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HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)I thank the Government for their generous assistance to councils to help us through the pandemic crisis. My constituency is served by West Berkshire Council and Wokingham District…10 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Shellfish ExportsWill the Secretary of State work with fish and general food retailers to promote and sell more of our great fish and other food products to domestic consumers? Will that in mind,…08 Feb 2021HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Value Added Tax)I have declared my business interests in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. As the Minister has told us, these are two important statutory instruments for the…03 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Border: Covid ProtectionsI congratulate my right hon. Friend on what she has been doing. Will she strengthen the law against people trafficking, which remains a worrying danger? Can she also ensure that…26 Jan 2021HANSARD Business of the HousePeople voted to take back control so that the Government would use the new powers to make their lives better, so will the Government urgently make time available for us to debate…21 Jan 2021HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands – Crewe) BillThe case for HS2 before the pandemic hit was made on the basis of the need to expand capacity. I always argued that there was a quicker and cheaper solution for capacity, and that…19 Jan 2021HANSARDPolice National ComputerI thank the Minister, the Home Secretary and the police leadership around the country for the very professional way in which they have responded to a most unfortunate error, an…18 Jan 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: Disruption to TradeWill my right hon. Friend introduce urgent legislation to ensure the smooth flow of goods between Northern Ireland and GB? Is it not crucial to our Union, in respect of both…13 Jan 2021HANSARD Elections: May 2021I strongly support the Government’s plan to go ahead with the May elections, which are crucial to our democracy. Given that many more people may well need or want a postal vote,…13 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19We have done many more tests than many other countries, and I pay tribute to Ministers and the NHS for all the hard work that has gone into achieving that. We are now vaccinating…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Public HealthI am very worried about the loss of liberty. I am very worried about the economic damage. I am very concerned about all those small businesses that have been shut down, and their…06 Jan 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI was surprised by the lack of Government business in the forward look from the Leader of the House. I had assumed that Ministers would be jostling to come forward with ways to…30 Dec 2020HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) BillThe Government are right to take back control and to recreate our sovereignty in the United Kingdom. We do not just want legal sovereignty; we also want practical sovereignty, so…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Immigration Rules: Supported AccommodationMany people in the country share the views the Minister has just expressed; they are appalled by the dangerous and illegal trade in people across the channel, both in dangerous…16 Dec 2020HANSARD Taxation (Post-transition Period) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that those of us who could only vote for the withdrawal legislation because it contained clause 38 understood fully that it was a conditional agreement…15 Dec 2020HANSARD Taxation (Post-transition Period) BillIs it not also the case that the agreement with the European Union is muddled and contradictory? The EU has always said that it understands that the UK is going to be sovereign,…15 Dec 2020HANSARD Taxation (Post-transition Period) BillI have declared my business interests in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I rise to support what may be an amendment that we are going to vote on or may be a probing…15 Dec 2020HANSARD Taxation (Post-transition Period) BillIndeed. I think my hon. Friend has confirmed that under the previous Prime Minister, when those of us who could not vote for her agreement said that we needed a sovereignty escape…15 Dec 2020HANSARD Taxation (Post-transition Period) BillAll too often in international trade agreements it does come down to power and sovereignty. President Trump has regularly used national security as a good reason to impose tariffs…15 Dec 2020HANSARD Taxation (Post-transition Period) BillDoes the hon. Gentleman not understand that, from 1 January, the EU and the UK are both full members of the World Trade Organisation, which does not allow its members to charge to…15 Dec 2020