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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI, too, thank Liam Laurence Smyth, who was the first Clerk who worked for me when I was Chair of the Education Committee. He became a great friend and mentor, and this House will…23 May 2024HANSARDNHS ProcurementIt is a little-known fact that from 1979 to 1981, I was a member of the Public Accounts Committee. I really enjoyed that experience. This is one of my last questions in this House…23 May 2024HANSARD Disabled People on Benefits: EHRC InvestigationIn all the time I have been in this House—it is quite a long time—I have never picked on civil servants or the people who deliver policies on the ground, because I am always…23 May 2024HANSARD E-scooters: Deaths and Serious InjuriesI beg to move, That this House has considered e-scooter deaths and serious injuries. What a pleasure it is to make possibly my last speech in Parliament under your chairmanship,…22 May 2024HANSARD E-scooters: Deaths and Serious InjuriesI totally agree. It can be a vital means of transport for business or leisure, and where properly regulated, it is to be welcomed, but when it is totally unregulated, it breaks…22 May 2024 Bills sponsored (12)