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HANSARD Education and Training (Welfare of Children) BillI congratulate the hon. Member for City of Durham (Mary Kelly Foy) on proposing to close an important loophole that she has identified. I enjoyed her speech and her warm words…13 Mar 2020HANSARDEducation (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) BillAs we move from non-statutory to statutory guidance, is the Minister conscious that some of the issues touched upon in the current non-statutory guidance, such as religious…13 Mar 2020HANSARDEducation (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) BillI am grateful to the Minister for giving so much of his time. Does he agree that statute often casts a long shadow as people overreact to things? For example, I struggled greatly…13 Mar 2020HANSARD British Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillDoes my hon. Friend welcome the support in the Budget to extend the network of the intellectual property office to 20 centres around the country? That will provide a wonderful…13 Mar 2020HANSARD British Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillMy hon. Friend made an important intervention that was, like the British Library, content-rich. I welcome her words. She is absolutely right that the British Library is helping…13 Mar 2020HANSARD British Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillI thank my hon. Friend for that piece of information. It leads me neatly on to what I was going to say. It is striking that Arts Council England has targets and is aggressively…13 Mar 2020HANSARD British Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely correct. It is a hugely important national resource, and I will be coming back to some of his points. Indeed, one of the reasons why the British…13 Mar 2020HANSARD British Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for drawing that to my attention. It seems a typically Gladstonian move. I would love to visit that library at some point; perhaps we should have…13 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusOver the weekend, Leicestershire had its first confirmed case of coronavirus, while a number of European countries moved to ban large public events. Will the Secretary of State…09 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsNearly half the core research and development budget is spent in just three cities—Oxford, Cambridge and London—and yet for every pound of private investment that such spending…03 Mar 2020HANSARD Housing and PlanningMy hon. Friend is right. Broadband is one of the benefits that people seek from new development. Mandates are one potential way to secure such benefits. The broader change that I…03 Mar 2020HANSARD Housing and PlanningMy right hon. Friend makes a thoughtful contribution. It depends what we mean by a plan-led system. It is right that councils should be clear about where development is going, but…03 Mar 2020HANSARD Housing and PlanningI certainly agree that it would be desirable to get rid of outline planning permission, which many developers use to get a foot in the door and then have councils over a barrel.…03 Mar 2020HANSARD Housing and PlanningMy hon. Friend is absolutely correct. That is why we must change the objectively assessed need process and choose to build more in our cities. We must support such developments…03 Mar 2020HANSARD Housing and PlanningI beg to move, That this House has considered housing and planning. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles. It is good to see so many colleagues here and I…03 Mar 2020HANSARD Housing and PlanningMy hon. Friend is completely correct. People want a proper plan-led system. Other countries achieve that by allowing local government to play a stronger role in determining where…03 Mar 2020HANSARD Housing and PlanningI thank all Members who have taken part in this afternoon’s brilliant debate. I was encouraged by the Minister’s words, particularly on temporary access. I strongly agree with the…03 Mar 2020HANSARD Recent Violence in IndiaIn my constituency, families of Indian origin have wonderful relations with each other, whether they are Hindu, Sikh or Muslim, so it is heartbreaking to see the violence in…03 Mar 2020HANSARD Automated Facial Recognition SurveillanceThis technology is potentially a very powerful tool to fight crime, including serious crimes like knife crime where deprived and minority ethnic communities are, sadly,…27 Jan 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiA report in Bloomberg Businessweek in 2018 revealed how Chinese firms had illicitly placed tiny chips on server motherboards intended for other countries. This revealed the…27 Jan 2020