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HANSARD Economic UpdateAs well as the 18,000 people in my constituency who benefited from the furlough, businesses here have benefited from more than £50 million-worth of loans. As we move into the…11 Jan 2021HANSARDHousing Development LeviesWhat progress he is making on reforming levies on housing development.11 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWill my right hon. Friend confirm that if people in Harborough and Oadby and Wigston continue to drive down rates of infection locally, the different districts and boroughs in…17 Dec 2020HANSARD Public Healthrose —01 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way. He is making light of some of these issues, which is amusing. However, there is a dangerous agenda behind some conspiracy theories.…01 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthWe all want to see only the minimum level of restrictions necessary to keep this virus under control and to support those suffering real hardship because of the virus. I welcome…01 Dec 2020HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingWill my right hon. Friend update the House on what progress is being made in removing both ACM and non-ACM cladding in the social housing sector?24 Nov 2020HANSARDEngagementsI strongly welcome the introduction of the National Security and Investment Bill today. Does the Prime Minister agree that when countries trample human rights at home and threaten…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI welcome my right hon Friend's announcement on the roll-out of mass testing for NHS staff and congratulate him on securing so many doses of the vaccine. It is wonderful news that…10 Nov 2020HANSARDFuture of Financial ServicesShort-termism in financing public companies has long been a concern in the UK, so I welcome the measures my right hon. Friend is taking today, which build on the work of the…09 Nov 2020HANSARDPublic HealthIn the past two weeks, we have gone from seeing cases mainly among young people to their being mainly among older people. We have seen it going from a problem in a few cities to a…04 Nov 2020HANSARDPublic HealthThe right hon. and learned Gentleman is talking about my constituency. I gently point out to him that during the period of the most restrictions in Leicester, the number of cases…04 Nov 2020HANSARDBlack History MonthI start by paying tribute to some really fantastic speeches we have heard in this debate, including an absolutely inspirational speech from my hon. Friend the Member for Windsor…20 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeI voted to leave in the referendum, and I strongly agree with my right hon. Friend that we have to have the right deal, but does he agree, given the economic challenges and the…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageThe hon. Lady mentioned Oadby and Wigston in my constituency; the Chancellor moved incredibly quickly to provide extra business support for my constituency. We had a different…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support Packagerose—14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageThe hon. Lady invited an intervention; I thought it would be unchivalrous not to provide one. Money was provided for my constituency because pubs had been shut. Yesterday, the…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageIt is a pleasure to follow such a good and impassioned speech. Let me start with two important bits of context. The first is that this country and this Government are providing…14 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic SupportOadby and Wigston in my constituency was the first place in the country to receive extra support because of our local lockdown. I pay tribute to Treasury officials and Ministers…13 Oct 2020HANSARDPlanning and House BuildingOn my way here in the mornings, I go past an abandoned factory site right next to the railway station in Market Harborough. It was given planning permission in 2004, yet it is…08 Oct 2020