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HANSARDJet Zero CouncilWe now move on to the Front-Bench speeches. I ask Members to take about 10 or 11 minutes. I call Mr Alan Brown.14 Oct 2020HANSARD Online HarmsIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Halifax (Holly Lynch) on securing the debate. I also thank the NSPCC,…07 Oct 2020HANSARD Online HarmsI commend the hon. Lady for securing this debate. She mentioned the importance of regulation, and as she was speaking I was reflecting on the regulation that is in place to govern…07 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillIt is a great pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Liz Saville Roberts). She is absolutely right that public confidence is a critical issue with regard…05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Maternity and Parental LeaveIt is a great pleasure to speak in this debate. I thank the Petitions Committee for its excellent report, the hon. Members for Newcastle upon Tyne North (Catherine McKinnell) and…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillWill the hon. Lady give way?05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillThe hon. Gentleman could argue that point from completely the opposite side, because by in some way bringing into question whether this piece of legislation will be treated like…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI thank the Minister; he is being very generous. He has been clear that sexual assaults on women such as the ones that have been referred to are entirely prohibited and not…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Billrose —05 Oct 2020HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Bolton) Regulations 2020It is a great pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Nokes. I am sure hon. Members do not need their attention drawn to the fact that the Minister was on her feet in the Chamber 12…29 Sept 2020HANSARD Students’ Return to UniversitiesI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement. Our fiercely independent universities are rapidly adapting to this new way of operating so that thousands of young people who have been…29 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19The unprecedented events that stopped us in our tracks six months ago have led to this wide-ranging debate today. The coronavirus has had an effect on almost every aspect of our…28 Sept 2020HANSARD Belarus: Presidential ElectionsI thank my right hon. Friend for today’s announcement, which will be of huge comfort to many people in Belarus. Putting Magnitsky sanctions in place against those who are propping…24 Sept 2020HANSARD Proxy VotingI rise to very much support the motion and commend the Leader of the House for his statement. This motion is all about improving the functioning of this place for the benefit of…23 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI will not give way, as a lot of people need to speak today. This is a safety net to stop the EU being able to determine UK trade policy, not overseas but within our own…14 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillWe need to come back to some reality about what this Bill is actually about. It is about safeguarding the future of the United Kingdom, because it is about safeguarding the…14 Sept 2020HANSARDHouse of Commons: Strategic DirectionWho is responsible for setting the strategy for the running of the House of Commons.10 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseYou, Mr Speaker, the acting Leader of the House and House of Commons staff should be congratulated on the fact that we have not lost one single sitting day in this Parliament as a…10 Sept 2020HANSARDHouse of Commons: Strategic DirectionI thank the hon. Gentleman for that very full answer. I think it is clear that the strategy running the House of Commons has, perhaps unintentionally, diluted the focus of those…10 Sept 2020HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. In Foreign Office questions today, a number of Members raised the plight of the people of Belarus. Indeed, yesterday we saw the remaining…08 Sept 2020