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HANSARD Easter Recess: Government UpdateI was desperately sad to hear about my constituent John Robinson. My own best friend’s mother died in hospital and he was not able to see her. I recall, of course, that the Prime…19 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMinisters have said that we have supplied 4,000 NLAWs and other equipment and deployments, and that we are supplying 6,000 more. Meanwhile, Germany says that it will supply 1,000…28 Mar 2022HANSARDP&O FerriesI thank my hon. Friend for taking such a robust stance on this issue. May I invite him to make it absolutely clear that the despicable action of P&O Ferries is not connected in…28 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseTwo and a half weeks ago, the Independent Expert Panel produced a report on the activities of John Bercow in which more than 21 incidents of bullying of staff members of this…24 Mar 2022HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. You will be aware that the House of Commons has just published a report by the independent expert panel on the conduct of Mr John Bercow.…08 Mar 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. The leader of the SNP may have inadvertently misled the House earlier. He said that no SNP member appears on Russian television. I am told— […23 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineEighty-five years ago, a predecessor of the Prime Minister talked about “a quarrel in a faraway country between people of whom we know nothing”. Does not the concordance between…22 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19Let me ask my right hon. Friend to cast his mind back to January last year, when Chris Whitty said that there will come a time when covid will be the same as flu, from which there…21 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast year, the Royal Air Force took part in Exercise Blue Flag in Israel. What lessons did the Royal Air Force learn from working with the Israeli air force?21 Feb 2022HANSARDBroadband Coverage and SpeedsDiolch, Mr Speaker. The hon. Member for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (Jonathan Edwards) is absolutely right to raise this issue, because broadband speeds in urban areas—not only in…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportPresident Truman had on his desk, “The buck stops here”, so the Prime Minister was right to apologise for the events that happened in No. 10 Downing Street. Two weeks ago, I…31 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Data Protection Act 2018 (Amendment of Schedule 2 Exemptions) Regulations 2022Will my hon. Friend give way?18 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Data Protection Act 2018 (Amendment of Schedule 2 Exemptions) Regulations 2022A very brief one, indeed. Is my hon. Friend confident then that there will not be another appeal? My hon. Friend would then be back here again coming up with another amendment.…18 Jan 2022HANSARDRape Prosecution RateThe two points made by Labour Members were very powerful and have had a huge impact on the House, and I thank them for making them. I simply rise to say that there also needs to…17 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn May 2020, Professor Sarah Gilbert, with help from the Downing Street team, was working on the AstraZeneca vaccine. What more can my right hon. Friend do to encourage more women…12 Jan 2022HANSARDSupport for BusinessesHaving spent Boxing day and new year’s in Wales, the home of my beloved mother, I met a number of business people in the evening who said that Mark Drakeford’s plans for covid…05 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIs my right hon. Friend aware that the eyes of the world are literally upon us, with The New York Times and newspapers in France, Germany and Israel, among others, talking about…05 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Network and Information Systems (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021Does my hon. Friend think that these changes not only fill a gap from our leaving the EU but create an environment whereby we can perform better than if we had remained in the EU?13 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Network and Information Systems (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021Does the hon. Gentleman agree that this is not just about the European Union? The United Kingdom has just entered into an agreement with the state of Israel, which is perhaps,…13 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Network and Information Systems (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021Good answer.13 Dec 2021