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HANSARD Taxation (Post-transition Period) BillThe Minister was asked by his right hon. Friend the Member for Wokingham (John Redwood) whether the ECJ would be the ultimate arbiter, and the Minister replied that it would be…09 Dec 2020HANSARD Taxation (Post-transition Period) BillSomehow or other, I always thought that taking back control would look rather different for this place from this: to have just 24 hours to consider 112 pages of highly technical…09 Dec 2020HANSARDDraft Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020For the avoidance of doubt, if I never have to talk about Factortame again in my life, that will still be too soon for me.09 Dec 2020HANSARDDraft Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020I am grateful to the Minister, because she has been generous in giving way. However, the point made by the hon. Member for Angus is a good one. If, for example, the Minister were…09 Dec 2020HANSARDDraft Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020Is the Minister confirming that the Factortame case will continue to enforced in respect of fisheries in Northern Ireland?09 Dec 2020HANSARD Taxation (Post-transition Period) BillI hate to think it is the best part, but certainly it has been almost 20 years. The hon. Gentleman gives an interesting list of topics that his Committee has considered. The…09 Dec 2020HANSARD Taxation (Post-transition Period) BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?09 Dec 2020HANSARDDraft Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Elliott. The draft regulations are probably a fairly sensible and necessary step. It is in nobody’s interests that somehow or…09 Dec 2020HANSARDDraft Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020But the Minister will know as well as I do that there is that wonderful bit in the Factortame judgment where it speaks about the indirect effect of non-directly affected…09 Dec 2020HANSARD Marine Renewables: Government Support for Commercial Roll-outI absolutely agree. I have been watching and engaging with this industry since I was first elected in 2001. Candidly, we have seen a few false dawns over that time, but it is…08 Dec 2020HANSARD Marine Renewables: Government Support for Commercial Roll-outFirst of all, I understand the point the Minister makes about the operation of CfDs. When I was in government in 2011 and 2012, when the CfDs were introduced by the Energy Acts,…08 Dec 2020HANSARD Marine Renewables: Government Support for Commercial Roll-outI absolutely agree because, as I am about to illustrate, we have a nascent industry. It is growing but it is in a position to undertake that important role for the UK on the world…08 Dec 2020HANSARD Marine Renewables: Government Support for Commercial Roll-outI absolutely agree, and I would add to that list of tides and sunsets the attendance of the hon. Gentleman at Adjournment debates in the Chamber and Westminster Hall. I think the…08 Dec 2020HANSARD Marine Renewables: Government Support for Commercial Roll-outAll four are here.08 Dec 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-outWhen we speak about vulnerable groups, will the Secretary of State assure me that we will not forget those who are homeless? We know that people who are homeless, especially those…08 Dec 2020HANSARD Marine Renewables: Government Support for Commercial Roll-outI beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for the commercial roll-out of marine renewables. It is a pleasure to be here in Westminster Hall—not least…08 Dec 2020HANSARD Digital Infrastructure, Connectivity and AccessibilityIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for West Dorset (Chris Loder), because the situation that he describes in his constituency is one that is all too painfully familiar to…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthIt is pleasure to make a short contribution to this debate, which has been compelling to follow. The constant thread we find, no matter which way people will vote tonight, is…01 Dec 2020HANSARD Patrick Finucane: Supreme Court JudgmentIf I can accentuate the positive, I welcome the fact that the Secretary of State says that the question of a future public inquiry is not yet off the table. However, I have to…30 Nov 2020HANSARD Agricultural Transition PlanThe Secretary of State has told us that the Scottish Government’s budget for the scheme will be £595 million, which is the budget that they carry over at present. That figure is…30 Nov 2020