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HANSARD Fire Safety BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty) and all the Members who have spoken since the Minister sat down. Ministers,…28 Apr 2021HANSARDAviation Sector: Financial SupportWhat recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on providing sector-specific financial support to the aviation sector.27 Apr 2021HANSARDAviation Sector: Financial SupportFurlough ends in September, which is of no help to the aviation sector and airport communities, which will take months to recover even partially as we wait for the world to…27 Apr 2021HANSARD Human Rights: XinjiangIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Hastings and Rye (Sally-Ann Hart). All the speeches so far have been moving and powerful. I thank the Backbench Business Committee…22 Apr 2021HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillIf I may intervene, London is one of the few cities that has no residency or nationality rule for owning residential property, and many very high-cost cities for residents to live…20 Apr 2021HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI understand what the Minister has said. Of course, most of us are aware of our own tax bands. But how can the Minister expect basic rate taxpayers—a nurse, an IT contractor,…20 Apr 2021HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI speak in support of new clause 29 in the name of Her Majesty’s Opposition and cross-party amendment 77. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing North (James Murray),…20 Apr 2021HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI acknowledge the point that the hon. Gentleman makes and the amount of money brought into the Revenue by the measures, but is he not also conscious that the sheer number of…20 Apr 2021HANSARD Hammersmith BridgeI, too, congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate and on her excellent speech. My constituents are also impacted, particularly by the additional road traffic that is…14 Apr 2021HANSARDEngagementsMay I extend my condolences and those of my constituents to the Queen and the royal family for their sad loss, and to the families and colleagues of Cheryl Gillan and Shirley…14 Apr 2021HANSARD Hammersmith BridgeWill the Minister give way?14 Apr 2021HANSARDBrain Tumours: NIHR Research GrantsLike many across the country, my constituent Greg has a family member with a brain tumour; in his case, it is his young nephew. The £40 million of funding is certainly welcome,…13 Apr 2021HANSARDBrain Tumours: NIHR Research GrantsWhat discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health Research on increasing the number of research grants for the treatment of brain tumours.13 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI welcome and endorse all the points made by my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing North (James Murray) about the Opposition’s deep concerns about the Finance Bill; I will be…13 Apr 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Hospitality IndustryI thank my co-sponsor of this debate, the hon. Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby), for her excellent opening speech. The hospitality sector is where we celebrate, mourn, catch…24 Mar 2021HANSARD New Plan for ImmigrationThis Government have form for lack of compassion towards those who have fled horrors that we can only imagine, from abandoning the Dubs child refugee scheme to the broken system…24 Mar 2021HANSARDOuter London Congestion ChargeIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Rees. We are here today because of the failure to give Transport for London the long-term support it needs to keep…23 Mar 2021HANSARD Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [Lords]The benefits and disbenefits of the proximity to Heathrow airport are two sides of the same coin for my constituency. The issues of air space management and, crucially, noise…22 Mar 2021HANSARDWork Permit-free Travel: Musicians and PerformersWhat discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on work permit-free travel for musicians and other performers to and from the EU.18 Mar 2021HANSARDWork Permit-free Travel: Musicians and PerformersMy constituent George Jackson is a conductor. He has told me that in order to be able to fill last-minute jobs in the EU he would previously have needed just to get on a plane or…18 Mar 2021