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HANSARD Finance BillHas it not been a systemic problem with the Inland Revenue that these schemes have been cropping up for decades, and that it takes years to deal with them? They are spreading like…24 May 2021HANSARD Finance BillIs there not also a responsibility on the Government as a client to insert in the contracts with their main contractors a clause stating that if such practices are found within…24 May 2021HANSARD Finance BillI think the Financial Secretary ought to face up to the reality, which is that many of the people under these companies are not what we would describe in any normal parlance as…24 May 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI hope the Leader of the House cleared that with the Prime Minister, because on 21 April I asked the Prime Minister to demand that public bodies should “buy British first”, and he…20 May 2021HANSARDBritish Made Goods: Public Sector ContractsThe Minister will be aware that the Department for Transport is spending billions on its programme to decarbonise transport, but it does not seem so interested in building our…19 May 2021HANSARDBritish Made Goods: Public Sector ContractsWhat discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on encouraging the purchasing of British made goods through public sector contracts.19 May 2021HANSARDBacklog of Court CasesThe Minister is being remarkably complacent, because he must know that much of the backlog was actually caused by massive cuts by the Conservative Government. That was a huge…18 May 2021HANSARDBacklog of Court CasesWhat plans he has to tackle the backlog of court and tribunal cases.18 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19: School Reopeningsrose—26 Apr 2021HANSARD50 to 66-year-olds: QualificationsThis question is very timely because, in the here and now, today’s report from the Resolution Foundation highlights the difficulties being faced by the over-50s in getting back…26 Apr 2021HANSARD50 to 66-year-olds: QualificationsWhat recent assessment his Department has made of the proportion of the population aged between 50 and 66 that have a university degree or two A-levels.26 Apr 2021HANSARDEngagementsI shall decline that invitation, as a west midlands voter. The Prime Minister said earlier that he would use new freedoms to ensure that we buy British steel. Over the last year,…21 Apr 2021HANSARD European Football ProposalInterestingly, only one of these six clubs has always been in the top division in English football, and now they want permanent status. The Secretary of State’s announcement of a…19 Apr 2021HANSARD Strength of the UK’s Armed ForcesFirst, may we record that on this day 70 years ago the great trade union leader, Labour Foreign Secretary and patriot Ernest Bevin died? Along with Prime Minister Clement Attlee,…14 Apr 2021HANSARD Strength of the UK’s Armed ForcesThe hon. Gentleman will recall that that vote was taken about five years later than it should have been because of dithering by his own Government.14 Apr 2021HANSARD Strength of the UK’s Armed ForcesWill the Minister give way?14 Apr 2021HANSARD Strength of the UK’s Armed ForcesThe Minister was slightly dismissive of looking at the arrays of traditional vehicles. What does he think is now massing on the borders of Ukraine as a direct challenge to NATO?14 Apr 2021HANSARD Strength of the UK’s Armed ForcesWould my right hon. Friend care to remind the hon. Member for somewhere in Essex—the hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin)—that one of the reasons there is…14 Apr 2021HANSARDUK Steel Production: Greensill CapitalThe three fleet solid support ships, at 40,000 tonnes, are equivalent in size to the two aircraft carriers. That is a lot of steel. Only this week, the Ministry of Defence finally…25 Mar 2021HANSARDCoronavirusIf there is a vote tonight, I shall vote no because of concerns that the Government are still focusing on risk avoidance rather than risk management when the public want to get…25 Mar 2021