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HANSARD Coronavirus BillI rise to welcome the Government’s new clause 19 and to support in spirit the amendments of my right hon. Friend the Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis). The idea of two…23 Mar 2020HANSARDLoan Charge 2019: Sir Amyas Morse ReviewOn the importance of Members of Parliament speaking up, is the hon. Member concerned, as I am, that effectively, HMRC is smearing constituents as tax dodgers and adding to their…19 Mar 2020HANSARDLoan Charge 2019: Sir Amyas Morse ReviewMy hon. Friend puts his finger on one of the core points. Who is running the show here? Is it HMRC, or are the Government making sure that law on this matter is paramount? Does he…19 Mar 2020HANSARDStatutory Sick Pay and Protection for WorkersYes, yes, yes, yes and yes. Those yeses are for each of the businesses in my constituency that I have spoken to in the last 24 hours that have asked for precisely that. We often…18 Mar 2020HANSARDStatutory Sick Pay and Protection for WorkersJust for clarification, is the hon. Gentleman asking for a permanent change in Government policy on statutory sick pay, or a temporary change for this period?18 Mar 2020HANSARDStatutory Sick Pay and Protection for WorkersI am grateful to you for allowing me to speak, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I apologise to the hon. Member for Wirral West (Margaret Greenwood) that I was not in the Chamber for the…18 Mar 2020HANSARDStatutory Sick Pay and Protection for WorkersI appreciate the hon. Lady’s intervention. I am not speaking for the Government—I am sure the Minister will seek to address that—but I have to say that it sounds to me as though…18 Mar 2020HANSARDPlanning for the FutureI welcome the wide-ranging initiatives in the statement, particularly the potential for four development corporations on the Oxford-Cambridge arc. My right hon. Friend will be…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt is helpful to break this Budget down into three separate Budgets: the coronavirus emergency Budget, the current expenditure Budget and the strategic investment Budget. On the…12 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirusThe Grand Princess cruise ship will finally dock in Oakland today, allowing 140 Britons, including at least four of my constituents, to disembark. My right hon. Friend mentioned a…09 Mar 2020HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesMy hon. Friend will be a great supporter of small businesses, so will he get off to a fast start by urging the Treasury to scrap its misguided changes to IR35? Those changes are…03 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy right hon. Friend rightly says that civil servants have the right to give good advice without fear or favour but, similarly, Ministers have the right to expect at least a…02 Mar 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as the director of a company that provides technology solutions to help schools deal with…13 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State will be aware of the implications of his announcement a few minutes ago about the preferred route of East West Rail for housing growth in the east of my…30 Jan 2020HANSARDAccess to GPs6. What steps he is taking to improve access to GP surgeries in North East Bedfordshire constituency.28 Jan 2020HANSARDAccess to GPsAs part of the council area with the second-largest population increase in the country, the people of Biggleswade, Sandy, Arlesey and Stotfold are at their wits’ end over access…28 Jan 2020HANSARD Automated Facial Recognition SurveillanceThe usual prize—thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central (Chi Onwurah) made an important point. The embedding of bias in technology is a…27 Jan 2020HANSARD Automated Facial Recognition Surveillancerose—27 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Will the Government consider introducing a small business equivalent of the personal allowance, exempting small businesses from all taxes other than VAT and assisting small…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsIn marked contrast to the hon. Member for Brighton, Kemptown (Lloyd Russell-Moyle), I will start perhaps a little quieter and say a few words about my predecessor as Member of…20 Jan 2020