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HANSARD Intimidation in Public LifeI am grateful to the right hon. and learned Lady for her intervention; I hope she is given a chance to finish off her comments. If she will forgive me, I will come to some of the…21 May 2019HANSARD Intimidation in Public LifeMy hon. Friend makes a very good point, and I will come back to it in a little more detail in a minute. I restress the point I just made: in the end, such action is…21 May 2019HANSARD Intimidation in Public LifeAs I said, this behaviour strengthens people’s resolve as much as anything. On the hon. Gentleman’s earlier point, the accusation that is bandied around that people are traitors…21 May 2019HANSARD Intimidation in Public LifeI agree, as does the Committee on Standards in Public Life, which would go a bit further and mention the negative impact on diversity as a whole, in this Parliament and others.…21 May 2019HANSARD Intimidation in Public LifeThe hon. Lady makes a very good point. I have been told by colleagues only in the last few days that they do not want to draw attention to their plight in this debate for exactly…21 May 2019HANSARD Intimidation in Public LifeThis matter has been looked at by a number of parliamentary Committees. I mentioned the Committee on Standards in Public Life. It has also been looked at by the Select Committee…21 May 2019HANSARD Online Harms White PaperOn the question of online addiction, the focus tends to be on the horrors of addiction to online gambling, but the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee is hearing evidence…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Wildlife CrimeLike a few others present in the Chamber, I bear the scars of the 700 hours it took, in one capacity or another, to pass the Hunting Act 2004, which was introduced by the Labour…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Online Gambling ProtectionDoes my hon. Friend agree that there is a very fine line between online gambling and online gaming? Some games require a degree of gambling. I draw his attention to the Digital,…12 Mar 2019HANSARDFood Waste1. What recent steps he has taken to reduce the volume of food waste.21 Feb 2019HANSARDFood WasteMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State will be aware that some confusion is caused by disingenuous labelling with “use by” and “best before”, including in one example, on a…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Aberystwyth to Carmarthen Railway ReopeningI am more sympathetic to the hon. Gentleman’s arguments on this subject than he might expect. He refers, not unreasonably, to the people of our country, but this does not affect…20 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesI am sorry to interrupt the hon. Gentleman yet again. I completely understand why the focus of this debate is on Santander, but from the point of view of the Government’s…14 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesThe closure in my community of one high street bank, and the removal of its cash machine, had a profound effect on the profitability of other businesses within just a couple of…14 Feb 2019HANSARDTelevised Election DebatesMy hon. Friend’s claim that the televised debates were well received by the public. The extent to which the public viewed them would be an interesting add-on to his comments.07 Jan 2019HANSARDTelevised Election DebatesI am not being awkward for the sake of it. A televised debate is just one means that a party or leader has of communicating with voters in the run-up to an election. What is so…07 Jan 2019HANSARDTelevised Election DebatesCan my hon. Friend point to any evidence that supports that comment? That is quite a sweeping statement and it would be interesting if he backed it up with some evidence or proof.07 Jan 2019