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HANSARDLeaving the EU: Agriculture and the Food IndustryI thank the most excellent Secretary of State for that response. Is he as fed up as I am with doom and gloom from those on the Opposition Benches when our farmers do such a good…17 Jun 2021HANSARD Free Trade Agreement Negotiations: AustraliaI thank this outstanding Secretary of State for coming to the House to update us on the free trade agreement. Does she agree that all free trade agreements result in lower…17 Jun 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseOn Monday at 3 o’clock, the media were given an embargoed statement on covid road map changes. At six o’clock, there was a glitzy press conference featuring the Prime Minister. It…17 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusWill the Secretary of State give way on that point?16 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I wonder whether you could help me in regard to social distancing. There is not a single Labour Member on the Opposition Benches. There are…16 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusIs my hon. Friend saying that the scientists are concentrating on one thing and ignoring everything else?16 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusI could not agree more with the right hon. Gentleman—may I call him my right hon. Friend from across the aisle? He has, of course, been here for the whole debate. This debate is…16 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusI want to help my right hon. Friend. He cannot wait, so why wait? Why not make this House a pilot, to see what happens? We have the testing facilities, so let us make it a pilot.…16 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusIt is a great pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Bexhill and Battle (Huw Merriman). Like him, I have followed a journey of sometimes voting with the Government on…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI am sure, Mr Speaker, that the Secretary of State for Health heard what you said at the beginning of this statement. May I ask the Secretary of State how we got ourselves into…14 Jun 2021HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Have you received notice from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care that he intends to make a statement on the covid-19 regulations…14 Jun 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseI am very much in favour of the Government’s policy on reducing overseas aid this year. We will still be giving ten thousand million pounds in aid, which is a higher proportion…10 Jun 2021HANSARDNapier Barracks Asylum AccommodationWould the Minister agree with me that the problem is not Napier barracks, but people crossing the channel illegally from France? Is not the simple solution that, when these people…10 Jun 2021HANSARDPolicy ObjectivesMr Speaker, you will remember when David Cameron was hugging huskies, and I thought it was a great idea to try to do something to save the planet, so I got rid of my polluting…09 Jun 2021HANSARDPolicy ObjectivesWhat his policy objectives are for COP26.09 Jun 2021HANSARD Kettering General HospitalDoes my hon. Friend recall that this project in effect started before my hon. Friend the Member for Corby (Tom Pursglove) was elected in 2015? It has widespread cross-party…08 Jun 2021HANSARDNew Hospital ConstructionI am delighted that one of the new Boris hospitals will be built on the site of Kettering General, starting with an accident and emergency department and with the whole hospital…08 Jun 2021HANSARDNew Hospital ConstructionWhat recent assessment he has made of the progress of the construction of new hospitals.08 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis year, more than 3,500 men, women and children have illegally crossed the channel, after paying thousands and thousands of pounds to evil human trafficking gangs. If the Home…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government Handling and PreparednessWhat do we know about the Secretary of State? We know that he is exceptionally hard-working, and that every day he woke up to try to save lives. He has been exceptionally good at…27 May 2021