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HANSARDGender Recognition ActBefore we begin, I remind Members to observe social distancing and wear masks. I call Elliot Colburn to move the motion.21 Feb 2022HANSARDGender Recognition ActOrder. Before the hon. Lady resumes her speech, let me say that of course anyone is entitled to make an intervention and the speaker is entitled to take them. I would just warn…21 Feb 2022HANSARDGender Recognition ActOrder.21 Feb 2022HANSARDGender Recognition ActOrder. Before I call the next speaker, in view of the number of people who want to speak in this debate, I will have to impose a time limit from the beginning. The time limit that…21 Feb 2022HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)Before I get into the substance of what I want to say about this settlement, I want to make a couple of remarks to the Secretary of State. There was a debate yesterday in…09 Feb 2022HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)My right hon. Friend makes a typically forceful point, and I agree with him. Frankly, it is pretty grim to say to one local authority, “You have to be set against another…09 Feb 2022HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)If, as the Minister says, I am wrong about how these decisions have been arrived at, will he apprise me of what was wrong with the Knowsley bids?09 Feb 2022HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)I am pleased to hear that, so maybe he is not completely a Shakespearean tragedy. The Shakespeare North project, into which, to be fair, the Government have put a substantial…09 Feb 2022HANSARD Merseyside: Funding of Local AuthoritiesIt is, as always, a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Wirral West (Margaret Greenwood) on securing this important and…08 Feb 2022HANSARDBees: NeonicotinoidsMy hon. Friend is making a very well-informed speech, as always. There seems to be some doubt between Members as to where the balance of science lies. My hon. Friends the Members…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportYesterday, at the local Tesco store in my constituency, a constituent asked me in a tone more in sorrow than in anger, “Why doesn’t the Prime Minister realise that as every day…31 Jan 2022HANSARD Transport Connectivity: MerseysideI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. What does he think about Steve Rotheram’s suggestion, which I repeated today, that the Minister sits down with local government…12 Jan 2022HANSARD Transport Connectivity: MerseysideI congratulate my hon. Friend not only on securing the debate but on the excellent way that he is presenting our case. Would he acknowledge that city region Mayor Steve Rotheram,…12 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI welcome the Secretary of State’s statement. Having listened to it and having studied the matter in some detail over the weekend, I will be supporting the Government and the…13 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanI want to address the way in which these new proposals affect the Liverpool city region, and specifically the way in which it will be affected by the upgrade, as distinct from the…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I think the Scottish National party spokesman is likely to be taking up more time than the Opposition and Government Front Benchers. Is…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Arthur Labinjo-HughesI congratulate the Secretary of State on the thoughtful but determined way in which he has approached this tragic situation. He mentions the need for multi-agency working. I am…06 Dec 2021HANSARDTen-Year Drugs StrategyI welcome the measures set out in the Government’s new strategy and the funding that goes with it. I particularly welcome the emphasis on disrupting supplies and dealing with…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Prison Officers: Pension AgeWill my right hon. Friend give way?16 Nov 2021HANSARDCOP26indicated dissent.15 Nov 2021