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HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccinations: 12 to 15-year-oldsMy hon. Friend has again cited Gillick competence as a reason why parental consent can be overridden, but many people will think that this situation is very different from the…13 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid Vaccine PassportsThe measures presented by the Minister today are unsupportable because they are bereft of any rationale. I ask him to think carefully about whether this Government wish to take…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyLike my hon. Friend the Member for Bexhill and Battle (Huw Merriman), the Chair of the Select Committee on Transport, I will be supporting the Government on this measure. In so…08 Sept 2021HANSARDPrimary and Secondary School Places: North East Bedfordshire7. What recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) primary and (b) secondary school places in North East Bedfordshire constituency.06 Sept 2021HANSARDPrimary and Secondary School Places: North East BedfordshireI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for the continuous funding support for Bedford borough and Central Bedfordshire, but he will be aware, given the emergency funding provided…06 Sept 2021HANSARDBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy CommitteeDoes the hon. Member agree that, as the Government better define levelling-up, they should not lose sight of the leading role and ideas of the private sector, including those…22 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillDoes my right hon. Friend not think that somehow turning the debate simply into, “Everyone who claims asylum must have a legitimate claim and everyone who is against it must be…19 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy right hon. Friend speaks very wise words. Let me just say to Opposition Members that there is no monopoly on compassion, and that it does not mean saying that the system must…19 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI look forward to the hon. Gentleman talking about specifics, because again there was a bit of broad generalisation there. However, one thing that I will say for SNP Members is…19 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillI cannot let the comment from the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) just pass. He made the point that people who seek asylum here are always fleeing their country because of…19 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillWhat a great pleasure it is to see you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker. For many of my constituents, rightly or wrongly, the success of the Bill depends on whether it stops or…19 Jul 2021HANSARD Oxford-Cambridge ArcVery easily, Sir Edward. It is a pleasure to have a chance to contribute, and to congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Wycombe (Mr Baker) on securing the debate. If I may, I…13 Jul 2021HANSARD Oxford-Cambridge ArcMy hon. Friend has put her finger right on the heart of it. In other areas where they have these grand regional plans, there is a regional identity and a democratic…13 Jul 2021HANSARD Oxford-Cambridge ArcMy hon. Friend is right to bring in that historical perspective. Sir Edward, may I ask my right hon. Friend the Minister if we can have a Conservative vision of the…13 Jul 2021HANSARD East West Rail Route Consultation: North East BedfordshireI am encouraged that the Minister wishes to enlist me in support for East West Rail—that is on the concept—but he knows what motivates me, which is: do the numbers add up and does…28 Jun 2021HANSARD East West Rail Route Consultation: North East BedfordshireThe Minister is absolutely right—he really has been on the front foot in engaging with people, as well as with me directly—but does he recognise that there is a difference between…28 Jun 2021HANSARD East West Rail Route Consultation: North East BedfordshireThe hon. Gentleman may or may not come back in—I think that is up to me to decide. Having granted him the opportunity to speak on behalf of his constituents, it is rather strange…28 Jun 2021HANSARD East West Rail Route Consultation: North East BedfordshireThe purpose of this evening’s Adjournment debate is to discuss the East West Rail consultation and North East Bedfordshire. I wish to draw the Minister’s attention to the flaws…28 Jun 2021HANSARDEast West Rail ConsultationMany of my constituents are appalled at the environmental damage that the East West Rail route will cause across Bedfordshire, and baffled that this 21st-century project will use…24 Jun 2021HANSARDEast West Rail ConsultationWhat recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the 2019 East West Rail route consultation.24 Jun 2021