Contributions
4,038 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARD Proxy VotingI hope that my right hon. Friend is wrong in saying that people are abusing the system. We have to have a system that works on trust, and that is one of the changes being made to…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Proxy VotingI beg to move, (1) That: (a) the Resolution of 28 January 2019 (Proxy Voting (Implementation)), as amended on 16 January and 20 July 2020, (b) the Resolution of 4 June 2020 (Proxy…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Proxy VotingBy your leave, Mr Deputy Speaker, I will try to answer that question. Mr Speaker or the Chairman of Ways and Means will set out the proposals, but, yes, there will have to be…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Proxy VotingI am very grateful for that, and I know that Members will be glad that such an inquiry is taking place. Ultimately, we have a system that is working and balances the need to…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Proxy VotingAt the outset, may I put on the record my gratitude to my right hon. Friend the Member for Staffordshire Moorlands (Karen Bradley) and the Procedure Committee for the Committee’s…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady calls for it never to happen again, and we hope that people will be back to doing exams and that therefore grading will not be done by assessment in future. That is…17 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe dog’s name is Daisy. It was named by my daughter, as Members would expect. I had all sorts of extravagant names for the dog, as Members might also expect, but my daughter held…17 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe business for next week will include: Monday 21 September—Continuation of consideration in Committee of the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill (day 3). Tuesday 22…17 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseAs a public service broadcaster funded by the licence fee—i.e. taxpayers—the BBC has a responsibility to lead the way in promoting equality in the workplace, ensuring overall pay…17 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is absolutely right in what he says about the UKIM Bill strengthening our hand. We left with a deal in January, and planning for the end of the transition period is…17 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising that point about timely ministerial responses. I will confess that I put in an envelope letters outstanding to one Ministry from…17 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseWhen court cases do not go the Government’s way, it is obviously right that things are considered very carefully. It is worth saying, though, that there has been £9 billion of…17 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe House decides how to set up its own scrutiny, and Select Committees are a matter for the House. The scrutiny will continue as it currently is, I believe, until the end of the…17 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for the campaigning she has done on this important issue and for her success in developing policy in this area. Her influence and questioning have helped the…17 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is right. The Lib Dems hate the motorist, of course, and want to make life as difficult as possible for motorists whenever they can. The emergency active travel…17 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseI apologise to my hon. Friend, but there was some problem with the technology. He was kindly helping my argument that technology is not the answer to every possible problem and…17 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Lady makes a very fair point. Local clubs are important—they are important community facilities—and they do not have the huge amounts of money of the premier league…17 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is right and asks an important question. I am glad to say that my own office has a good track record in this. We have an apprentice at the moment, and another…17 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to raise a constituency issue of this kind on the Floor of the House, and I will certainly take it up with the Home Office and ensure that…17 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is a pleasure that we are back face to face. When the hon. Gentleman appeared remotely, he looked like one of the rather more bad-tempered Old Testament prophets, but face to…17 Sept 2020