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HANSARD Awarding of Qualifications: Role of MinistersI am grateful to the Secretary of State for giving way on that very point. How does he reconcile the two statements he has just made? On the one hand, he talked about reconciling…09 Sept 2020HANSARD Fire Safety BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this important debate tonight. Thank you for reminding me of that very important point as well.…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Fire Safety BillI thank my hon. Friend for that contribution, because it points out just how dire this problem is, on so many fronts. The point I was about to make relates not just to the taller…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing BillMy hon. Friend is making a detailed and comprehensive speech, examining many of these difficult issues, which we all face. I have reflected on what he has been saying, and I…21 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillWill the Minister give way?20 Jul 2020HANSARDHousing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental SpendingIt is genuinely a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Southend West (Sir David Amess). I want to draw the House’s attention to a very serious issue, which is fire safety in…09 Jul 2020HANSARDHousing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental SpendingWill my hon. Friend give way on that point?09 Jul 2020HANSARDFinance BillMy hon. Friend is making an extremely powerful speech, which focuses us, as we should be, on this vital issue. Does he agree with me that a central part of the problem many…02 Jul 2020HANSARDFinance BillMay I press the Minister on innovative companies getting a lack of support from HMRC? I have come across a case in my constituency where a very innovative British company appears…02 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Bus RoutesI wish to start by paying tribute to our bus workers for keeping a vital public service running, in rural areas and across the country, during the coronavirus crisis. Bus drivers…02 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that the common characteristic of the people who have contacted many of us is that they are very hardworking? They have tried to play by the rules. They…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that there is a role for private sector landlords in this, working with the Government and local authorities? I have been quite taken aback by the…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this important debate. Before I start, I would like to thank Members from across the House for their support for me, the victims of…30 Jun 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe last few days have been very difficult for our town. I offer my deepest condolences to the families of those who died in the dreadful attack in Forbury Gardens on Saturday…24 Jun 2020HANSARDTesting of NHS and Social Care StaffMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech and I thank her for the points that she makes. I would like particularly to highlight the issue that my right hon. and learned Friend…24 Jun 2020HANSARDReading Terrorist AttackMay I take a moment, Mr Speaker, because it has been a very difficult few days? I wish to thank the Home Secretary for meeting me today. I very much thought that the tone of our…22 Jun 2020HANSARDPublic Passenger TransportIt is a pleasure to respond in this debate on behalf of the Opposition. I am grateful to the Minister for the detailed technical briefing she offered me from the Department. We…16 Jun 2020HANSARDPublic Passenger TransportThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I am going to try to cover the environment and other forms of innovation later in my speech.…16 Jun 2020HANSARDPublic Passenger TransportI will come back to them. This is part of the wider picture of the need for investment as a whole. There are a range of other measures that I hope Ministers will reconsider, along…16 Jun 2020HANSARD Children and Young PersonsIt is quite clear that, at a time of great crisis, the Government’s first duty is to protect the most vulnerable. My hon. Friends and the former Minister, the hon. Member for East…10 Jun 2020