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HANSARD BBC FundingI commend my right hon. Friend for freezing the licence fee and launching an inquiry into its future. Will she confirm that, first, impartiality and the licence fee are different…17 Jan 2022HANSARDLife SciencesThe Minister is absolutely right about the overall success of the Government’s life sciences strategy, but he will be aware of the chilling effect on UK manufacturers, including…11 Jan 2022HANSARD Charter for Budget Responsibility and Welfare CapTo help the Minister, would he not also point out that, under this Government, the Bank of England has reduced the proportion of new debt issuances, which are attached to rising…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Charter for Budget Responsibility and Welfare CapI would like the Chief Secretary to educate me a little bit, because what I cannot appreciate is the impact of covid on welfare expenditure. In the short term, I can understand…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Charter for Budget Responsibility and Welfare CapOne of the primary reasons a Parliament was established was to protect property owners from the excessive claims of the state, and over the last quarter century this is a duty…10 Jan 2022HANSARDSubsidy Control BillMy hon. Friend is making a very useful speech, and I very rarely say that in Parliament—not about him, but generally about speeches here. Does he agree that the value of his…13 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI am very pleased to be off those tenterhooks, although I am never very sure what tenterhooks are. They do not sound very comfortable. New clause 39 provides the Government with…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillWith great modesty, I shall.08 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI rise to speak to new clause 39, standing in my name and the names of the Chairs of the Procedure Committee, the International Development Committee and the Business, Energy and…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend. One other aspect of this is that it has given me the opportunity to have a fresh look at an area of legislation that I have not been as…08 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillI want to pick up on the increasing demand for mental health services. Does the hon. Gentleman accept that in general, it is utterly impossible to meet the expectation of…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. There is much to commend in the amendment of my right hon. Friend the Member for South West Surrey (Jeremy Hunt) and in what the…23 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillOn the point about an industry-led alternative, on which the Minister has kindly made some comments today, I think that this discussion will continue, particularly when the Bill…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillThe Minister has just mentioned seatbelts, and earlier he talked about alcohol and cigarette smoking, but this is about porridge and muesli. There is a sense that there is no end…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillI absolutely do not agree. The reason why the Opposition Front-Bench team are probing on this is that we are not harnessing all the talents to come up with the solution. As the…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for mentioning my new clause. We have a number of issues potentially to put to a vote later. Given what he has said and given that the Minister…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillI am grateful to the hon. Lady for making her point clear. As the hon. Lady and other hon. Members know, my amendments relate to the ways in which the Government are seeking to…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillIt is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Nottingham North (Alex Norris). I will speak to new clause 14 and the other amendments in my name. I am grateful for the…22 Nov 2021HANSARDOnshoring Manufacturing and ProductionThe Minister knows that one of the best ways to promote the onshoring of manufacturing jobs and production to the UK is to shape regulation to support enterprise. What steps has…16 Nov 2021HANSARD HGV Driving LicencesI commend both my hon. Friend the Minister for proposing some measures, and the shadow spokesman, the hon. Member for Ilford South (Sam Tarry), for asking some very serious and…08 Nov 2021