing Costs for BusinessesThe hon. Gentleman knows from experience, when this country has been through bad times, how devastating unemployment can be for communities, when people are looking for jobs and…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDeforestation in the AmazonMy hon. Friend makes a very important point, and he knows very well the world of agriculture. Smart land management could give Brazil a higher quality agricultural resource…05 Jan 2022HANSARDDeforestation in the AmazonI beg to move, That this House has considered deforestation in the Amazon. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. One or two Members present will know…05 Jan 2022HANSARDDeforestation in the AmazonFirst, I am grateful to all colleagues who turned up for the debate. As the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Leeds North East (Fabian Hamilton), said, this is not a party…05 Jan 2022HANSARDPublic HealthWe are all, of course, concerned to hear that plan C measures are already being discussed, and I should be grateful if my right hon. Friend could lay that to rest. However, I want…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI echo concerns about the travel and aviation sectors. This is a real blow for them. The Secretary of State will remember that back in June or July he took a decision to remove…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Adult Social CareI congratulate my hon. Friend on the progress that she has made so far. Care is a real challenge in a county such as mine, where we have high costs and a fast-ageing population; I…01 Dec 2021HANSARDSocial Care: Staff Numbers and Vacancy Rates20. What steps he is taking to tackle staff shortages in the social care sector.23 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial Care: Staff Numbers and Vacancy RatesThere is a particular challenge in a county such as Surrey that has a rapidly ageing demographic, high housing costs, and where the cost of living is high generally. Could I urge…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillI am particularly concerned about the workforce situation in primary care. In my constituency, the practices are reporting back not only on an acute shortage of locums, but on…23 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillI support what my hon. Friend is saying. It would be crazy to exclude primary care because it is effectively a private healthcare business, and therefore what he is saying is…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Budget ResolutionsIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne East (Mr Brown). He is right that many of us share common ambitions across the House—ambitions for COP26,…27 Oct 2021