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HANSARD Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [Lords]Many of the facilities, for example the aquatic centre in Smethwick, will be used after the games have ended. Is there not a need for consideration of longer-term changes to…09 Mar 2020HANSARDHuawei and 5GThe right hon. Gentleman mentions Three. My hon. Friend the Member for Leeds North West (Alex Sobel), who is much more technically proficient, has looked that up for me. Three is…04 Mar 2020HANSARDHuawei and 5GI thank the right hon. Gentleman for securing this extremely important debate. First, may I say that it is quite clear in this Chamber that there is bipartisan support for his…04 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealAlong with a majority of Labour MPs, I voted for the Canadian trade deal. The debate on that treaty was beset by disinformation campaigns by many non-governmental organisations,…02 Mar 2020HANSARD Construction Industry: Cash RetentionsQuite frankly, has this issue not been researched and consulted on to death? As with most things in life, it will always be the case that there will not be unanimity. However, is…27 Feb 2020HANSARDSmall and Medium-sized Businesses: Government ContractsI think there is unanimity across the House about the need to improve access to Government contracts for small and medium-sized enterprises, but I would prefer it if they were…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Crime (West Sandwell)Will the hon. Gentleman give way?27 Feb 2020HANSARD Crime (West Sandwell)The hon. Gentleman mentioned burglary, but is he also seeing, as we are seeing in Warley, aggravated burglary, where people are smashing into homes even when residents are in,…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Crime (West Sandwell)Will the hon. Gentleman give way?27 Feb 2020HANSARD Crime (West Sandwell)Will the hon. Gentleman give way?27 Feb 2020HANSARD Crime (West Sandwell)More coppers.27 Feb 2020HANSARD Crime (West Sandwell)Is it not true that that we have lost well over 2,000 officers and will get just over 1,000 back, whereas Surrey is getting an increase on its baseline? Were not the cuts by the…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Crime (West Sandwell)Can the Minister tell us when those police will be on the streets of the west midlands and how many there will be?27 Feb 2020HANSARD Construction Industry: Cash RetentionsWhen?27 Feb 2020HANSARD Construction Industry: Cash RetentionsThe knock-on effect is even worse than that. The great long chains of subcontractors mean that a company that was not even involved on the site may be dependent on getting…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Construction Industry: Cash RetentionsIs there not an additional factor here? We have seen this: in any upsurge in demand, the construction industry has to go abroad for companies and skilled labour. The United…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Construction Industry: Cash RetentionsDoes not that mean that many big contractors are in a mutually destructive relationship? If some of their subcontractors—or even their sub-subcontractors—go bust, they have to…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Construction Industry: Cash RetentionsIs not the situation exacerbated by the fact that contractors and indeed their employees are way back in the list of preferred creditors?27 Feb 2020HANSARD Construction Industry: Cash RetentionsThe hon. Gentleman has done a tremendous amount of work on this issue. What does he think is the Government’s underlying problem? Where in Government does he think is the blockage…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Construction Industry: Cash RetentionsLet me try to help the Minister out of this—we would even be prepared to call it the Zahawi scheme if he wants to do it. Waiting for unanimity and overall consensus is a recipe…27 Feb 2020