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HANSARDRegeneration: Towns and CitiesTremendous strides have been made in Aylesbury over the past year with the council and the town centre management team working incredibly hard, despite coronavirus, to make the…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryMy right hon. Friend has been consistent throughout the crisis in insisting that we balance the need to keep people safe with the vital need for children to continue their…30 Dec 2020HANSARDPublic HealthAt the end of a year like no other, for the people of Aylesbury constituency, this was a Christmas like no other. Little did I know when I described Buckinghamshire’s entry into…30 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe news that Buckinghamshire is going into tier 3 heralds the bleakest of midwinters, especially for local hospitality businesses, and it is imperative that they get extra help…17 Dec 2020HANSARDHong Kong: Sentencing of Pro-democracy ActivistsThe legally binding joint declaration was signed by China as well as the UK and makes it clear that Hong Kong will have a high degree of autonomy. Does my hon. Friend agree that…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodIn simple terms, could my right hon. Friend confirm that the UK Government will not sign up to any agreement that compromises our sovereignty or our ability to reach new trade…07 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAylesbury has recently begun a trial of e-scooters, and I have been lucky enough to try one myself. However, at the same time that I was sticking to my cycle lane, others were…03 Dec 2020HANSARDExams and Accountability 2021May I congratulate my right hon. Friend on achieving a compromise that enables students in Aylesbury to sit exams that they have long worked towards and actually want to take,…03 Dec 2020HANSARDPrisons (Substance Testing) BillWill the hon. Member give way?02 Dec 2020HANSARDPrisons (Substance Testing) BillOn the point about the impact of covid, will the Minister join me in paying tribute to all the staff in HMPPS—the officers, the staff in prisons, the governors and those at HMPPS…02 Dec 2020HANSARDPrisons (Substance Testing) BillOut of an abundance of caution, I declare that prior to my election I was a non-executive director of Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service. Notwithstanding what the hon.…02 Dec 2020HANSARDCoronation Street: 60th AnniversaryI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this debate. As a long-time fan of the programme and, indeed, her role in it, I am a little bit jealous, having only graced the small…02 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthI hope that that is not a consolation prize. Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Like so many hon. Members, I face an extraordinarily difficult decision today. The national…01 Dec 2020HANSARDScheduled Mass Deportation: JamaicaAs a magistrate and on many prison visits, I have frequently encountered criminals who came to the UK from overseas and committed serious offences that caused pain, suffering and…30 Nov 2020HANSARD Patrick Finucane: Supreme Court JudgmentPicking up the previous point, will my right hon. Friend give a little more clarity on the PSNI review of the Finucane case to allay any concerns that the PSNI would be marking…30 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe have consistently been told that we must accept restrictions to protect the NHS, and Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has done an amazing job in dealing with the pandemic…26 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Winter PlanAylesbury was in tier 1 prior to the second lockdown and my constituents accepted the jump to national restrictions on the basis of protecting the national health service. Will my…23 Nov 2020HANSARD Continuity Trade Agreements: Parliamentary ScrutinyBusinesses in my constituency trade heavily with other nations, and obviously they want to get deals that will enable them to continue to do so as easily as possible, but they…17 Nov 2020HANSARDBuckinghamshire Council: Devolution ProposalsI thank the Minister for his answer, and I join him in his praise for Buckinghamshire Council, which has worked tirelessly through this pandemic. Does he agree with me that this…16 Nov 2020HANSARDBuckinghamshire Council: Devolution ProposalsWhat assessment he has made of the proposals for devolution from Buckinghamshire Council.16 Nov 2020