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HANSARDTributes to the SpeakerOn a personal note, Mr Speaker, you know that I met you before you were a Member of Parliament, and I can remember what an irritating young man you were at that time. [ Laughter.…31 Oct 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. Time is of the essence. We have just heard about the matter, and there is some considerable concern among Opposition Members. Surely, a…31 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseDoes the Leader of the House agree that this is one of those days on which I want to go home and watch Laura Kuenssberg to find out what the hell is going on in this place? I feel…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Many excellent speeches species were curtailed at three minutes this evening. Why is this awful, repetitious performance being allowed to go on…29 Oct 2019HANSARDGenomicsSurely all this must be put in the context of the Topol review, with so much innovation and not just in genomics? There is so much innovation going on in the health service, but…29 Oct 2019HANSARDRestoring Nature and Climate ChangeDo we actually have to go to the Amazon on this issue? A leading professor at the University of Cambridge, Professor Steve Evans, who is a great friend of mine, believes that soil…28 Oct 2019HANSARDRestoring Nature and Climate ChangeI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this wonderful debate with his magic power. More people in Huddersfield than in Ambridge signed the petition. Does he agree that we need…28 Oct 2019HANSARDCounty Lines Drugs GangsWe have heard twice about the Minister’s early days as a youth, including in Liverpool, but the fact is that he will have to grow up fast, because the wicked people behind drugs…28 Oct 2019HANSARDRestoring Nature and Climate ChangeIt is very flat.28 Oct 2019HANSARDRestoring Nature and Climate ChangeMy hon. Friend has the great advantage that I have, of having a superb university in his constituency. Are universities, in partnership, doing enough in terms of leadership? I…28 Oct 2019HANSARDRestoring Nature and Climate ChangeI am listening attentively to the hon. Gentleman. A cross-party group of us are very interested in the quality of water in our rivers and streams. Indeed, in Huddersfield, I chair…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House talks of sunny uplands. He may not know this, but I came into politics hoping to bring sunny uplands to the people of this country and the people of my…24 Oct 2019HANSARD The National Health ServiceI agree with almost everything the hon. Lady says about PFI contracts. We got a terrible PFI contract in Halifax and Calderdale. It is still a millstone around our necks. When I…23 Oct 2019HANSARDThe National Health ServiceThe Secretary of State might need some help when I tell him that I am quite thankful, because after a massive and wonderful campaign in Huddersfield, we are keeping our A&E open.…23 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ2. I wonder whether the Prime Minister has seen the heartbreaking images of children being killed, mutilated and seriously injured on the Syrian border. Given that the Turks are…23 Oct 2019HANSARDStrength of the UnionThis is not the time for yah-boo politics. This is a most serious question—most serious because many experts outside this House believe that we are on course for a break-up of the…23 Oct 2019HANSARD The National Health ServiceI shall rattle through my speech. I always like to speak in the Queen’s Speech debate. I thought I was going to be robbed this time, but here we are, back with the opportunity. I…23 Oct 2019HANSARDThe National Health ServiceOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Secretary of State has made a serious allegation about my hon. Friend the Member for Leicester South. I have been in this House for…23 Oct 2019HANSARDHigh Speed 2The Minister may know that I am a fierce opponent of the £100 billion that is going to be wasted on HS2. Has he looked at research in France, where we see that high-speed trains…22 Oct 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill and Extension LetterI hope the Secretary of State realises that I could never get angry with him. He and I have always had a very good relationship, and I trust him a very long way, but I beg him to…21 Oct 2019