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HANSARDFootball Governance BillThe Secretary of State said something very important about looking at precedents for regulation in other areas. Certainly, one reason why I am in the Chamber today is my love of…23 Apr 2024HANSARDFootball Governance BillMay I add to the many thanks already offered to the Minister and my hon. Friend the Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Dame Tracey Crouch) for the considerable work that has gone…23 Apr 2024HANSARDCass ReviewI welcome this statement. The Cass report highlights the area of prescribing untested and irreversible drugs as puberty blockers to young people, but in Wales the pathway for…15 Apr 2024HANSARDEaster and Christian CultureI was struck by the fact that my hon. Friend described Christianity as a source and not an addition, a bolt-on or a replaceable extra in the culture and heritage of our country.21 Mar 2024HANSARDEaster and Christian CultureMy hon. Friend is being very generous and I thank him for giving way a second time. Again, it seems to me that, in rightly paying tribute to the institutions and individuals in…21 Mar 2024HANSARDEaster and Christian CultureIt strikes that my right hon. Friend and my hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher) are describing something bigger and more enduring than much of what we concern…21 Mar 2024HANSARDEaster and Christian CultureI am struck by my hon. Friend’s reflection on a Christian way of life. In the UK, we are very fortunate to have giants in our history—people such as Josiah Wedgwood, Lord…21 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I thank the Minister for giving way again; he is being generous with his time. Does he agree that it is easy to ban stuff, and that an over-regulatory approach is anathema to the…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)The Minister makes a good point about the importance of talking to members of the public, but of course one of the main drivers—if the Committee will forgive the pun—for change…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Yesterday, I and several other hon. Members had the opportunity to go in autonomous vehicles around parts of Westminster. The point was made that the system the cars use is a…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)rose —19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Does the Minister agree that the Bill is not trying to solve all the challenges or deal with all the problems that we know come with autonomous vehicles or artificial…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am happy to clarify my remarks. The reference to banning stuff is actually a euphemism for an over-regulatory approach.19 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No.2) BillMy hon. Friend makes a good point, in that, first, culture does eat strategy. We can strip away all the words about this but his point about cutting our cloth and living within…13 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No.2) BillOn that point, will the hon. Gentleman give way?13 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No.2) BillThe hon. Gentleman is being generous; I appreciate that he has a speech to give. The fact is that somebody on the national living wage, or the minimum wage as it was in 2010, is…13 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No.2) BillI must confess that I have not spoken in many Budget-related debates in the House, partly because I am well aware of the expertise of many other Members. It is a matter of some…13 Mar 2024HANSARDFarmingThe hon. Gentleman will know well that the Labour Government in Wales are currently planning a subsidy scheme—a sustainable farming scheme—that by their own independently…04 Mar 2024HANSARD Conversion Practices (Prohibition) BillSpecifically on the point about the way the debate has been conducted, and what I have valued in it, the Minister said that it has achieved in bringing to the surface the issues,…01 Mar 2024HANSARD Conversion Practices (Prohibition) BillIt is very generous of the hon. Gentleman to give way a second time. I am again struck by his perspective on the process of conversion, and specifically on the length of time. He…01 Mar 2024