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HANSARD Trade BillI yield to no one in my detestation of genocide and I yield to no one in my admiration for the domestic courts of the United Kingdom. Despite the good intentions of Lords…09 Feb 2021HANSARDSerious Fraud OfficeMay I start by asking the Solicitor General to convey to my right hon. and learned Friend the Attorney General the good wishes of myself and the members of the Select Committee on…04 Feb 2021HANSARDNightingale CourtsThe extra investment is important and should be recognised, and Nightingale courts can make an important addition to court capacity, but does my hon. Friend the Minister agree…02 Feb 2021HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillThis is a very important Bill, not least because it touches on that really difficult balance that we often have to struggle with—perhaps not to this degree very often, in a…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Health Measures at UK BordersI support the proportionate approach my right hon. Friend has adopted, but can she help me in relation to two linked matters? She said that she will be looking urgently at the…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Environment BillThis is a good and welcome Bill. I support it, but I want it to go further, which is why I have put my name to amendment 2, which was tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for…26 Jan 2021HANSARDSerious Criminal Cases BacklogThe Minister is right to pay tribute to the work that is being done by all those in the system under very difficult circumstances. It is right, too, to recognise the investment…20 Jan 2021HANSARDPolice National ComputerI thank the Minister for his statement and for what I know is his personal commitment to resolving this matter. He will appreciate that offences are sometimes continued, which may…18 Jan 2021HANSARD Domestic Abuse and Hidden Harms during LockdownThis is a very welcome statement and initiative. The Minister has referred to the priority that is rightly being given by the police and the criminal courts to bringing…14 Jan 2021HANSARD Financial Services BillThere are a lot of good things in the Bill that I welcome, and I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I welcome the assistance given to financial…13 Jan 2021HANSARDMental Health Act ReformI warmly congratulate my right hon. Friend on the statement—and my right hon. and learned Friend the Lord Chancellor, whom I am delighted to see on the Treasury Bench with him.…13 Jan 2021HANSARDLeaseholders: Fire Safety CostsThe Government have always been right to say that leaseholders should not bear the costs of a scandal for which they bore no responsibility. Will my right hon. Friend the Minister…11 Jan 2021HANSARDLeaseholders: Fire Safety CostsWhat steps his Department is taking to ensure that leaseholders are not held responsible for the costs of remediating dangerous cladding.11 Jan 2021HANSARD Public HealthWe should vote to pass legislation that severely restricts the freedom of our fellow citizens and the legitimate activities of lawful business only if there is the most compelling…06 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI welcome the work that the Secretary of State is doing, and particularly his answer to my hon. Friend the Member for South Thanet (Craig Mackinlay) about the importance of…30 Dec 2020HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) BillAt the last two elections, I promised my constituents that I would do all I could to ensure that we left the European Union with a deal, rather than without one, and I shall…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Provisional Local Government Finance SettlementThe additional funding for local authorities such as Bromley is very welcome, and I also welcome my right hon. Friend’s desire to move back to multi-year settlements as soon as…17 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Secretary of State has to recognise that the decision in relation to London will have a crippling effect upon the hospitality industry in the capital, not least because this…14 Dec 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUA free trade agreement is manifestly, overwhelmingly to the advantage of both sides, and it should be pressed for to the very last opportunity. However, does my right hon. Friend…10 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillNobody else has been giving way, with every respect to my hon. Friend. Other people want to get in. I have said what I have to say. In fairness, he and I could happily go on all…10 Dec 2020