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HANSARD Business of the HouseI do not know whether you are aware of this, Mr Speaker, but my Ukrainian club in Huddersfield very much admires you for the leadership you have shown on Ukraine. Can the Leader…03 Mar 2022HANSARDOutcome of COP26Mr Speaker, do you and the Minister agree that, if we are to take COP26 seriously, it should be about what we do locally as well as what we do nationally? Is the Minister aware…02 Mar 2022HANSARDNHS Managers: Performance and Efficiency6. What steps he is taking to help ensure high standards of performance and efficiency for managers in the NHS.01 Mar 2022HANSARDNHS Managers: Performance and EfficiencyWe have learned today that innocent children are being killed in Ukraine. I could not get the Ukrainian colours, but I am wearing my UNICEF tie. We have brilliant nurses, doctors…01 Mar 2022HANSARDSanctionsMay I offer the Secretary of State a little advice, as I have been in the House for quite some time? No one now likes oligarchs, but some important and substantial figures we call…28 Feb 2022HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourIs the Minister aware that some kinds of antisocial behaviour sometimes become violent and that some of the young people swept into that have autism backgrounds? Is she concerned…28 Feb 2022HANSARDMoving Civil Service Jobs outside LondonI associate myself with the remarks made earlier. This is a dark day for democracy. As someone who has been in this House for a very long time and who was born during the Blitz, I…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Post Office: Horizon Compensation ArrangementsThe hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Sir Robert Neill) and I co-chair the all-party parliamentary group on miscarriages of justice. This is the greatest miscarriage of…24 Feb 2022HANSARDHigher Education ReformObviously not very well. I am also a visiting professor and have a long-term interest in this area, and I have worked with the Secretary of State before. I am worried about some…24 Feb 2022HANSARDHigher Education ReformMy only preamble, Mr Deputy Speaker, is that every Member who has spoken so far has had free higher education, including me, the Secretary of State and you, I believe. Anyone in…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I inform the Leader of the House that coming into Parliament this week, I was approached by a large number of women waving placards? They were the loveliest people. They were…24 Feb 2022HANSARD UkraineThe Prime Minister will be aware that Opposition Members are very keen on these sanctions, but does he share my worry that the record of driving out dictators and demagogues with…24 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineAmerica is key in all this. It is the largest economy and has the largest forces in NATO. We were honoured yesterday to have Nancy Pelosi in the Gallery. She is very close to the…22 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments and National Insurance Funds Payments) Regulations 2022
Draft Tax Credits, Child Benefits and Guardians Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2022 On a point of order, Sir Gary, I want to put the record straight. I was not here when Lloyd George originally introduced the national insurance legislation.22 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments and National Insurance Funds Payments) Regulations 2022
Draft Tax Credits, Child Benefits and Guardians Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2022 I am sorry, I did not mean to interrupt.22 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments and National Insurance Funds Payments) Regulations 2022
Draft Tax Credits, Child Benefits and Guardians Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2022 Some of us have not seen this statutory instrument. I was only given one when I came in. I did not realise there were two statutory instruments.22 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments and National Insurance Funds Payments) Regulations 2022
Draft Tax Credits, Child Benefits and Guardians Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2022 I do not want to extend the debate to excession because I know that we are in a hurry on account of Divisions in the House, but a Government Minister—a colleague of the…22 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments and National Insurance Funds Payments) Regulations 2022
Draft Tax Credits, Child Benefits and Guardians Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2022 I am sure that the Minister can say something to us.22 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Secretary of State promise me that he will listen to the Reith lectures—especially the bits about artificial intelligence and robotic warfare—and then think about our…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: Territorial IntegrityThe Secretary of State for Defence will know that I think he is a breath of fresh air in the job, but I also know that he shares my concern that we have been pushing down the…21 Feb 2022