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HANSARD Towns FundI welcome the Government’s interest and their recognition of the importance of Royal Leamington Spa to be a recipient of potentially £10 million. As an important sub-regional…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Deportation of Foreign National OffendersI congratulate the hon. Member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (Mr Clarke) on securing this debate. Unfortunately I was not able to intervene earlier, but I am…02 Feb 2021HANSARD Deportation of Foreign National OffendersI thank the Minister for being so precise—02 Feb 2021HANSARD Deportation of Foreign National OffendersI think many would echo the points made by the hon. Member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland about the need for a root-and-branch reform. Does the Minister agree that…02 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid Security at UK BordersWill the Minister give way?01 Feb 2021HANSARD Health Measures at UK BordersThe Secretary of State said that a layered approach has been taken since January last year, but we saw rugby fans coming from Italy, and we saw football fans coming from Spain in…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Environment BillI will be supporting amendment 24, but due to time I will focus my comments on new clauses 8 and 2. The fact that the Bill has taken so long to progress through Parliament is…26 Jan 2021HANSARDCouncil Tax: Government’s Proposed IncreaseThis Government, like their predecessor and their predecessor, are pursuing a policy that promotes an ever-widening gap between the haves and have-nots. The opening remarks of the…25 Jan 2021HANSARD National Security and Investment BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Beckenham (Bob Stewart). I join my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central (Chi Onwurah) and others in thanking the…20 Jan 2021HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands – Crewe) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Stone (Sir William Cash). I wish to speak to Lords amendment 2, which will ensure regular reporting on works around ancient…19 Jan 2021HANSARDPolice National ComputerThe Minister will be well aware that this news will have caused great alarm right across the country, and certainly to the residents of Warwick and Leamington. Can he explain to…18 Jan 2021HANSARDSchool Closures: Support for PupilsMy hon. Friend is making a very powerful point. Does she agree that, with the closure of so many libraries in our communities, we easily forget just how important access to…13 Jan 2021HANSARDSchool Closures: Support for PupilsI beg to move, That this House has considered support for pupils’ education during school closures. May I congratulate you, Dame Angela, on your new status, which is well…13 Jan 2021HANSARDSchool Closures: Support for PupilsI thank the hon. Gentleman, who always makes such valid points. I will cover that issue in a moment, but he is absolutely right. Access to broadband internet is an essential…13 Jan 2021HANSARDSchool Closures: Support for PupilsI thank everyone who has participated in today’s debate, in incredibly difficult circumstances. It is clearly an important debate, and the fact that we have been able to hold it…13 Jan 2021HANSARDSchool Closures: Support for PupilsThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. I am about to come on to that point. The figures quoted in the media in the last 24 hours, about the profiteering that is taking place by…13 Jan 2021HANSARD Elections: May 2021May I also wish the Minister a speedy and full recovery? With numerous elections due to take place across the different parts of the United Kingdom, it seems that the Government…13 Jan 2021HANSARDHousing Need and Planning ReformLike communities up and down the country, the people of Warwick and Leamington are extremely concerned about overdevelopment and, in villages such as Bishop’s Tachbrook, urban…11 Jan 2021HANSARDHousing Need and Planning ReformWhat recent discussions he has had with the Office for National Statistics on housing need and planning reforms.11 Jan 2021HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryLike so many frontline workers, teaching staff are deeply committed to their profession, but they have also been among the most vulnerable, particularly given that 12 to…30 Dec 2020