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HANSARD Coronavirus UpdateWhy was the new policy on face coverings announced in the media last night, rather than to Parliament first?14 Jul 2020HANSARDSale of Arms: War in YemenThe excellent Minister seems quite sure that it is right to export these arms at the moment and I have no problem with that, but as my hon. Friends the Members for Derbyshire…13 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodI thank my right hon. Friend for updating the House, as he does on a regular basis. I wonder whether he has had an opportunity to see the report published today by the Centre for…13 Jul 2020HANSARDBahrain: Prisoners Under Sentence of DeathListening to the excellent Minister, I am wondering whether, to get the result that everyone wants, the comments should be made to Bahrain in private rather than necessarily in…09 Jul 2020HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewThe three scandals we have heard about are terrible, but can I ask the excellent Minister about the future? I piloted through Parliament the Health and Social Care (National Data…09 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Committee on Standards in Public Life has just started a full investigation of the Electoral Commission to see whether it complies with the seven pillars of standards in…09 Jul 2020HANSARD Prime Minister (Nomination) and Cabinet (Appointment)Why is this ten-minute rule Bill being introduced now, and what are we being asked to do today? We are not being asked to approve the content of the Bill; we are being asked to…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Prime Minister (Nomination) and Cabinet (Appointment)The hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire (Pete Wishart), with his usual skill, introduces a Scottish National party policy that sounds attractive but is completely and…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Lammy ReviewThe excellent Minister has said that there is more to do, so what are the Government going to do next to improve the situation?30 Jun 2020HANSARD Civil Service AppointmentsListening to the excellent Minister, I have learned that the National Security Adviser is not going to be a civil servant or a special adviser but a special envoy who will travel…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Points of OrderFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Many Governments have tried to bypass Parliament by making statements first to the media. Today, the Prime Minister has made…30 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOn Saturday, I was drawn to my local cricket club. I strode to the middle, stopped at the end of my run, the wicket looked superb, and, for a few moments, I imagined the crack of…25 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the House (Private Members’ Bills)I am not going to fall foul of the Deputy Speaker, because that is exactly a procedure that I would approve of. The idea that a Government do not lay a money resolution to allow…10 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the House (Private Members’ Bills)It is a great pleasure to rise to support the Government’s motion. It is to the great credit of the Leader of the House’s Office that it revised the original schedule for the…10 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the House (Private Members’ Bills)We are definitely not going to have that debate, because it is not part of this. That is for the Procedure Committee, and I might well support some of those changes. The hon.…10 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I was here at 7 o’clock and it did not appear that the Government moved the business of the House motion that was due to be moved at 7…03 Jun 2020HANSARDProceedings during the PandemicAs usual, the Leader of the House is making a strong statement, but on this particular point on voting, surely, as this is a recall of Parliament, every Member should have the…02 Jun 2020HANSARDProceedings during the PandemicOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I know that it is unparliamentary for someone to filibuster, but when there is a 90-minute debate and it has taken this long—02 Jun 2020HANSARD Liaison (Membership)I am afraid that I cannot agree with the hon. Member for Edinburgh East (Tommy Sheppard). I think he has missed the point. What the Leader of the House has done has created a very…20 May 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: UK ApproachWhen I was in business in the 1990s, exporting all over the world, I just wanted to know what the rules were, then I would comply with them and then sell my goods. Could the…20 May 2020