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HANSARD Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions)I welcome my right hon. Friend’s earlier statement. My constituents are incredibly concerned about the powers given in this Act, but I would argue that this debate is not only…30 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI rise to speak to clause 45 and the amendments tabled by the Secretary of State. I seek further clarification from the Minister about the circumstances in which the clause will…29 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Newport East (Jessica Morden). I, too, want to thank all our frontline key workers. This has no doubt been a very difficult job for…28 Sept 2020HANSARD Michelham PrioryThis urgent debate is about the viability and future of Michelham Priory, a medieval, historic Sussex feature in my beautiful constituency of Wealden. First, I must place on the…15 Sept 2020HANSARD Michelham PrioryThis is a medieval moat. I do not think the Environment Agency can come up with excuses of potential flooding when the moat has been in place longer than any person of expertise…15 Sept 2020HANSARD Michelham PrioryI am grateful to the Minister for allowing me to intervene again. The frustration is that there have been meetings over eight years—eight whole years during which the priory has…15 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy CommitteeI congratulate the hon. Member on presenting the report, and I look forward to working with him on this on the Select Committee. One of the themes that have come out is that of…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI welcome my right hon. Friend’s commitment to mass testing. In rural constituencies like mine, mobile testing units such as the one in Uckfield are key, but there seems to be a…10 Sept 2020HANSARDAviation SectorI am grateful to my hon. Friend and neighbour for giving way. As well as asking for a greater financial package, does he believe that the Government need to work much more closely…10 Sept 2020HANSARD Detention of Uyghur Muslims in XinjiangI congratulate the hon. Lady on holding this very important debate. She has very clearly laid out the tenet of what is required in international law to say that genocide is taking…09 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI welcome the merger and a new, bold global foreign policy. When it comes to aid, can my right hon. Friend tell me why we sent £71 million of taxpayers’ money to China, the…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Summer AdjournmentI thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, your office and all the staff who have helped us to keep Parliament open over the last few months. I hope everyone has a welcome break and we…22 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsAs the Prime Minister takes a well-earned staycation, does he mind if I suggest some holiday reading? “How Innovation Works” by Matt Ridley will give new ideas for how we can…22 Jul 2020HANSARD Intelligence and Security Committee: Russia ReportThis morning, on the radio, Commissioner Cressida Dick said that people should be concerned about “the threat from Russia”. Will the Minister assure me that our security services…22 Jul 2020HANSARD Coronavirus ResponseI welcome the Health Secretary’s statement and share his concerns that we do not know how the virus will react when we enter our cold weather season. Wealden constituents are…20 Jul 2020HANSARDChinaI welcome the Foreign Secretary’s statement, as we develop a new relationship with China. He mentioned Uyghurs just once in his statement, but he knows that the whole House is…20 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperI welcome the Minister’s statement. Does he agree that these proposals will maintain current economic freedoms, which are vital to ensure that all our nations survive and thrive…16 Jul 2020HANSARD UK TelecommunicationsDoes my right hon. Friend share my concerns after recent coverage of Huawei and security apparatus in the province of Xinjiang, where human rights abuses are taking place against…14 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateFirst, will my right hon. Friend share what factors lie behind the infection rate being so high in Leicester? Will those factors be shared with local resilience forums, such as…29 Jun 2020HANSARDEngagementsSeafarers, global key workers, have given us goods from food to medicine during covid, but that is now under threat. Some 400,000 mariners are stuck on board their ships owing to…24 Jun 2020