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HANSARDTrade Agreements: Food and Farming StandardsAccording to blind tasting, French champagne has nothing on sparkling wine from the south downs. Hambledon, Wickham, and Exton Park are vineyards that produce brilliant wine in…19 Nov 2020HANSARDTrade Agreements: Food and Farming StandardsWhat steps the Government are taking to maintain food and farming standards in future trade agreements.19 Nov 2020HANSARDDHSC Answers to Written QuestionsMay I thank you, Mr Speaker, for allowing so many urgent questions and statements, which allow so many Back Benchers to ask questions? I am very grateful for that. All Departments…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Participation in DebatesIf we are to have some Members attending virtually, which I agree with, can we lengthen the debates on important issues? For instance, last week’s Remembrance Day debate was only…16 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMobile and broadband coverage are going to be important during this winter lockdown, especially for those working at home. What steps has the Department taken to improve mobile…05 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Quarantine: International TravelI have heard from a number of constituents in the travel and tourism industry who are very concerned about staying in business over the next six months. I therefore welcome my…22 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Quarantine: International TravelWhat steps his Department is taking to reduce the duration of covid-19 quarantine required after international travel.22 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.21 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes my right hon. Friend agree that the Equality and Human Rights Commission should be focused on its responsibility to enforce equality and human rights law?21 Oct 2020HANSARD Hedge End Train Station: AccessibilityMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech about a very important topic, which is equally important to the constituencies that neighbour his own. As he said, it is a very…21 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMay I thank the Prime Minister for his welcome statement? I have been visiting pubs and event businesses in Meon Valley, where the covid transmission rate is below the national…12 Oct 2020HANSARDPlanning and House BuildingMy right hon. Friend and I share a local planning authority, which has already been meeting the five-year supply requirements, but the algorithm means that the numbers will go up…08 Oct 2020HANSARD Belarus: Presidential ElectionsI thank the Secretary of State for his statement. The situation in Belarus has an impact on neighbouring countries such as Lithuania, to which Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has fled.…24 Sept 2020HANSARDYemenI am very grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) for securing this debate. May I also take this opportunity to thank him formally in…24 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Minister update us on the progress of the digitisation of Veterans UK?21 Sept 2020HANSARD Awarding of Qualifications: Role of MinistersAs this is the first time I have spoken in a debate on education since the lockdown has been lifted, I would first like to pay tribute to all the teachers and school staff in the…09 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI start by expressing my sadness and sympathies over the death of India’s former President, Pranab Mukherjee, earlier this week. India is the world’s second largest importer of…03 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTaxpayers’ money should always be directed towards our national interests and security, so can my right hon. Friend confirm that aid directed towards state-building in developing…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Intelligence and Security Committee: Russia ReportI pay tribute to all those working in the British intelligence and security services who are putting their lives at risk here and abroad, including my father, who spent 45 years…22 Jul 2020HANSARDSouthern Heathrow Rail LinkMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech about an incredibly important topic. A direct rail link from Guildford to Heathrow would make a massive difference not only to her…22 Jul 2020