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HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillDoes that point about Yarl’s Wood, not show that with experimentation on alternatives, the Government can find ways to do what they want to do, but do it better?30 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillAcross my constituency, there is already tremendous local sensitivity about excessive developments, the planning process and some of the procedures for public participation in the…29 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillI am very grateful to the Secretary of State for giving way. I want to take him back to the point about public participation, because it is such a sensitive area. He said that,…29 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for clarifying a point that I raised earlier during the Secretary of State’s speech. I would just like to ask him for clarification on a…29 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillThe shadow Secretary of State will be aware that the Government measures taken across the economy, which he has welcomed, already raise issues of fairness between those who fall…29 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillI do not want to delay my hon. Friend’s speech, but the point I was trying to make is that clarity about a change of rules is very important for directors, and that also applies…25 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and in particular to my roles as a director of companies. Like the Opposition, I welcome…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWith continuing relatively high rates of infection across Bedford borough, I welcome the Prime Minister’s balanced transition from over-reliance on regulation to greater reliance…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCoronavirusThis is the first opportunity that I have had on the behalf of my constituents to thank publicly the Secretary of State, his ministerial team, the entire civil service team and…17 Jun 2020HANSARD Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]I am learning a lot from my hon. Friend, and I am grateful for her contribution. She will be able to inform me better, but one thing that occurred to me is that in the process of…17 Jun 2020HANSARDPublic Health England Review: Covid-19 DisparitiesSensitivity to disproportionate risk is greater when the leadership of institutions includes representation of those most at risk. That is an issue for corporations such as…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s clarification, but my concern—I may well have read the Bill incorrectly—is that we are talking not just about majority or minority, but about…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillPlaying a fundamental part in the Bill, we have a number of measures that have been consulted on for a long period; people have thought about them and, as my right hon. Friend…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillMay I thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for permitting so many interventions? As we are rushing through the Bill relatively quickly, it is important that Members on both sides of…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillI am extraordinarily grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for raising this point, because he will be aware that when a company is in a crisis situation and has so many wolves at…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillIt is a pleasure to serve on the Committee of which the hon. Member is Chair. I am interested to hear him talk about the differential impact on different sectors. He mentioned…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillI draw the attention of hon. Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Mr Deputy Speaker, you know, as you have been listening to this debate, that many…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy hon. Friend is making an important point. Does he share my concern that there is a certain vagueness about what continuing supply might mean for a business in crisis? Does it…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillAfter my hon. Friend’s comments about association football, of which I have absolutely no understanding at all, I will bow to his better judgment on this topic too, but generally…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillPerhaps the current Leader of the Opposition would take offence at what the shadow Minister has said. I am not sure, although if we are ranking Leaders of the Opposition, I would…03 Jun 2020