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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMay I commend my right hon. Friend on the swift action that he takes, and the way in which he comes before this House on a regular basis to update us? I think that is important,…08 Sept 2020HANSARDEngagementsFriday is the first anniversary of my right hon. Friend becoming Prime Minister and, over the last 12 months, his focus on record funding for the NHS, boosted funding for every…22 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillI apologise for interrupting the shadow Minister’s train of thought, but she keeps repeating this “fact”, which is not a fact at all. The Bill actually takes away power from the…14 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillIt is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Ceredigion (Ben Lake). I am pleased to hear his support for my old new clause 10, which now makes up clause 7 in the Bill. I…14 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillThe right hon. Gentleman has had quite a lot of giving way. I am not giving way.14 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I actually wrote it down—perhaps the right hon. Gentleman needs to check Hansard.14 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillThe Bill is all about creating fairness and making sure that every vote counts the same, and I wish it well as it travels through to the other place. The right hon. Member for…14 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillDoes the Minister not agree that the debate has given everybody the opportunity to talk about the uniqueness of their constituency, and that the Boundary Commission should not…14 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Bill is all about the quality of our democracy and about fair and equal-sized constituencies, which are at the heart of the Bill. It is to…14 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement and for so carefully judging what is needed now as we move forward, particularly to support young people who have been hard hit by…08 Jul 2020HANSARD Pregnancy and Maternity (Redundancy Protection)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to prohibit redundancy during pregnancy and maternity leave and for six months after the end of the pregnancy or leave,…08 Jul 2020HANSARD Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Departmental SpendingThe Prime Minister has presented a compelling new deal to rebuild Britain following the unprecedented events of the past three months. This Department is at the heart of…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillWe are dealing with extremely serious issues here, but I have to say that, at times, the passage of this Bill has been a little like the running of the grand national. Whether it…06 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillThat gives me the opportunity to thank the other members of the Committee in both Houses, the other place and here, for the assiduous way in which they attended the Committee and…06 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI am listening to my hon. Friend very carefully and I have read through his amendments very carefully, but I am not clear which aspect of the Bill he is disagreeing with, because…06 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention, but she would be encouraging people to undertake abortions outside regulated premises. That is not necessarily her intention, but it is…06 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)I point out that my hon. Friend the Member for Ynys Môn is with us today, although unable to take part in proceedings because of her role in the Government.30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)Basingstoke.30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)I follow the hon. Member’s argument, but surely he should reflect on the fact that Wales did not undergo the changes that it was due to undergo at the time of the creation of the…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Mr Paisley, in a much cooler room. I commend the hon. Member for Ceredigion on his amendment. He has made an…30 Jun 2020