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HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghWe always remember where we were when significant events occur, and last Friday at midday I was at my constituency home in Ramsgate. I was on the telephone with my right hon.…12 Apr 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillWhat a rare treat to be able to speak in the Chamber. One of my colleagues said earlier that the primary role of Government is to keep people safe: to keep those who are the…16 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Disruption to TradeI am afraid that this is an amplification of what the right hon. Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson) raised. The Minister is clearly aware of issues affecting GB to NI traffic,…13 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe approval by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is great news at the end of a truly wretched year. Does my right hon.…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Covid-19It is good to have the floor for more than the 180 seconds that were allowed in the debate before the last lockdown, which only gave us time to say our name and serial number. I…14 Dec 2020HANSARD Covid-19My hon. Friend may be aware of a report based upon some work in south-east Asia. That seems to have been the basis of this risk assessment for hospitality, and it was not long ago…14 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthIt is rather apposite that we are having this debate on World AIDS Day; many hon. Members are wearing its symbol. We should consider what we did in the 1980s, when AIDS was the…01 Dec 2020HANSARD Small Breweries ReliefThis debate is fantastic, and we all have a story to tell of great breweries in our constituencies, many of which are fairly new because of this relief, without which they would…09 Nov 2020HANSARDPublic HealthI fully understand the lure of the precautionary principle, given the dreadful scenarios that the Government are facing, with increasing cases and projections. I understand the…04 Nov 2020HANSARDPublic HealthAn overwhelming number of the responses that I have had are from churchgoers, and I will develop that point very briefly. Congregations that go to churches, synagogues, mosques…04 Nov 2020HANSARD Public Health: Coronavirus RegulationsLockdowns do work if the desire is merely to flatten the curve, flatten the sombrero and reduce the R number, and if covid is the only thing in town. But of course it is not the…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public HealthMy hon. Friend is making the powerful point that there are other health issues and other effects of such draconian rules. Does he agree that the Government should now be…06 Oct 2020HANSARD Public HealthWill the Minister give way?06 Oct 2020HANSARD Public HealthWill the Minister give way?06 Oct 2020HANSARD Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions)As ever, my right hon. Friend makes the most powerful points. Does he agree that perhaps a special committee to decide what is significant—do lots of locals make a national?—would…30 Sept 2020HANSARDEnd of Eviction MoratoriumI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. There are 2.5 million landlords in this country. Most have just one property, often…23 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThat is a matter for the Government to answer; I do not believe that we are breaking international law in any way. What we are proposing in the Bill is also allowed for under…14 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillIt seems to me that some arguments we are hearing this evening are broadly about international law and those sorts of obligations, despite France and Germany being in the premier…14 Sept 2020HANSARD Misuse of Nitrous OxideThe Minister has outlined the legislation, as well as the background to the powers that councils have and that the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 gives us, but very few offences…21 Jul 2020HANSARD Misuse of Nitrous OxideWe have the same problem as the hon. Member for Canterbury (Rosie Duffield) on the beaches. It seems to be the fashion of the day. The Minister said that there are controls on…21 Jul 2020