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HANSARD Reducing Costs for BusinessesThe covid pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges for businesses in every part of the country and in virtually every sector of the economy, but the Government have met…11 Jan 2022HANSARDCopyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) BillI know that the hon. Gentleman will have read the IPO’s report, so he will have seen the chart showing that at the end of 2015, about 16,000 artists made up 90% of Spotify’s…03 Dec 2021HANSARDCopyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) BillThe promoter of this Bill has suggested that the best way forward would be to pursue these issue in Committee, which would take some time. Clearly, the passage of the Bill would…03 Dec 2021HANSARDCopyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) BillThe hon. Gentleman spoke about his own illustrious music recording career earlier. Does he recognise that someone who sold 1 million copies of a single in the 1990s typically saw…03 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareThe investment that the Minister has announced together with the 100 community diagnostic hubs will make a big difference in helping people to get the referrals that they need.…03 Dec 2021HANSARDTrade Deals: Environmental StandardsThe UK-Australia agreement in principle marked the first time that Australia had ever agreed to a specific reference to the Paris agreement in a free trade agreement. Does my hon.…02 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsBig landmark trade agreements such as those with Japan, New Zealand and Australia make the headlines, but the excellent work that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State is…02 Dec 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy right hon. Friend rightly highlights the role of South Africa’s excellent testing and analysis system in identifying omicron. It would be perverse if South Africa were treated…29 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsInternational people smugglers know that they only need to get the boats into British waters before their clients can claim asylum in the UK. Does the Home Secretary agree that we…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Stop and Search: West MidlandsHow does the hon. Gentleman interpret the parts of the police and crime commissioner’s plan where he quotes reports that say that stop and search does little or nothing to tackle…17 Nov 2021HANSARD Stop and Search: West MidlandsAs the hon. Lady said, there has been an increase in crime in the west midlands. For violence with injury, the number of offences in the west midlands was up 10% on the previous…17 Nov 2021HANSARD Stop and Search: West MidlandsThank you, Ms Rees. I shall be very brief. My father was a constable with West Midlands police for 29 years and was stationed for much of that time in the constituency of the hon.…17 Nov 2021HANSARD Stop and Search: West MidlandsThe hon. Gentleman will be aware that I have a long history of pushing Ministers, of arguing in private and indeed in this Chamber, for greater funding and for changes in the…17 Nov 2021HANSARD Stop and Search: West MidlandsI certainly welcome the hon. Gentleman’s appeal to put partisan political point scoring to one side. He may remember that back in the distant days of January 2016, we had a…17 Nov 2021HANSARD Stop and Search: West MidlandsWhy does the hon. Member think that Labour police and crime commissioners in the west midlands have seen rapid increases in the recorded crime rate over the past 12 months, where…17 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe new police and crime commissioner for the West Midlands has chosen to cut back on stop and search across the region. Can the Prime Minister confirm that while stops and…03 Nov 2021HANSARDG20 and COP26 World Leaders SummitAs well as cars, the world will need clean, smart urban transport if we are to meet the climate challenge. Companies such as the one behind the Westfield PODs in Dudley South are…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Budget ResolutionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely spot on. The wider hospitality sector employs around 3 million people across the country. It is a bigger employer than automotives and aerospace…27 Oct 2021HANSARD Budget ResolutionsAs chair of the all-party parliamentary group on beer and brewing, I welcome the measures that the Chancellor announced to support sectors that have been particularly hard hit…27 Oct 2021HANSARD Health Incentives SchemeI am tempted to ask the Minister whether bobbing in this place might count towards the app’s incentives. I know that all Members will appreciate my hon. Friend’s courtesy in…22 Oct 2021