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HANSARD UK Hydrogen EconomyThe hon. Gentleman rightly indicates that we should encourage the purchase of British vehicles. Should not the Department for Transport now, particularly as it will be free of…17 Dec 2020HANSARD UK Hydrogen EconomyRTFOs?17 Dec 2020HANSARD UK Hydrogen EconomyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McDonagh. I congratulate the hon. Member for Rother Valley (Alexander Stafford) on securing the debate and on his…17 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the Windrush announcement, but the Windrush scandal was just the most extreme example of the indifference and rank incompetence endemic in today’s Home Office. Delays…14 Dec 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Leader of the House has just stressed that we are coming out of the EU on 1 January. Of course, that forces us to look at Government purchasing rules after then so that,…10 Dec 2020HANSARDFleet Solid Support Ships: Invitation to TenderThe Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions has argued forcefully for defence orders to be brought forward to help our industry through the economic crisis,…07 Dec 2020HANSARDFleet Solid Support Ships: Invitation to TenderWhen he plans to issue the invitation to tender for contracts relating to the fleet solid support ships.07 Dec 2020HANSARDDefence Procurement and Supply ChainsWill the Minister give way?01 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthThe Prime Minister talked about the virus being eradicated. Only one virus in history has been eradicated. Containment may well be the only option open to us.01 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthMy hon. Friend the Member for Blackley and Broughton (Graham Stringer) asked whether Manchester had been discriminated against, because Ministers considered the threat of 500,000…01 Dec 2020HANSARDDefence Procurement and Supply ChainsThis is absurd. We know what the requirement is. It has already been out to one tender. The only argument was about whether it was a warship. Why are the Government still…01 Dec 2020HANSARDDefence Procurement and Supply ChainsWhy the delay? Quite frankly, they could always have been designated as warships, because they always had guns on them. What is holding it up now?01 Dec 2020HANSARDDefence Procurement and Supply ChainsI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Birkenhead (Mick Whitley) on securing the debate. He listed a number of criteria for people to be here. I tick two of the boxes: as a…01 Dec 2020HANSARD UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementI am pleased to be making this speech in this debate tonight—I was hoping to make it last night. I declare an interest as a vice-chairman of the all-party group on Japan. May I…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Independent Expert PanelI thank the Leader of the House for giving way. I am sure he will forgive me for having looked at the House of Commons’ own documentation to ascertain the position. How does he…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Independent Expert PanelCan the Leader of the House tell us how much the chairman is going to be paid for this job?25 Nov 2020HANSARD Independent Expert PanelWhen I looked up the link from the report which referred to the advertisement for the job, it said that these jobs were going to be fixed term and full time, not per diem—if it is…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Independent Expert PanelThe right hon. Gentleman would not only be disqualified as a Member of Parliament; he referred to people being qualified, and it seems that all those who got the jobs happen to be…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Independent Expert PanelAgain, the right hon. Gentleman seems to run slightly contrary to the advertisement for the positions, which says that panel members should have “judicial, quasi-judicial, or…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Independent Expert PanelI am afraid that the Leader of the House is reinforcing our case. It is not about whether any of these individuals are defective. For example, an industrial tribunal panel will…25 Nov 2020