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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI do not want the Secretary of State to get away with it this morning. What is he doing about the “blob”? If he reads the Tory-supporting Daily Telegraph , it says that the blob…25 Nov 2021HANSARDIndependent Fan-led Review of Football GovernanceThis is a brilliant report by a colleague of ours that everyone regards as their friend and a brilliant Sports Minister in the past. However, everyone knows that there is…25 Nov 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI know that the Leader of the House is interested in children’s issues. May I press him for an early debate on dialysis, and particularly on how it affects children? Dialysis at…25 Nov 2021HANSARD Integrated Rail Plan: North and MidlandsMy priority for so many years has been the connectivity of the towns and cities across the north-west of England, and Yorkshire in particular. It would be wrong of me not to say…18 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsBefore the Minister moves on too much, may I make a quick intervention? I know she has a tough job today.17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsI am listening with great interest to the very good speech my right hon. Friend is making. I have been in the House a bit longer than her. I came here in 1979 and I have never…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsDoes the Minister accept that none of us on the Opposition Benches would fault anything done by the wonderful team and the effort that went into finding and developing the…17 Nov 2021HANSARDCOP26Does the Prime Minister agree that if we are to have any hope of keeping 1.5° alive, we need to liberate the COP26 President to lead, with all parties’ support, a kind of…15 Nov 2021HANSARDNATO and Euro-Atlantic SecurityThe Minister knows very well what is happening between Russia and Belarus. He knows how many people are held hostage on these borders, and how many children are in danger of dying…15 Nov 2021HANSARDForensic ServicesI am sure the Minister is aware that many people in the criminal justice system are deeply worried about the state of forensic science, on which so much depends. I will not play…09 Nov 2021HANSARDForensic Services1. What discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the quality of forensic services used in the criminal justice system.09 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseAs the longest-serving Member on the Opposition Benches, may I say to the House that I was appalled at what happened last week? However, as a long-serving Member, I must also say…08 Nov 2021HANSARD COP26 and Air PollutionI am just coming to the end. Another practical issue is, how many people realise that, at the moment, nothing in the MOT test tests how polluting someone’s vehicle is? There is…02 Nov 2021HANSARD COP26 and Air PollutionI beg to move, That this House has considered COP26 and the impact of air pollution on public health and wellbeing. Sir Gary, it is my pleasure, on this day of all days, to have…02 Nov 2021HANSARD COP26 and Air PollutionIt has been a very good debate, as it always is with you in the Chair, Sir Gary. The fact of the matter is that we do not want too little, too late. We want it now. Children are…02 Nov 2021HANSARDSupport for TownsIf the ministerial team are serious about levelling up, they must look at towns and their sustainability. As the Minister is travelling around, will she bring her team to visit…25 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillThe Minister is being generous and kind in giving way again. Has she seen the experiment in the cities of Oxford and London, where air quality detectors are on every waste truck?…20 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillIn the spirit of what we all felt and discussed after the tragedy of last week, I feel passionate about all these issues but I am determined to be good-tempered and pleasant to…20 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillThis is a very quick one. The hon. Gentleman and I share this passion, and he knows that a number of our towns are trying to make themselves sustainable under the United Nations…20 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment Billrose —20 Oct 2021