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HANSARD AfghanistanI rise to speak in this Chamber for the first time since my wife’s suicide in June last year. I would like to personally thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, Mr Speaker, the Prime…18 Aug 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin) on landing this debate at a very timely time. It is a really important debate that I hope…15 Jul 2021HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands – Crewe) BillIt is a great pleasure to speak in the debate. I begin by thanking the noble Lord Rosser for taking up the cause of my constituents in Woore, a small village where Cheshire,…19 Jan 2021HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) BillThank you very much indeed for calling me, Mr Deputy Speaker. May I give my particular thanks to the technical staff who just reconnected me, having lost the connection? Mr Deputy…30 Dec 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: UK ApproachI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement confirming Northern Ireland’s continued position as an integral part of the United Kingdom and customs territory and that he will…20 May 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillIt is a great pleasure to be called to speak in this debate. I draw attention to my entries in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as I come from a long family of…13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: DWP UpdateMay I begin by heartily congratulating the Secretary of State and all the staff at the DWP on the astonishing achievement of handling 1.8 million applicants for universal credit…04 May 2020HANSARD River Severn FloodingMy hon. Friend is to be congratulated on having secured this debate at this timely moment, and it is good to see fellow Members from further down the river present. “Holistic”…11 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillDoes my right hon. Friend agree that there is a compelling urgency now? There are significant customers for this equipment that are looking to see what the Government decide. If…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillMy right hon. Friend is making a very powerful point. Does he agree that if we did that, we would be in a tremendous position to work with our Five Eyes partners on a common…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI very much welcome the Bill coming up and the commitment to move. However, the commitment to having no high-risk vendors so that we do not have to use them at all is where we are…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI shall be brief. I begin by thanking the Secretary of State and the Under-Secretary for their great courtesy and the huge attention they have given to several of us to try to…10 Mar 2020HANSARDHuawei and 5GDoes my right hon. Friend agree that by conceding that there is a problem and that it must be limited to 35%, the Government are admitting that the only safe option is to go to…04 Mar 2020HANSARDHuawei and 5GThe Minister has so nearly got the Government to the right position. He has admitted that Huawei is a high risk and that it is the Government’s intention to get to no high-risk…04 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeThe Leader of the Opposition mentioned some press reports, but he never touched on the fact that the policies pursued by the Home Secretary were voted for overwhelmingly in…02 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealMay I heartily congratulate my right hon. Friend on bringing this statement forward on the same day that the talks begin with the EU? She followed me at the Department for…02 Mar 2020HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: RevivalI will be brief, because I am sure that others want to speak. I remember hearing the news about this when I was in the Cabinet. In 2010, we were told that the project was going to…02 Mar 2020HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: RevivalI will not, because we are getting very short of time. So on that local issue, I have got absolutely not an inch out of HS2. It has been completely inflexible. It is insisting on…02 Mar 2020HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: RevivalI am aware of that, and what is so worrying about the review is that it was totally split. Someone who is hopefully very respected by the Labour party, Lord Berkeley, is obviously…02 Mar 2020HANSARD Environment BillIt is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Cardiff North (Anna McMorrin). I endorse much of what she said about the horror that plastic presents to the world and the…26 Feb 2020