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HANSARDSpecial Schools: Covid-19I visited the excellent Fairways Primary School in my constituency this morning. I have also been contacted by two special schools, Estuary High School, which is having difficulty…12 Oct 2020HANSARDEngagementsNext month, a book that I have written, called “Ayes & Ears: a Survivor’s Guide to Westminster”, will be published. Part of it covers Brexit—and, yes, by inference, everyone will…07 Oct 2020HANSARDEngagementsIf he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 7 October.07 Oct 2020HANSARD Leaving the EUI would like to start the wind-ups at 7 o’clock. Six people want to speak, so I hope colleagues will share the time between them.05 Oct 2020HANSARD Leaving the EUOrder. As you have just heard Madam Deputy Speaker explain, we have of course only just resumed sittings in Westminster Hall. It will take a little while to get used to the…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Leaving the EUJust before colleagues leave, I want to say that it is very good to be back in Westminster Hall. There are teething problems, particularly with the way I chaired proceedings.…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19It is a real pleasure to be called so early in this debate. There are so many points I can speak about that no one else has mentioned. We fought the general election on 12…28 Sept 2020HANSARD Public StatuesStatues are an important part of our country’s culture and heritage, and they are erected for many different reasons. They educate us about the past and inform us about the…25 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseFollowing on from what my hon. Friend the Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson) said, may we have a debate in Government time on the salaries paid to BBC presenters—£1.75 million and…17 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI am absolutely delighted with the £9.7 million upgrade of Southend A&E, which is entirely appropriate as we move towards city status. Does my right hon. Friend agree that if…17 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWill my hon. Friend find time for a debate on the restoration of the Sessional Orders preventing demonstrations outside the Palace of Westminster? Returning here last Tuesday, I…10 Sept 2020HANSARD Fire Safety BillI rise to support the Third Reading of the Bill and wish it a swift passage in the other House. The Bill has been welcomed by public and industry bodies, noting the expected…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Fire Safety BillI thank my hon. Friend for his kind words, but the three of us have got one or two worries about West Ham at the moment because we lost 5-3 in the friendly; we hope to do a little…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Fire Safety BillI rise to speak to amendment 1, and I welcome, to a great extent, the remarks of the hon. Member for Croydon Central (Sarah Jones). I thank her for her generous remarks about…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Fire Safety BillI hope my hon. Friend is not going to disagree.07 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [Lords]This is the moment that Leigh-on-Sea fishermen have been waiting for. This is the moment that their Member of Parliament has been waiting for—a real, tangible benefit from leaving…01 Sept 2020HANSARDPublic Health ProtectionWhat steps his Department is taking to improve public health protection.01 Sept 2020HANSARDPublic Health ProtectionEveryone accepts that my right hon. Friend’s priority at the moment is fighting the invisible enemy, but with winter approaching many people will be worried about the threat of…01 Sept 2020HANSARD Summer AdjournmentBefore the House adjourns for the summer recess, there are many points I wish to raise. I look forward to a fully functioning Parliament, when it is safe to do so. Unfortunately,…22 Jul 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseWill my right hon. Friend find time for a debate on the illegal harvesting of shellfish? He will recall only too well that 21 undocumented migrants tragically lost their lives in…16 Jul 2020