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HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) BillThe Secretary of State has rightly set out the scope of the Bill. May I press him on another matter that was referred to in the New Decade, New Approach agreement? He knows that…22 Jun 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) BillI am grateful to the Secretary of State for giving way. He has referred to the position across the United Kingdom. Obviously, like him I am a strong Unionist, but there is one…22 Jun 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) BillIt has been a great pleasure to listen to the speeches so far, in particular the speech by my right hon. Friend the Member for Skipton and Ripon (Julian Smith). His remarks about…22 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as chair of the Covid Recovery Group. Before I turn to the matters before us, I would like…16 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsIn the Prime Minister’s statement, he refers to the G7 combining our strength to defeat covid. Would it not be more accurate to say that we need to make sure we can vaccinate the…16 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusCan I just ask my right hon. Friend what we expect to achieve in the four weeks? I think I am right in saying that there are 1.3 million people in priority groups one to nine who…16 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusThe Secretary of State will also be aware that staff who provide domiciliary care in people’s homes—they potentially provide care to many people, going to many homes during the…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Coronavirusrose—16 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusOn the point about the restrictions, I know that those discussions are going on because I have seen documents from within Government with very detailed suggestions about what…16 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusMy hon. Friend reminds us all how we can have different roles in this House. It is worth noting that, as a former Government Chief Whip, I do not find not supporting the…16 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusMy hon. Friend makes a very good point, and it is part of the reason why we are concerned. If this was genuinely going to be the end of it, that would be one thing. I have…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateBefore I ask the Secretary of State my question, I should just say—as a former Government Chief Whip, it does not give me any great pleasure to do so—that I wholly associate…14 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. Listening to the Secretary of State, I was struck by what he said about the need to get people vaccinated and about the very important…14 Jun 2021HANSARDWinterbourne View Hospital and the Transforming Care ProgrammeAre the milestones in the plans going to be published?10 Jun 2021HANSARDWinterbourne View Hospital and the Transforming Care ProgrammeBefore the Minister moves on, may I test her? She said that she asked whether the 50% target was right. After all those conversations and yes, accepting that there might be some…10 Jun 2021HANSARDWinterbourne View Hospital and the Transforming Care ProgrammeThank you, Ms McVey. First, let me put on the record a declaration of interest: I chair the all-party parliamentary group on learning disability, so that is the context in which I…10 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMr Speaker, I am very grateful that you could fit me in at the end. Yesterday during the statement the Secretary of State did not have the information to hand on the efficacy of…08 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Secretary of State laid out a number of decisions that will be announced next Monday, and the most significant of those will be on social distancing. If that remains, whatever…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Obesity Strategy 2020The intervention I was going to make when the Minister was dealing with the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) was on the impact assessment for the regulations she mentioned. I…27 May 2021HANSARD Obesity Strategy 2020I cannot remember whether I said—as I should have done, when I was talking about people being disciplined—that I accept that it is a simple thing in one sense to reduce one’s…27 May 2021