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HANSARD Shared Transport: Government Policy ObjectivesI secured this debate because, having joined the Transport Committee about a year ago, I became struck by how little attention is being given to the multiple ways in which car…09 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateAt the risk of destroying the Defence Secretary’s career, the reason he is getting so many questions on refugees is that hon. Members on both sides of this House wish he were in…09 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Urgent Refugee ApplicationsUsing the risk from Kremlin operatives—who have rather easier ways of reaching this country than by posing as refugees—as an excuse for this mean-spirited and shambolic approach…08 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineWhat a lot of people do not understand, including me, Secretary of State, is why it is not possible to keep the security checks while matching the EU’s generous three-year…01 Mar 2022HANSARDSanctionsWill the Foreign Secretary name those London law firms that are sending her threatening letters to try to dissuade her from sanctioning Putin’s cronies, who are also their clients?28 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineThe three oligarchs whom the Prime Minister has sanctioned today have been sanctioned by the United States for four years. We need to do better than that. Will the Prime Minister…22 Feb 2022HANSARDLiving with Covid-19Given everything else the Prime Minister has said this afternoon, why is he keeping the bureaucratic and irritating passenger locator form when the rest of Europe can already…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineI fully support what the Defence Secretary said and the shadow Secretary of State’s response. However, as the architect of unexplained wealth orders, the Defence Secretary must…21 Feb 2022HANSARDPrime Minister’s Chief of Staff AppointmentBut being chief of staff to any Prime Minister is more than a full-time job—and to this Prime Minister, with everything we know about him, it is an impossible one. Just look at…07 Feb 2022HANSARDRussia: SanctionsOur American allies have just issued an unprecedented rebuke to the British Government, saying that any new sanctions would be worthless as long as London remains the main…31 Jan 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Planned Government BillHow can the Minister reassure us when one of the reasons for the Government’s reluctance to act was highlighted in the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report on Russian…26 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraineThe Prime Minister is right to say that western unity is key. Can he therefore explain why the UK began withdrawing some of our diplomats from Kyiv this week, unlike most of the…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Parties: Police InvestigationIs the Prime Minister not simply compounding his previous terrible mistakes by continuing to deny culpability, leading to an unnecessary and expensive police inquiry, when he…25 Jan 2022HANSARD NHS Dentistry: Bristol and the South-westrose —24 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: International TravelI warmly welcome today’s announcement. As the Secretary of State knows, the Transport Committee has been unanimous in calling for this for some time. Could he explain, though, why…24 Jan 2022HANSARD NHS Dentistry: Bristol and the South-westIn many cases even emergency appointments are simply not available, given the number of people asking for them. The waiting time to get an NHS dentist in Exeter is currently two…24 Jan 2022HANSARD NHS Dentistry: Bristol and the South-westYou’ve had 10 years!24 Jan 2022HANSARDVaccination StrategyMany hon. Members have constituents whose long-awaited treatments and operations are being cancelled because hospitals are full of the unvaccinated. We in England have one of the…12 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventIf the Prime Minister broke the law, he will resign, won’t he?11 Jan 2022HANSARDPublic HealthThe Secretary of State is right that the regulations do not provide for vaccine passports. Conservative Back Benchers and the Liberal Democrats are completely wrong about that. I…14 Dec 2021