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HANSARDCovid-19: Backlog of CasesI and members of the Justice Committee join the Attorney General in paying tribute to all those in the justice system who have worked very hard to deal with the extra pressures of…10 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI welcome the fact that the Government have accepted that it was unwise, if I can put it charitably, to have certain clauses in this Bill that might have impugned our…10 Dec 2020HANSARDGovernment and Parliament: Relationship with CourtsCan I welcome the tone of my right hon. and learned Friend’s statement and his very clear commitment to supporting the independence of the judiciary? That is an absolute and…08 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson), although I fear that I cannot agree with him on one point. I understand the point of view of those…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodI refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. My right hon. Friend is right, of course, to observe that it is in everybody’s interests that there should be…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThe Minister will appreciate, that I, having had some hand in the amendments, I have an interest in this matter. He will have seen that a statement has been put out by the…07 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI will not trespass on the Minister’s time again, but will he confirm that the deactivation of clause 47 would remove one of the areas—the notwithstanding clauses—that caused most…07 Dec 2020HANSARD Courts and Tribunals: RecoveryI thank the Lord Chancellor for his statement and welcome what he has said. I and the other members of the Justice Committee certainly wish to join in the tributes that have been…03 Dec 2020HANSARDSelf-Employed People: Covid-19 SupportWhat steps he is taking to support freelancers during the covid-19 outbreak.01 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthWhen I declined to support the regulations on the national lockdown on 5 November, I did so on the basis that they were disproportionate and went beyond what was necessary and…01 Dec 2020HANSARDSelf-Employed People: Covid-19 SupportDoes my right hon. Friend accept that self-employed people and freelancers—many of whom are formed as limited companies, not because they choose to but because they are required…01 Dec 2020HANSARD Patrick Finucane: Supreme Court JudgmentI appreciate that these are very sensitive issues and that this was a difficult decision for my right hon. Friend to make. I was pleased to hear him say just now that the…30 Nov 2020HANSARDPrivate International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [Lords]I am grateful to the Minister for giving way so early in his speech. As he will know, I have to chair the Justice Committee in a few moments, but may I thank him for stressing the…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingThe Minister may well have seen on Sunday on the television my constituent Ritu Saha talking, not for the first time, about the agony that she and her neighbours in Northpoint in…24 Nov 2020HANSARDWork and PensionsA number of my constituents are receiving letters out of the blue saying that the Child Maintenance Service is writing off unpaid payments as part of a review of historical debt.…16 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was glad to hear the Secretary of State recognise the continuing issues with the EWS1 forms, and perhaps we can speak further about that. I also welcome the Housing Minister’s…16 Nov 2020HANSARDWork and PensionsA number of my constituents are receiving letters out of the blue saying that the Child Maintenance Service is writing off unpaid payments as part of a review of historical debt.…16 Nov 2020HANSARD Financial Services BillI refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. May I say, as chair of the all-party group on Gibraltar, how delighted I am to see this in the Bill? I know…09 Nov 2020HANSARDFuture of Financial ServicesI particularly welcome the Chancellor’s recognition that our financial services are critical not only to our national interest, but to the long-term funding of our public…09 Nov 2020HANSARD Financial Services BillI am grateful to the Minister for correcting me. Of course, my figure of 20% related purely to motor insurance policies; it is 90% for all Gibraltar-based insurance. Can he help…09 Nov 2020