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HANSARDCoronavirusIf the right hon. Gentleman will allow me, I want to focus this evening on the key messages that I think it is important for us to hear from the Government this evening; when the…25 Mar 2021HANSARDCoronavirusI think in our constituencies there is a real fear that the road map and the extension of the Coronavirus Act are one and the same, that extending the latter means effectively…25 Mar 2021HANSARDCommonwealth Day 2021Thank you for calling me to speak in this great Commonwealth debate, Mr Paisley, which I think was started shortly after I was the inaugural chair of the all-party parliamentary…16 Mar 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThank you for calling me to speak in this debate, Madam Deputy Speaker. Anyone listening outside might imagine that Members were talking in different debates. On the one hand, we…16 Mar 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThe right hon. Gentleman mentioned stalking twice. It is worth remembering that in the Government in which he served, stalking was not a criminal offence. It became a criminal…16 Mar 2021HANSARDHong Kong: Electoral ReformsThe not-yet-confirmed accounts of proposals being considered by the National People’s Congress would, if true, contradict the commitment of the UK and China that the rights and…10 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Cultural and Entertainment SectorsIt is a real treat to join this debate. I like what the American journalist Walter Lippmann said about culture: “Culture is the name for what people are interested in”. What are…02 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19This is a good moment to highlight the great national and local effort to implement an extraordinary vaccination programme that I saw in action at the Rosebank Health surgery in…22 Feb 2021HANSARDUK Space IndustryToday’s debate is a decade on from the space innovation and growth strategy of 2010, in which we aspired to a 10% share of a growing global sector. Today, a lot has happened, and…04 Feb 2021HANSARD MyanmarThis is a huge setback for the people of Myanmar and for the development of open societies in the ASEAN region as a whole. The civil disobedience movement started by Government…02 Feb 2021HANSARD Environment BillThe amendment in my name—amendment 28 to this important Bill, which has so much to celebrate—is supported by the Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, my right hon. Friend…26 Jan 2021HANSARD Employment Rights: Government PlansThere is a lot in this Opposition motion that we can all agree on, which is why the Government are right not to move a counter-amendment. None of us wishes to alter important…25 Jan 2021HANSARD Trade BillA lot in this Trade Bill is to be welcomed, including its reinforced commitments to an agriculture commission, which has been welcomed by the farming sector and the NFU, as well…19 Jan 2021HANSARD Global BritainThis debate is led by the Department for International Trade, but in truth, if global Britain is to move from good intentions to successful strategy, it will need to involve all…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Public HealthThank you for squeezing me in, Mr Deputy Speaker. I can think of few things I would prefer more not to do than again restrict the lives of my constituents in Gloucester, but until…06 Jan 2021HANSARDFairs and ShowgroundsThank you for allowing me to join this great debate, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate the hon. Member for Glasgow East (David Linden) on securing the debate and on his previous speech…17 Dec 2020HANSARDFairs and ShowgroundsThe hon. Gentleman is making a good speech, but I say gently to him that it is a bit unkind to say that the Government have done nothing at all for showpeople. The key element to…17 Dec 2020HANSARDFairs and ShowgroundsThe Minister is making a good point. To be fair, I think that the money is there, but what would be very helpful is if he could team up with his MHCLG colleagues to send a clear…17 Dec 2020HANSARD Energy White PaperThis energy White Paper is bristling with good things. Let me highlight two of them. The Secretary of State alluded to the negotiations with Sizewell C. May I highlight for him…14 Dec 2020HANSARD Marine Renewables: Government Support for Commercial Roll-outI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for securing this debate and allowing me to intervene as chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on marine energy and tidal…08 Dec 2020