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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMay I begin by thanking the fantastic Bill team, some of whom may be listening to our proceedings this afternoon? This was an extremely difficult piece of work to pull together.…18 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]I got a cheer from the Opposition Front Bench! I rarely get those, but on this occasion I have. I think giving trade union rights is straightforward cronyism: it is giving money…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker; how tactfully you remind us about the eight-minute limit. What a pleasure it is to follow the right hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne (Angela…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]That is the main point of the Bill, along with moving away from the European approach that essentially favours big business. Also involved is an attitude of Government, for which…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]Madam Deputy Speaker is a hard lady; she shakes her head. Let me conclude by saying that this is a good Bill. It is a major step forward, it ensures value for money, it helps SMEs…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Migration and Economic DevelopmentParliament has legislated, our courts have ruled. We are apparently stopped by a Russian judge, woken from a bar, to issue an injunction. Can this stand?19 Dec 2022HANSARDAnti-lockdown Protest in Shanghai: Arrest and Assault of Edward LawrenceMay I add my congratulations to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on securing this crucial urgent question? The Government must always do all they can to protect the…29 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionMy right hon. Friend raises the question of the viability of life. The viability of life—when does that start, Sir Charles? When do you think a life becomes a fully independent…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionThe job of doctors is to save life. It is quite clear that an ectopic pregnancy that may threaten the life of the woman carrying the baby is a case where an intervention may be…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles, and to speak in this debate, which was so elegantly introduced by the hon. Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi).…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionThe viable point is one that my right hon. Friend admits he cannot define, but there is a clear point of conception where there is a new genetic entity. It is unbelievably clear…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLegal Rights to Access AbortionI think the destruction of life is wrong. I do not believe that we should say that a new life should be destroyed. I do not believe that that is the right of the state. I do not…28 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsI wonder whether my right hon. Friend has noticed that the people who are currently criticising him—[Hon. Members: “Give him a job.”] No, thank you. The people who are currently…16 Nov 2022HANSARDSupport for Energy Customers: Winter 2022-23My hon. Friend is quite right to raise this. Full details of the help available to consumers can be found on the Government’s Help for Households website, which people can get to…25 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Department’s work is at the vanguard of this Government’s mission to go for growth. A secure supply of affordable energy is the foundation for economic prosperity. The energy…25 Oct 2022HANSARDSMEs: Red TapeHis Majesty’s Government are committed to supporting small and medium-sized enterprises through exemption of new regulations where possible. This exemption was recently extended…25 Oct 2022HANSARDSMEs: Red TapeWadworth is a very well-known west country brewer. I used to live not very far from a tied pub in Wadworth’s capable hands, and it is a distinguished company that serves fine…25 Oct 2022HANSARDSMEs: Red TapeI look forward to the hon. Lady’s supporting the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, which is coming later today and will get rid of lots and lots of dreadful EU…25 Oct 2022HANSARDSupport for Energy Customers: Winter 2022-23We are providing a £400 discount through the energy bills support scheme over this winter, as well as the energy price guarantee, which will support millions of households and…25 Oct 2022HANSARDSupport for Energy Customers: Winter 2022-23There are focused and targeted schemes to help with energy insulation. The hon. Lady pooh-poohs £1 billion, but £1 billion is serious money, and it is going to help the households…25 Oct 2022