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HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI thank you, Mr Speaker, for accepting the application for today’s debate from my hon. Friend the Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain). It is, unfortunately, very timely…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI thank the Leader of the Opposition for giving way. One of the rules we have always observed in this place is that we do not whip House business. Just about everything that has…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI very much welcome the hon. Gentleman’s support for the independent complaints and grievance procedures. Does he now think, with the benefit of hindsight, that he was wrong to…08 Nov 2021HANSARDTackling the Digital DivideIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ali. I congratulate the right hon. Member for East Ham (Stephen Timms) and the hon. Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) on…04 Nov 2021HANSARDTackling the Digital DivideI did not honestly expect that the hon. Lady would know the details. I say to her colleagues, perhaps through herself, that the frustration that we have felt in our communities at…04 Nov 2021HANSARD Committee on StandardsI am not without sympathy for the proposition that the rules require reform in this regard, but the Leader of the House knows, as we all do, that when the House requires reform,…03 Nov 2021HANSARDG20 and COP26 World Leaders SummitThe Prime Minister is absolutely right that this is a moment for turning words into action. One very important but quite small action that he and his Government could take now is…03 Nov 2021HANSARDScottish Fishing IndustryI hope the Minister is aware that the next few weeks will be the most important weeks of the year for businesses exporting fish to continental Europe. Nothing should be done that…03 Nov 2021HANSARDUK-French Trading DisputeAs the shadow Secretary of State said, the next few weeks will be absolutely critical for fish exporters in this country. If the French do what they are threatening—which is only,…28 Oct 2021HANSARD Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: ShetlandI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. As I indicated in my speech, when the costs were subsequently made known to me, they seemed higher than I would have expected. I was…27 Oct 2021HANSARD Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: ShetlandMay I speak, Ms Ghani?27 Oct 2021HANSARD Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: ShetlandThe Minister, whom I thank for her answer, did suggest that Shetland Islands Council has been intransigent in this. I think it is fair to put it on the record that Shetland…27 Oct 2021HANSARD Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: ShetlandWill the Minister give way?27 Oct 2021HANSARD Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: ShetlandI beg to move, That this House has considered the operation of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency in Shetland. It is a great pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms…27 Oct 2021HANSARD Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: ShetlandThe Minister is being very generous with her time. I appreciate that this is not part of her ministerial brief, as it rests with her noble Friend, but can the Minister tell me at…27 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. What evidence have the Government of Israel given the Foreign Secretary or her Department to justify the designation of six Palestinian human rights organisations as terrorist…26 Oct 2021HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeI ask again the question posed by the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas): how many of the 5,000 places currently allocated have already been filled, and how many…25 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. I thank the Secretary of State for International Trade for her visit earlier this year to the European Marine Energy Centre in Stromness, when she heard that it has a very…20 Oct 2021HANSARDMandatory Vaccine PassportsI welcome the Minister’s very full answer, and I welcome him to the Dispatch Box. It was always a pleasure to work with him in his previous role, and I hope it will be a pleasure…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am grateful to the Leader of the House for confirming that we will have the Second Reading of the Judicial Review and Courts Bill on Monday 18 October. Between now and then,…23 Sept 2021