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HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?24 Jun 2021HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipThe right hon. Gentleman knows that I am very supportive of trade and trade agreements. Equally, I was rather surprised by his response to the hon. Member for Dudley North (Marco…24 Jun 2021HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipI am a strong believer in free trade—I think it is a very good idea. However, the priority has to be the terms of the deal, not just the fact of doing a deal. It is the same as in…24 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Defence SpendingWhy? Why can we not make an exemption and show preference for our troops who we are sending on deployment overseas, rather than just sticking to the rigid, dogmatic guidelines or…24 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Defence SpendingInterestingly, in 2008, when the global financial crisis hit, the ratio of debt to national product was less than it was when we came to office in 1997, and in the meantime we…24 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Defence SpendingI hope the Whips have taken note and that the hon. Member for Filton and Bradley Stoke (Jack Lopresti) will get a job after his intervention. By the way, what was the debt to…24 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Defence SpendingThe Minister has kindly drawn attention to the fact that he is sitting alongside the Health Secretary, so will he take the opportunity to get him to cut through all the…24 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Defence SpendingWill the hon. Gentleman give way?24 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Defence SpendingI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way, because he said something very significant—about his understanding when working at DE&S. He was saying that the culture there was to…24 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Defence SpendingWe never were.24 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Defence SpendingThe hon. Member for Yeovil (Mr Fysh) would have difficulty intervening because of the current arrangements. If the Minister thinks the products from Yeovil are so worthy, why are…24 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Defence SpendingWill the Minister give way?24 Jun 2021HANSARD UK Military Personnel Serving Overseas: VaccinationWe are all aware of the rigid, dogmatic vaccination policies of the Health Department bureaucrats and the utter failure of the Health Ministers to inject some common sense—they…23 Jun 2021HANSARD Free Trade Agreement Negotiations: AustraliaAustralia, like Canada, is one of our oldest and closest allies, and many of us have family and friends there, so does the Secretary of State share my concern that the anti-trade…17 Jun 2021HANSARD House of Commons Commission (External Members)I would understand if the right hon. Gentleman were arguing, for example, that a political leader of a council might change the balance of the Commission, but if we are trying to…08 Jun 2021HANSARD House of Commons Commission (External Members)I am mindful of the concerns of colleagues that they do not want to be delayed for too long. I have no animus against, or indeed any knowledge of, either of the two individuals…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Ajax ProgrammeThe Minister seemed slightly hurt that the shadow Secretary of State, my right hon. Friend the Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey), described him as complacent, and then…08 Jun 2021HANSARDBusiness without DebateObject. Will I be right, Madam Deputy Speaker, that the Division will therefore be deferred?08 Jun 2021HANSARDBusiness without DebateThe Information Commissioner is doing a lousy job and £200,000 is far too much. The Deputy Speaker’s opinion as to the decision of the Question being challenged, the Division was…08 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19I am sure that the Minister will agree that throughout the pandemic our community pharmacies have performed magnificently on the frontline of the health service, but unfortunately…25 May 2021