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HANSARD Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No. 3)The right hon. Gentleman is making a powerful argument. Given what he has said, would it not be a good idea for the Opposition to vote against the motion and perhaps defeat the…19 Oct 2021HANSARDAgri-food Industry: Labour ShortagesIt would have been very appropriate today if David Amess had been the first to welcome the new Minister to the Dispatch Box, because the three of us worked together on Grassroots…18 Oct 2021HANSARD Kettering General HospitalI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s persistence on the issue of Kettering General Hospital, which serves my constituency as well. I had to go to Kettering General Hospital A&E with…10 Sept 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccine Damage BillMy hon. Friend is making a very strong case. Does he agree that we do not want to send a message from this House that vaccines are a bad thing? Vaccines are right and we should be…10 Sept 2021HANSARDBusiness without DebateI am not doing very well, Madam Deputy Speaker, because my Bill seemed to be missed. I wondered whether that meant it had already been passed. It is in line with Government policy…10 Sept 2021HANSARD Kettering General HospitalI know this looks like a constituency debate, but is it not actually a litmus test for the new policy? The announcement of £36 billion and a new tax to be put into the health…10 Sept 2021HANSARDEducation (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. Can I be clear that the Bill extends the statutory duty to academies to provide careers advice? I am shocked that they are not doing…10 Sept 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is evil, wrong and unacceptable that people are being trafficked across the English channel for the purpose of making huge sums of money for evil gangs, with what is certainly…09 Sept 2021HANSARDInfrastructure for Businesses: WeymouthThis Friday my private Member’s Bill, the Asylum Seekers (Return to Safe Countries) Bill, will have its Second Reading. The intention is that an asylum seeker who comes to this…08 Sept 2021HANSARD Business of the House (Today)We will be debating an important issue today, and if the debate had been on a Finance Bill, it could have gone until any hour. I appreciate that we are debating a Ways and Means…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyMy hon. Friend makes the powerful point that this is what Labour would do in power. Why are we doing it as Conservatives?08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyIt is a great pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Guildford (Angela Richardson), who set out her position very clearly. I have to say that this is the first time in…08 Sept 2021HANSARDLoan Charge: BankruptcyThe problem that Members have on both sides of this House is that ordinary people were duped into something and it has effectively become a retrospective piece of legislation. I…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI congratulate the Government on the Prime Minister’s giving another statement to the House. That is two in two days, I think. He has been one of the most active Prime Ministers…07 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareNobody in this House, and I doubt anyone in the country, will be surprised that the Prime Minister has the guts to take on reforming social care when none of his predecessors did.…07 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistanLike many Members, I have had emails from Afghans in this country worried about their people back in Afghanistan. The Home Office and the Foreign Office have managed to get some…06 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank the excellent Minister for coming to the Dispatch Box. When are we going to get the debate and the vote on vaccine passports?06 Sept 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry I am not in the Commons today to thank the staff personally and also particularly to thank Mr Speaker for putting Parliament first, but unfortunately I, like many…22 Jul 2021HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolI welcome the statement, not only because of its contents but because the Government have brought it forward before recess. It is of great credit to the Government that they have…21 Jul 2021HANSARDStrategy for Tackling Violence Against Women and GirlsI thank the Minister for making this statement to the House before the summer recess and for letting us scrutinise her. Girls in this country are trafficked into sexual…21 Jul 2021