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136 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDCovid-19: Aid ProgrammesWhat steps she is taking to ensure the effectiveness of international development assistance during the covid-19 pandemic.29 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Aid ProgrammesI welcome the Secretary of State’s Gavi announcement. Does she agree that the long-term outlook for DFID’s joint funding of vaccine research projects—with, for example, the Bill…29 Apr 2020HANSARD Community HousingI fully understand the need for the Government to respect the CSR process. Does the Minister think there is an opportunity to provide limited bridge funding, just for the sake of…12 Mar 2020HANSARD Community HousingIt is a pleasure to lead this Adjournment debate, the subject of which is support for community housing—a phrase that comes from the 2019 Conservative manifesto, on which my…12 Mar 2020HANSARD Community HousingI recommend that my hon. Friend talk to the National Community Land Trust Network, because the truth is that there are lots of different solutions that work in different…12 Mar 2020HANSARD Community HousingI agree with everything my hon. Friend says. I draw attention to an utterly apposite quote on the front page of “Community Builders”, a book by the Demos think-tank. I happened to…12 Mar 2020HANSARDPlanning for the FutureEven if the shadow Secretary of State does not, may I warmly welcome the new money for affordable housing? I ask the Secretary of State to make sure that some of it finds its way…12 Mar 2020HANSARDResearch and Development InvestmentIt is possible to build a house that costs nothing to heat, but that is not happening at scale at the moment. Does my right hon. Friend consider it part of his Department’s…03 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster not think it odd that the very people who want votes at the age of 16 changed the law so that 16-year-olds cannot buy cigarettes or…27 Feb 2020HANSARDOffice for Veterans’ Affairs: Mental Health SupportFurther to the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Bracknell (James Sunderland), I have an excellent idea that should be in the pipeline. The single biggest barrier to…27 Feb 2020HANSARDReoffending ReductionIs the Lord Chancellor aware of the work of the Community Self Build Agency in helping ex-offenders to create their own dwellings, which they can then rent at an affordable rate…25 Feb 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseFollowing the reformation of the all-party group on Iran, and in the light of recent events in the middle east—and domestically, as we have just heard—will the Leader of the House…23 Jan 2020HANSARDEmployment RightsDoes the Secretary of State agree that, contrary to what the hon. Member for Bedford (Mohammad Yasin) said, we need dynamic alignment like a hole in the head? The purpose of…09 Jan 2020HANSARDCarbon EmissionsThe best way to reduce carbon emissions is not to produce carbon when building houses. Given that the Conservative manifesto proposes to extend Help to Buy to people who wish to…07 Jan 2020HANSARDTributes to the Speaker’s ChaplainIt is a pleasure to take part in this brief debate, Mr Speaker, and have the opportunity to offer my own tribute. I will start by offering a tribute to you, Mr Speaker, because I…31 Oct 2019HANSARDCompliance with the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019Nearly every question from the Opposition has included the word “if”. Does the Minister feel that it is unreasonable to expect him to have a crystal ball and predict what…26 Sept 2019HANSARD IranGiven that President Trump has in recent months, on five occasions, sought to meet the Iranian leadership and has been repeatedly rebuffed on the basis that the Iranians cannot…25 Sept 2019HANSARD British House Building IndustryMay I draw my right hon. Friend’s attention to the £25 billion a year housing benefit budget, which represents 3% of all public spending? It will be £0.25 trillion over the next…05 Sept 2019HANSARD British House Building IndustryIn 1988, it was indeed two thirds. If we increase the regulation and make it more difficult to get hold of land, it is the SMEs that will go, because only the big firms with the…05 Sept 2019HANSARD British House Building IndustryThat is very helpful, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I start by congratulating the hon. Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh) very sincerely? I realised how strange times…05 Sept 2019