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HANSARDGas Prices and Energy SuppliersWhat are the implications of the situation for the exploitation and extraction of gas within the UK continental shelf?23 Sept 2021HANSARDMandatory Vaccine Passports1. With reference to his Department's “COVID-19 Response: Autumn and Winter Plan 2021”, if his Department will publish scientific evidence in support of the efficacy of mandatory…23 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. People in fishing communities will have been interested to hear the Paymaster General assert earlier that we are taking back control of our territorial waters. May I invite…23 Sept 2021HANSARDCruise IndustryThe hon. Lady touches on something very important. The capacity for cruise ship passengers to spend money when in port is very often determined by the terms of the contract that…22 Sept 2021HANSARDCruise IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I also congratulate the hon. Member for Southampton, Itchen (Royston Smith) on securing this debate. In recent years,…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections Bill (Instruction)It is a generally accepted truth—and, indeed, a fundamental truth of politics—that just because a Government can do something does not necessarily mean that they should. It is…20 Sept 2021HANSARDUK Maritime SectorI have effectively, Sir George, covered the material that I intended to cover. With your restrictions in mind, I am happy to conclude.16 Sept 2021HANSARDUK Maritime SectorIt is a pleasure to serve under your stewardship, Sir George. I congratulate the right hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Jones) on securing the debate, and thank the Backbench…16 Sept 2021HANSARDUK Maritime SectorI thank the hon. Gentleman, who is characteristically generous. Others in the House, himself included, have been working on the issue as well. It comes back to the first point I…16 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdatePages 23 and 24 of the autumn and winter plan specify that, as part of plan B, the Government will introduce vaccine passports for all nightclubs, for indoor settings of 500…14 Sept 2021HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillOn clause 3, may I take the Minister back to the inclusion of the word “purported” and, in particular, draw her attention to paragraph 166 and the comments of Baroness Hale in…13 Sept 2021HANSARD Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill (Instruction)I will not detain the House for long but, because I was not able to intervene latterly on the Minister’s speech, I wish to put on record that the motion of the hon. Member for…13 Sept 2021HANSARD Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill (Instruction)I am grateful to the Minister for giving way, but it is not wholly accurate to say that the Bill does not relate to Prorogation. If she has regard to clause 3 and its inclusion of…13 Sept 2021HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillIn the interests of clarity, is the Minister telling the House that the Government are asking Parliament to give them the power to do things that exceed the powers given to them…13 Sept 2021HANSARD Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill (Instruction)That being the case, why do the Government’s own explanatory notes on the Bill refer to the Miller and Cherry cases?13 Sept 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I briefly associate myself with the comments regarding the late Austin Mitchell? It was my privilege to work with Austin for many years on matters pertaining to the fishing…09 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid Vaccine Passports(Urgent Question): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make a statement on the Government plans for covid vaccine passports.08 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid Vaccine PassportsFirst, thank you, Mr Speaker, for allowing me to ask this urgent question. As Big Brother Watch brings its campaign against vaccine passports to Westminster today, it is certainly…08 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillThese proposals were trialled in 2019, and during that trial 2,000 people were turned away for not having the correct form of identification. Of those 2,000, 700 did not return to…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillFurther to that point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. As vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary China group—in fairness, one of 22 vice-chairs—may I say to the right hon. Member…07 Sept 2021