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HANSARD CCRC Decision on 44 Post Office ProsecutionsSometimes when we hear the words “lessons learned” it can sound a little glib, if not a little trite. Given the extent and the depth of the harm caused by this scandal, can the…05 Oct 2020HANSARDRegeneration: Town CentresWhat steps he is taking to support regeneration in town centres.05 Oct 2020HANSARDRegeneration: Town CentresHigh streets such as mine in Dudley have undergone a period of profound change—they did so even before the pandemic struck—so does the Minister agree that making it easier to…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Lists) (No. 2) BillWhat businesses often say they need most is stability and certainty. The current system for revaluation of non-domestic rates has sometimes given rise to sudden changes in…30 Sept 2020HANSARD Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions)As the virus clearly behaves according to how each and every one of us behaves, will the Secretary of State join me in condemning what we saw on the news this morning at Coventry…30 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland: 100-Year AnniversaryDoes my hon. Friend agree that next year’s important anniversary for the UK as we know it today is also a fantastic opportunity to mark Northern Ireland’s future and its diverse…30 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland: 100-Year AnniversaryWhat steps his Department is taking to mark the 100-year anniversary of Northern Ireland.30 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI rise to speak in support of the Government’s Bill and their amendments. This Bill exposes an inherent weakness in the withdrawal agreement—namely, that while the EU and UK…29 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes my right hon. and learned Friend agree that delays in the court system can be damaging, if not traumatic, to all parties attending court? Can he assure me and the House that…22 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19Does my right hon. Friend agree that the best way to support our heroic staff at Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley, as well as care staff and indeed residents in care homes, is to…22 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI also welcome the statement that the Secretary of State has brought to the House today, particularly the emphasis he places on fighting this common enemy as one united front.…21 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for the intervention, but I refer him back to answers previously given by more learned colleagues than myself on those specific points. I hold Scotland…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI rise to speak with enthusiastic support for clauses 46 and 47, and I start by saying that long before the advent of the EU, the UK internal market functioned seamlessly for…16 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that we should be pursuing a system that supports British jobs for British people, and that that is what this Bill seeks to pursue? If we maintain the…15 Sept 2020HANSARD Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies (Environmentally Sustainable Investment) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that the green bonds that my hon. Friend the Member for Grantham and Stamford (Gareth Davies) described would be a more targeted and risk-averse…11 Sept 2020HANSARD Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies (Environmentally Sustainable Investment) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that some of the plethora of green investment opportunities may have unintended consequences, and that the Bill does not contain a strategic framework…11 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: UK Legal ObligationsDoes my right hon. Friend agree that there is no indication that the UK is at this stage seeking to leave the withdrawal agreement, and that it is right and legitimate that…08 Sept 2020HANSARD Fire Safety BillI welcome the Bill, and the measures it seeks to put in place to make buildings safer and prevent tragedies such as the one we witnessed with Grenfell Tower. I note, too, that…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsI, too, extend my condolences to the family of the person who died in the early hours of Sunday morning, and wish a speedy recovery to the others injured in the senseless knife…07 Sept 2020HANSARDFree Trade AgreementsWhat assessment she has made of the potential merits of free trade agreements with countries other than the US, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.03 Sept 2020