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HANSARDConnectivity: Scotland and the Rest of the UKThere is no doubt that the UK Government speak a lot about improving connectivity with Scotland, but what is the Secretary of State specifically doing to improve connectivity…02 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseLet me first echo and support the comments of the hon. Member for Oxford East (Anneliese Dodds) about Holocaust Memorial Day. I think we are all looking forward to this…27 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Parties: Police InvestigationDoes the Paymaster General not think that it would be a good idea to set up a police special operations unit room in No. 10 Downing Street, because, while the police are looking…25 Jan 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseCan we have a debate about big dogs and the operations to save them? Apparently, one big dog is feeling a bit more secure this morning, with a trip to the vet to put him out of…20 Jan 2022HANSARD Committee on StandardsI echo the words of the shadow Leader of the House in congratulating the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, the ICGS and the IEP. I thank the hon. Member for Harwich and…19 Jan 2022HANSARD House of Commons CommissionI will try to be brief, Madam Deputy Speaker. My speaking notes only go for about 50 minutes or so, but I will try to rattle through them as quickly as possible so we can get to…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI suppose the only statement we want in the next few days is one confirming that the Prime Minister has written to Her Majesty the Queen to offer his resignation. The absurd and…13 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventThis is not the straw that broke the camel’s back; it is a 10-tonne weight being placed directly on the poor dilapidated beast’s posterior. Surely if the Prime Minister has a…11 Jan 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI wish you, Mr Speaker, and all the staff around the estate a good and happy new year. Yesterday, the Scottish Parliament sat in an emergency session to discuss the omicron crisis…06 Jan 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseCan we have a debate about the Prime Minister just simply going? We have reached a sensitive point in this pandemic where the next few weeks will be absolutely critical in the…09 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillWill the Minister give way?08 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillWill the Minister give way?08 Dec 2021HANSARDCopyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) BillI am perhaps getting ahead of myself. I am really grateful for that intervention from the Minister, because it is extremely helpful. I know he is a fair-minded and consensual…03 Dec 2021HANSARDCopyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) BillPeople will receive less because they are paid such pitiful, insignificant sums every time one of their pieces of music is played on one of the streaming services. On iTunes, it…03 Dec 2021HANSARDCopyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) BillI was waiting patiently for my colleague, the third member of MP4, to get to his feet today. In response to a question about whether Ringo Starr was the best drummer in the world,…03 Dec 2021HANSARD Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) BillI refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. It is a pleasure, as always, to follow the right hon. Member for Maldon (Mr Whittingdale). We have…03 Dec 2021HANSARDCopyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) BillI am just about to finish—I want to allow other people to speak. We have this opportunity to fix this issue, and I am encouraged by what the Minister said. We have an opportunity…03 Dec 2021HANSARDCopyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) BillI am grateful for the opportunity to resume my speech—this almost feels like a second episode, perhaps of “EastEnders” or “Doctor Who”, with a drum roll but without all the…03 Dec 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseHip, hip, hooray! Raise the flags—Union Jacks, of course—and let us have a party in Downing Street. The Leader of the House at last had a face mask on his fizzog at Prime…02 Dec 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAbsolutely, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I cannot wait to hear from the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) about his report. It is right that this is debated, but the Leader of…02 Dec 2021