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HANSARDEducation RecoveryWill the Minister give way?29 Jun 2021HANSARDEducation RecoveryThe Minister is very kind. I was simply going to ask him for a little elucidation on who will decide which pupils get what help, and whether he will share more details with us as…29 Jun 2021HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipIt is great to be the tail-end Charlie of this debate on the CPTPP. In this year of the Indo-Pacific pivot, the Government have already made huge steps forward to strengthen our…24 Jun 2021HANSARD Protecting the Public and Justice for VictimsFirst, the right hon. Gentleman might be interested to know that I spoke to our Crown court judge in Gloucester earlier this afternoon, who confirmed that the backlog has been…09 Jun 2021HANSARD Protecting the Public and Justice for VictimsMy understanding from the judge of our Crown court is that there are ways to speed up the handling of the rape cases to which the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green (Catherine…09 Jun 2021HANSARD Agricultural Exports from Australia: TariffsThe Australian free trade agreement is a key step forward for both global Britain and the Indo-Pacific pivot, as well as a stepping stone towards a successful trans-Pacific…27 May 2021HANSARD Dementia Action WeekToday, we have heard some moving examples from colleagues, particularly my hon. Friends the Members for Scunthorpe (Holly Mumby-Croft) and for Stockton South (Matt Vickers), of…27 May 2021HANSARDPost Office UpdateAs a former chair of the all-party group on post offices, I welcome the Minister’s announcement that this inquiry into the absolute disaster of the Post Office-Horizon IT issue…19 May 2021HANSARDA Plan for the NHS and Social CareThere is time enough today to focus on two things: first, a suggestion about how Members of Parliament can work most efficiently with their local NHS trusts; and, secondly, a look…19 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe message today is all about the balance between celebrating the return of more freedoms today and in the future, and the need for caution, depending on the good sense of my…17 May 2021HANSARD Violence in Israel and PalestineThe Minister will know how deeply shocked many of my constituents in Gloucester and across the land are by the extraordinary images this week, during Ramadan, of the Israeli…12 May 2021HANSARD British Meat and Dairy ProductsIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Ms Ghani. I congratulate my colleague and fellow south-west Great British Beef Week love-in leader, my…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI am grateful for the opportunity to speak so early in this debate. It seems to me that what has changed since only a few days ago is that the Government have clearly been in…26 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021I understand the conundrum the hon. Lady is in. She says that the regulations do not reflect the resolved position of Northern Ireland. Surely we are here today precisely because…26 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021As I do, too.26 Apr 2021HANSARDCPTPPLike others, I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Wycombe (Mr Baker) on securing this debate about a cause that he, as a champion of global free trade, has long been…21 Apr 2021HANSARDCPTPPOn the point from the SNP about what is really in Scotland’s best interests, does my right hon. Friend agree that it is curious that at this time, when those of us who are trade…21 Apr 2021HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillIt is a great honour to speak in this debate and to follow two moving and passionate speeches from my hon. Friend the Member for Hyndburn (Sara Britcliffe) and the hon. Member for…15 Apr 2021HANSARD Chinese Government Sanctions on UK CitizensWhen it comes to the call to accuse China of genocide in Xinjiang, I am reminded of the work of Evelyn Beatrice Hall, who wrote in “The Friends of Voltaire”, as an illustration of…13 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghAs he was famously uninterested in what others thought about him and perhaps not much given to self-reflection, I doubt that His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh would have…12 Apr 2021