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HANSARDLegacy IssuesI am sure the Secretary of State was closely following yesterday’s debate on his proposals in the Northern Ireland Assembly. The motion that was passed specifically talks about…21 Jul 2021HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker, of which I have given you notice and also notified the Leader of the House. You will be aware that yesterday a statement about vaccine passports…20 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I listened very carefully to what the Minister said in response to the excellent question from my right hon. Friend the Member for…19 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI have to say that I do not welcome the Minister’s statement, particularly his announcement of compulsory vaccine passports for crowded venues, which is effectively moving to…19 Jul 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolOn the point about prioritising the single market, it is less about that and more about the proportionality point that I mentioned. Is there either any agreement between the…15 Jul 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolWell, they may. My request was going to be for the Minister to set out which of the tests that the right hon. Member for Lagan Valley set out the Government agree with and which…15 Jul 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolMy right hon. Friend puts it very well. There are serious risks here, which is why we need to address the perfectly reasonable concerns that many people have in Northern Ireland.…15 Jul 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolCan I add my thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin) for securing this debate, otherwise we would not be here, and to the Backbench…15 Jul 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolOn those last two points about no new regulatory barriers and the checks on goods going between GB and NI, will the right hon. Gentleman confirm, as it would be helpful for the…15 Jul 2021HANSARD National Health ServiceWill the Minister give way on that point?13 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Aid: Treasury UpdateI have listened very carefully to the speeches in this debate, and many of them focused on our manifesto promise on aid spending. That is entirely correct but, as I said in one of…13 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Aid: Treasury UpdateWill the right hon. and learned Gentleman give way?13 Jul 2021HANSARD National Health ServiceI am grateful to my hon. Friend for bringing that information to the attention of the House. I will bring my remarks to a conclusion, because Mr Deputy Speaker wants to make sure…13 Jul 2021HANSARDSocial Care ReformMay I just say to the Chancellor—the Secretary of State, rather—that when he brings forward the proposals, will he make sure that he addresses social care for working-age adults,…13 Jul 2021HANSARD National Health ServiceI come back to the point about the impact assessment. The document prepared for the House says that a full impact assessment has been prepared. Ministers need to give accurate…13 Jul 2021HANSARD National Health ServiceI agree with my hon. Friend, and that is why I think these proposals are mistaken. Let me just step briefly through the proposals in front of us. First of all, I completely agree…13 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Aid: Treasury UpdateCan I just pick the right hon. Gentleman up on that point about other areas of expenditure? The Treasury and the Chancellor have set out these tests—promises that are in our…13 Jul 2021HANSARDSocial Care ReformWhat recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for a plan to reform social care for (a) older people and (b) people of working age.13 Jul 2021HANSARDDeferred DivisionsI do not know what other colleagues feel, but I find it offensive that, because we have expressed concerns about these regulations, it is somehow implied that we want to do away…13 Jul 2021HANSARD National Health ServiceI do not often say this, but it is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Central Ayrshire (Dr Whitford), who speaks for her party and, in this case, the all-party…13 Jul 2021