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HANSARDRegisters of Births and Deaths Bill (First sitting)Once again, the Minister says, “If that is the informant’s preferred option.” If a registrar cannot see the individual in person, and perhaps form an impression as well, does that…27 Jan 2021HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands – Crewe) BillTo follow on from the right hon. Member for Chesham and Amersham (Dame Cheryl Gillan), I find it slightly bizarre that at a time when rail travel has been upended and changed…19 Jan 2021HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands – Crewe) BillI thank the Minister for that helpful reply. Are the Government undertaking an assessment of whether patterns of travel have structurally changed or whether this is just a…19 Jan 2021HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands – Crewe) BillIs one of the main drivers not peak-time capacity and daytime capacity? Inter-city travel is very much driven by business travel. We have seen how remote conferencing—Zoom we call…19 Jan 2021HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands – Crewe) Billrose—19 Jan 2021HANSARD KashmirI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Luton North (Sarah Owen) on securing this debate and introducing it so well. It is very noticeably a cross-party assembly here, and we…13 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Response: Defence SupportI join the Secretary of State in paying tribute to the work of our military personnel—the frontline in this crisis—but what is their role, and that of Ministers, in setting the…12 Jan 2021HANSARDHospitality Industry: Government SupportThe fact that there are two petitions shows how important this issue is. To my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty), I would say that Marston’s…11 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: VaccinationsAll credit and our great thanks to the vaccine taskforce and to our scientists, who have been brilliant in developing the vaccine. In our history, it has often been production…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Public HealthIn my experience, the Tories have never won elections because the public thought they cared but rather because they believed them to be competent. Black Wednesday did for John…06 Jan 2021HANSARD Public HealthDo not viruses, especially when they become as widespread as this one, always mutate? Have the Government not planned for that?06 Jan 2021HANSARD Public HealthThe Secretary of State stressed that the problem is really in production of the vaccine. Presumably, the number of sites on which that is done is limited. Why have we not expanded…06 Jan 2021HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) BillI will vote for the Bill, as the choice is stark and clear. The important question is: what do we do after Friday? That is when the real work will begin. Gaps have already been…30 Dec 2020HANSARD UK Hydrogen EconomyWe have a long while. Quite simply, should there not be real pressure, and a commitment from the Minister, that that is what the Department for Transport must—not should—do? It…17 Dec 2020HANSARD UK Hydrogen EconomyRTFOs?17 Dec 2020HANSARD UK Hydrogen EconomyIndeed. I was not being dismissive of wind farms; I was talking about the institutional barriers. That is not a technical barrier; it is an institutional barrier. It is the same…17 Dec 2020HANSARD UK Hydrogen EconomyTime and again, even when there is the expertise, Whitehall puts new capacity down south, as it did with nuclear. There was considerable nuclear expertise in Cheshire, yet the…17 Dec 2020HANSARD UK Hydrogen EconomyIs there not a problem at the moment that needs to be resolved, which is that hydrogen makes the metal parts of the gas grid more brittle more rapidly? Also, it is easier for…17 Dec 2020HANSARD UK Hydrogen EconomyWill the hon. Member give way?17 Dec 2020HANSARD UK Hydrogen EconomyWill the hon. Gentleman give way?17 Dec 2020