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HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Coventry North West (Taiwo Owatemi). It is with something of a sense of déjà vu that I rise to speak with the Economic Secretary to…14 Oct 2020HANSARD Fiscal Support for Events Industry: Covid-19I beg to move, That this House has considered fiscal support for the events industry during the covid-19 outbreak. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies.…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Fiscal Support for Events Industry: Covid-19I absolutely agree. Local government across the islands plays a critical role in making sure events can take place, and in supporting events—particularly community events, which I…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Mental Health Support: Frontline StaffIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow (Dr Cameron) on securing the…08 Oct 2020HANSARDLocal Restrictions: Reducing Covid-19 TransmissionThe Mayor of London has warned that the virus is now spreading widely again across London, although vital knowledge is being hampered by the problems with test and trace. Are the…06 Oct 2020HANSARD Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [Lords]I rise to speak in support of the amendments in the name of my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Edinburgh South West (Joanna Cherry) and myself. As other Members have said,…06 Oct 2020HANSARDLocal Restrictions: Reducing Covid-19 TransmissionWhat assessment he has made of the effectiveness of lockdown restrictions on limiting the second wave of covid-19.06 Oct 2020HANSARD Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [Lords]I too welcome the contributions of all hon. and right hon. colleagues today and throughout the Bill’s previous stages. I am deeply disappointed that the amendments in the names of…06 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Maternity and Parental LeaveIt is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Madam Deputy Speaker. I begin by thanking colleagues for their contributions, the petitioners for creating the petition…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseA recent report by the Electoral Reform Society “Democracy in the Dark” demonstrated the unregulated wild west of online political campaigning; millions were spent on secretive…01 Oct 2020HANSARD Proxy VotingOn that point, I can give as an example the fact that we had the Japanese Parliament talking to the Procedure Committee about the processes we had implemented. It was looking at…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Proxy VotingI thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way. Does he feel that in the current situation there is appropriate social distancing when a Division takes place? From what I have…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Proxy VotingEven with the extension to proxy voting, does the right hon. Lady agree that a number of Members are still disenfranchised because they are not able to cast a vote in the House?23 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market Billrose—15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillWill the hon. Lady give way?15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillIndeed. Hon. Members could be forgiven for thinking that the Bill was being rushed through without a huge amount of thought behind it—not that I would ever suggest any such thing.…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThere are many things wrong with the Bill. Today, we are focused on the creation of yet another unelected body with the monitoring responsibilities to investigate devolved…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillOn interference, is it not the case that the Government are now interfering in devolution in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland by imposing the Bill against the wishes of those…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillWill the hon. Lady give way?15 Sept 2020