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HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Suspension of Liability For WrongFul Trading and Extension of the Relevant Period) Regulations 2020It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Dr Huq. I am going to race to see whether I can beat the Minister; I shall endeavour to do that so that…14 Dec 2020HANSARDExams and Accountability 2021I still do not get how these proposals mitigate the effects of extended absence of teaching and learning. It is not just about the differential in lost schooling, which is still…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Exiting the European UnionAbsolutely. This agenda could not come at a more critical time, because these same sectors and industries have been left on their knees as a result of covid-19. They just cannot…24 Nov 2020HANSARDCharity-funded Medical ResearchIt really does, and my hon. Friend makes a powerful point. I urge the Government to see it, not as day-to-day spend, but as an investment in the future health, resilience,…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European UnionWhere are they then?24 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European UnionI really am learning some things today, and, yes, I very much think that would lead to that. My hon. Friend raises another important point. These are the wide-ranging implications…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European UnionThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The point is important to the statutory instrument, because I am not sure of its status. As my hon. Friend says, this is just another example of a…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European UnionMaybe my hon. Friend knows.24 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European UnionMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. That is why it is such an important issue, and we really are hoping and expecting that the Minister will confirm today that the Government will…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European UnionMy hon. Friend makes an extremely important point about the impact on ports, including Holyhead. That is why, as things stand, this statutory instrument is at best making the…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European UnionMy hon. Friend makes a powerful point. Perhaps next time he goes on a delegation there he can ask whether I want to join them, as the shadow business Minister. It sounds like a…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European UnionMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. This statutory instrument should and could be an opportunity to clarify those matters but, as I said at the beginning of my speech, it will…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European UnionMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point about squid in the Falkland Islands which I was not aware of. It is important to bear that in mind. We are talking about the Conservative…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European UnionMy hon. Friend makes an important point. I hope the Minister has taken note of that and that we can hear about it when she responds, because it is especially important at this…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European UnionThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. Of course, my hon. Friend the Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) is very good at writing books. He has one out—I think for Christmas,…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European UnionI was just going to get on to the detail of the statutory instrument. I have not actually started the substance of my speech yet, but I will give way.24 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European UnionThe hon. Member is absolutely right. Company directors who have not had any support during this crisis are particularly aggrieved, and they are part of the 3 million excluded, who…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European UnionMy right hon. Friend makes a good point. It is not only the business community, but the farming community—both of them communities that have historically been the base of the…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European UnionWe do not even have certainty about what we are going to do at Christmas, do we—let alone any of the certainty that we were hoping for beyond the new year? As I said earlier, the…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European UnionMy hon. Friend’s knowledge of sheep gestation periods is far superior to mine, but I very much take his point about planning and the need for certainty. Not only is there all the…24 Nov 2020