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HANSARD Restoration and RenewalI have been listening carefully to what colleagues have been saying, and I am struck that some speak with great certainty about the future. Unfortunately, I am not able to speak…16 Jul 2020HANSARDHousing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental SpendingI was shocked to read in the evening Echo that, apparently, a new super council is to be created in Essex and that everybody had been told about it. I certainly had not heard…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWill my right hon. Friend find time for a debate on the live export of animals? I was horrified to learn that yet again we will have more consultation on the subject. All Members…09 Jul 2020HANSARDHousing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental SpendingIt is disgraceful. I want to know where this new super local authority would be and who would be running it. There are so many questions. We already have the police and crime…09 Jul 2020HANSARDOfficial Development AssistanceI congratulate the hon. Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) on securing this debate, and on her superb leadership of the International Development Committee, which she chairs.…09 Jul 2020HANSARD Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Departmental SpendingThis time last year, the House was in gridlock because of Brexit. We then changed Prime Minister, had a general election and left the European Union, and I was very excited about…07 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWill my right hon. Friend find time for a debate on support for women who are suffering from endometriosis? Frankly, not enough is known about this condition. As a result of the…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Co-ordinated ResponseI am delighted to learn about the positive relationship that exists between the Northern Ireland Executive and the UK Government during this unprecedented crisis. Does my right…24 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Co-ordinated ResponseWhat discussions he has had with representatives of the Northern Ireland Executive and the Irish Government on co-ordinating the response to the covid-19 outbreak.24 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Testing Kits for Care HomesWhat progress his Department has made on delivering covid-19 testing kits to care homes.23 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Testing Kits for Care HomesFurther to what my hon. Friend has said, will she confirm that there is a rolling programme to test for covid-19 in our care homes? Recently, a care home in my constituency had a…23 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseWill my right hon. Friend find time for a debate on VJ-day on 15 August? Because of the national crisis, VE-day celebrations were somewhat muted. I have been talking to Dame Vera…18 Jun 2020HANSARD Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]I am not a lawyer and I make no apology for that. We who are elected here come from all sorts of backgrounds, and whatever our background, we are equal and our voices should all…17 Jun 2020HANSARD Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]I rise to speak in support of amendment 1 tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Congleton (Fiona Bruce), and in so doing I take this opportunity to praise her, particularly for…17 Jun 2020HANSARD Economic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesSome 290,000 people in the theatre and performing arts are really struggling financially at the moment. Will the Treasury look at extending the job retention scheme at least until…16 Jun 2020HANSARD Zoos, Aquariums and Wildlife Sanctuaries: ReopeningWell, it will not upset my hon. and gallant Friend.11 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseWill my right hon. Friend find time for a debate on Sessional Orders, which determine how close to this building demonstrations can take place? Over the weekend, Winston…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Zoos, Aquariums and Wildlife Sanctuaries: ReopeningMy hon. Friend the Member for Romford (Andrew Rosindell) gets a result before he has even opened his mouth. That is certainly an example to other parliamentarians of how to do…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Zoos, Aquariums and Wildlife Sanctuaries: ReopeningMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I think she was a small child at the time and lived around the corner from the zoo. When I was the Member for Basildon Zoo, the zoo gave a…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Zoos, Aquariums and Wildlife Sanctuaries: ReopeningI absolutely do agree with the hon. Lady, and I must say I think the Isle of Wight Zoo is also a superb—I have visited it a number of times. I am very keen on safari parks. I have…11 Jun 2020