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HANSARDPoints-based Immigration SystemI heartily congratulate my right hon. Friend on bringing forward this policy, which she and I first discussed when I visited fruit farmers in her constituency when she was a…24 Feb 2020HANSARDFloodingI thank my right hon. Friend very much for his statement. I congratulate him on his new post and on the measured manner in which he has made public statements, and thank his…24 Feb 2020HANSARDUK FisheriesI congratulate my hon. Friend on landing this timely debate. I apologise to her—and to you, Sir George—that I cannot stay for the whole debate; unfortunately, I have a clash,…12 Feb 2020HANSARDLeaving the EU: Economic and Social EffectOne of the ways of consolidating the benefits of leaving the EU would be to make Northern Ireland the most attractive part of the UK to trade. When I was Secretary of State, we…05 Feb 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillWill the Minister give way?03 Feb 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillI am listening carefully to the hon. Gentleman’s arguments. The Americans use peroxyacetic acid, not chlorine. Will he comment on the fact that Americans eat about twice the…03 Feb 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiI find this absolutely extraordinary. Sir Richard Dearlove, formerly of MI6, has said that there is such a risk, and we know that there is a risk of losing key intelligence from…27 Jan 2020HANSARD Adult Social Care in Shropshire: Government FundingI congratulate my hon. Friend on landing the debate and on the powerful case that he is making. As he said, we have all been working very closely on the matter for some time. I…22 Jan 2020HANSARD Northern Ireland Executive FormationI heartily congratulate my right hon. Friend on his tenacity and skill in getting us to this point, and getting the institutions up and running. He touched on the issue of health.…16 Jan 2020HANSARD Ockenden Review of Maternity Care: Shrewsbury and TelfordWill my hon. Friend give way?15 Jan 2020HANSARD Ockenden Review of Maternity Care: Shrewsbury and TelfordI congratulate my hon. Friend on bringing this very, very difficult subject forward. I also thank my right hon. Friend the Member for South West Surrey (Jeremy Hunt) for launching…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI want to move on, because others wish to speak. I really hope that Ministers take this on board. It is fundamental that we take back full control, and, however much pressure we…09 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy hon. right Friend is absolutely right.09 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillNo. I’m not giving way. We know where the Scottish nationalists are coming from, because they make the same point every time. Just to keep them happy, though, I will give them a…09 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillWe have done much work on that, assessing alternative arrangements, and I have fed into this. As the hon. Gentleman knows perfectly well, these issues have been massively…09 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy hon. Friend, who speaks with great knowledge of this subject and represents his constituents so well, has just spoken with total wisdom. It is fundamental that we do not make…09 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy right hon. Friend is quite right. The opening line of my paper said: “The Common Fisheries Policy is a biological, environmental, economic and social disaster; it is beyond…09 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am sure the hon. Gentleman will not mention that 56% of the votes in the recent general election were for parties that wanted to keep Scotland inside the United Kingdom. I have…09 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillWith great prescience, my hon. Friend makes exactly the point I was about to make. Here we are, 15 years later, and, moved by the Government, the “notwithstanding” clause is going…09 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI heartily congratulate you on your re-election, Mr Deputy Speaker, and I wish you and the new team the very best of luck in your endeavours as you work with the new House. I…09 Jan 2020