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HANSARDLocal Contact TracingLocal councils are desperate to take on the responsibilities from Serco. They are begging the Government: “Hand over the resources and the responsibilities, because we can do it…14 Oct 2020HANSARDLocal Contact TracingLet us be clear: there are places that are doing this—for example, Wales, to which I shall come later—and the difference between what we see with Serco and what we see when it is…14 Oct 2020HANSARDLocal Contact TracingI will make some progress and the conclude to give others time to speak. Ten years of austerity, fragmentation and privatisation have left our country less resilient to face a…14 Oct 2020HANSARDLocal Contact TracingI beg to move, That this House notes the consistently high performance of local contact tracing systems when compared with the centralised system established by the Government;…14 Oct 2020HANSARDLocal Contact TracingMy hon. Friend makes his point well. He has been a staunch advocate of transparency and value for money in the delivery of public services. The Government’s own Minister in the…14 Oct 2020HANSARDLocal Contact TracingThat is exactly why I am urging the Government to use the local expertise we have in all our local authorities around the country. We should not reinvent the wheel, but use that…14 Oct 2020HANSARDLocal Contact TracingI thank my hon. Friend the Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, who is better informed than most in the House. In the last Parliament, I had the…14 Oct 2020HANSARDLocal Contact TracingI could not agree more. My hon. Friend will know that in Leeds, which we both have the privilege of representing, given the expertise we have on the ground, our local authority…14 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe complacency is staggering. It is the responsibility of the British Government to stand up for British industry. The letter from the Government’s chief negotiator says that…01 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsDid you check your eyesight?01 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are told that the two sticking points in the Brexit negotiations are state aid and fisheries, but we have now learned from a leaked letter—not from Ministers—that cars made in…01 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodI thank the right hon. Gentleman for advance sight of his statement. The news today that there could soon be tailbacks of 7,000 lorries in Kent is quite extraordinary. I know that…23 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThe UK has left the European Union, and we all agree on the need for clear terms for the UK’s single market to operate effectively. Many, although not all, of us believe in a…14 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Gentleman said in his recent Ditchley Park speech that “Government needs to be rigorous and fearless in its evaluation of policy and projects.” On that we agree.…16 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat is the best answer I have had from the Minister so far. I welcome his support, and I hope he will follow up with the National Audit Office and encourage it to do that work,…16 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. I associate myself with his comments about Dave Prentis, a great trade union leader who is always fighting for a better…13 Jul 2020HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsFour years ago today, I was at Leeds General Infirmary with Jo Cox’s parents and her sister. I will never forget that day and all that we lost. Today we remember Jo and remind…16 Jun 2020HANSARDEU Trade NegotiationsI am afraid that that does not quite answer the question about why the amendment from the chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee was not accepted. Let me push…11 Jun 2020HANSARDEU Trade NegotiationsThe Government’s approach to trade negotiations with the EU and with the US will have huge implications for all of us. The Government’s election manifesto guaranteed that food…11 Jun 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUThe UK left the European Union in January, and our task now is to build the best possible new relationship with our European neighbours. Our chief negotiator, David Frost, said…09 Jun 2020