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HANSARDReading Terrorist AttackI invite the House to join me in sending our deepest sympathy to the friends and family of James Furlong, and to the staff and pupils at The Holt School, Wokingham, where he…22 Jun 2020HANSARD Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]On the very good point that people need to know that the proceedings have commenced, what does my hon. Friend think would be good service so that we can be satisfied on that…17 Jun 2020HANSARDCoronavirusIt is great news that steroids can save some lives, and I pay tribute to those involved, but as the Secretary of State has said, many people will not get a treatment that works.…17 Jun 2020HANSARDElectricityPumped storage is also very important for the short term, because, as the hon. Gentleman knows, it can be switched on very quickly when there is a short-term peaking issue, as…15 Jun 2020HANSARDElectricityrose—15 Jun 2020HANSARDElectricityBut will the Minister confirm that we can legislate now for 1 January next year and have the system we want? This is only a very temporary thing if the Government come up with a…15 Jun 2020HANSARDElectricityI am very concerned about the regulation, its provenance and whether it will limit our freedom of manoeuvre in ways we do not wish from the beginning of next year, when I hope we…15 Jun 2020HANSARDElectricityI do not know why the Minister referred to climate change in answer to my previous question. I was not talking about that and, as he says, it has nothing to do with the…15 Jun 2020HANSARDElectricityI am glad that the Minister has started with the very important context, because, of course, an 80-page EU document explaining the history and the requirements should have been…15 Jun 2020HANSARDElectricityI was interested by what the hon. Gentleman was saying about pumped-storage schemes, which are crucial to flexibility. I was interested that he also thinks they can be very good…15 Jun 2020HANSARDElectricityThat is exactly right. People like to claim that we are importing nuclear energy from France, for example, but we are importing European energy in a pretty unified system, which…15 Jun 2020HANSARDSocial Distancing: 2 Metre RuleGiven that the scientific advice is mixed and muddled and that the economic and business advice is overwhelming and clear, why do Ministers not today announce the halving of the…15 Jun 2020HANSARD Horizon: Sub-Postmaster ConvictionsMost MPs want the Post Office to apologise to all those it has wronged and pay generous compensation to them in the circumstances. Will the Minister add the Government’s voice to…10 Jun 2020HANSARD Water IndustryWill the Minister assure the House that this provision will not be used as a device to prevent the additional provision of water capacity, which is much needed in the south-east?…10 Jun 2020HANSARD Water IndustryDoes the hon. Lady agree that part of the answer to the south-east’s problem is more reservoir provision? We have a massive expansion of housing with no additional provision and…10 Jun 2020HANSARD Water IndustryWill the Minister give way?10 Jun 2020HANSARD Water IndustryI thank the Minister, because she has got to the point that I was hoping she might be making, which is that we need more reservoir capacity urgently. It is crazy that with just…10 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: R Rate and Lockdown MeasuresGiven the Secretary of State’s great success in expanding the number of tests, will we soon have more precise and accurate R figures, along with the other information now…08 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigrationI am grateful for all that the Home Secretary is doing to bring in this new policy, which I hope brings higher wages and higher skills, but does it not also require tougher…08 Jun 2020HANSARD Trade BillYou do not need to pay to trade: I welcome the policy behind this legislation, and the Bill itself, which makes it very clear that the United Kingdom wishes to be a positive trade…20 May 2020