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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThank you, Mr Speaker. Whether on social care, on Northern Powerhouse Rail or on tackling climate breakdown, there is a growing gap with this Government between what is promised…22 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThen why not publish the net zero review, Chancellor? When it comes to this Government’s net zero strategy, tomorrow never comes. There is no time to waste, because it is the…22 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateNot just “hopeless”. People have given up so much over the last year. We have pulled together and shown the best of our country. People have done everything that was asked of them…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateFive years ago, my friend and colleague Jo Cox was murdered. There is not a day goes by when I do not think of her, and I know that on both sides of the House she is missed…16 Jun 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkI am proud to open today’s debate on behalf of the Opposition. I am conscious that one of the basic tenets of qualification for Government is to be trusted by the public with…12 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkTwo billion pounds worth of contracts to friends and donors of the Conservative party—I will leave it at that, and let the record speak for itself. Let us be clear about this…12 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkIf the hon. Gentleman wants to explain why the Government have scrapped their own industrial strategy, he can be my guest.12 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkMy hon. Friend puts it very well. There is a gaping hole in the furlough scheme, meaning that several million people have inexplicably been excluded from support. The…12 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkThe job of a constituency MP, as the hon. Gentleman—a good constituency MP himself—knows, is to look out for our constituents. But I was not pocketing the money: I was not giving…12 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkI can say that business is our friend and that we will back British businesses and British workers. The label “Made in Britain” is a sign of quality, a stamp that marks British…12 May 2021HANSARDMinisterial CodeMr Speaker: “There must be no bullying and no harassment; no leaking…No misuse of taxpayer money and no actual or perceived conflicts of interest.” Those words are from the Prime…26 Apr 2021HANSARDLobbying of Government CommitteeI will not comment on how Select Committee Chairs are sometimes elected in this place. But as a former Select Committee Chair, I know how seriously colleagues around this House…14 Apr 2021HANSARDLobbying of Government CommitteeIf the hon. Member wants to defend all that—be my guest.14 Apr 2021HANSARDLobbying of Government CommitteeI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. The point about Sir Alex Allan is that it is five months later and nobody has been appointed to this role. Whether we advertise…14 Apr 2021HANSARDLobbying of Government CommitteeI beg to move, That the following Standing Order shall have effect until 31 December 2021: Investigation into the Lobbying of Government Committee (1) There shall be a select…14 Apr 2021HANSARDLobbying of Government CommitteeWell, the Scottish people can be the judge of that. If the hon. Member thinks that a Scottish Minister dining with Lex Greensill is okay, his party should put that on its leaflets…14 Apr 2021HANSARDLobbying of Government CommitteeAs far as I am aware, the First Minister of Wales has not appointed a financier as his adviser, nor does he have £30 million-worth of share options that he might fancy exercising.…14 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe ministerial code makes it clear how important the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests is, yet the post has remained unfilled since November last year, when Sir Alex…25 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt has been four months. A good way to find someone might be to advertise the position and seek a candidate. Let me tell the right hon. Gentleman why this is so important. The…25 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government’s Publication of Contracts(Urgent Question) : To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will make a statement on the recent court order regarding the Government’s publication of contracts…09 Mar 2021