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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAlthough it is the largest infrastructure project in Europe, we seem to lack any debate on the HS2 programme. That is despite its costing a huge amount of public money and despite…17 Dec 2020HANSARD Uyghur Slave Labour: XinjiangI commend the BBC for shining a bright light on these practices. It is a body that often gets a lot of bad press in this Chamber, but it has done a terrific job. Given that 20% of…16 Dec 2020HANSARD Taxation (Post-transition Period) BillOur biggest and nearest customer is the EU. It is a critical customer and supplier to so many businesses in the UK, particularly in our manufacturing sector. Let me briefly turn…15 Dec 2020HANSARD Taxation (Post-transition Period) BillI rise to speak to new clause 3 and amendments 1 and 2. Three years ago, we were given the advice that this deal was going to be the “easiest in human history”. As we have just…15 Dec 2020HANSARDKnife CrimeIn Warwickshire, knife crime has risen by 300% since 2014. Just this year, on 15 January in Leamington Spa, we had one murder and one attempted murder—both stabbings. On 28 May,…14 Dec 2020HANSARD Energy White PaperThe Secretary of State will be well aware that a shockingly high proportion of households are living in energy poverty across the UK. In my constituency, 8.9% of households are in…14 Dec 2020HANSARDKnife CrimeWhat steps she is taking to tackle knife crime.14 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Eleventh sitting)My hon. Friend the Member for Southampton, Test has stolen my thunder—had I known that he was going to stand up, I perhaps would not have done so. It is interesting that paragraph…10 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Twelfth sitting)My hon. Friend is making some important points. One of the striking things about, for example, Canyon Capital Advisors is how the US authorities intervened when it was looking to…10 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Eleventh sitting)Quasi-judicial; sorry. How does that square with the responsibilities of the Minister in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy?10 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Eleventh sitting)I just want clarification from the Minister on the point of that being semi-judicial.10 Dec 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister will fully appreciate that the use of gross domestic product as a measure is abstract in terms of dealing with and understanding prosperity, but people talk…09 Dec 2020HANSARD EU Withdrawal AgreementHonda has just announced that it has had to pause production because of problems with getting components through ports. Does the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster suggest that…09 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)This is important. I take on board exactly what the Minister is saying, but I am sure he can assure me on this. To give one specific example, Imagination Technologies is a…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Tenth sitting)We are focusing greatly on small and medium-sized businesses, but this can also happen to slightly larger organisations, which might be outside the commonly used definition of an…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)I was going to make exactly the same point as my hon. Friend the Member for Southampton, Test. Surely the intent behind the question is how we make the operation of the provision…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)Just to be clear, if a business is desperately seeking that inward investment, surely it would be less likely to write and agree with the Secretary of State about the additional…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Ninth sitting)Just to understand and clarify the point about how realistic the voluntary period might be, in terms of getting the written agreement of the acquirer, in the Minister’s…08 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAccording to solicitors in Warwick and Leamington, the court system dealing with criminals is at breaking point. They see it as being completely chaotic. I appreciate that in the…08 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Eighth sitting)As always, my hon. Friend is making important points. I was surprised to see the letter from the Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee, which dates back to its 2013…03 Dec 2020