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HANSARD Subsidy Control BillOf course, the Government have the power to do it under article 16 where it is deemed that provisions in the withdrawal agreement are damaging economically to Northern Ireland. I…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Subsidy Control BillIn principle, we welcome this Bill. First, it represents an opportunity for us to introduce subsidy control regimes that are specific to the United Kingdom and are not influenced…22 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions by 2050Household energy bills are set to increase by £400 a year as green costs escalate and energy-intensive industries are leaving the UK, with the loss of thousands of jobs. We are…21 Sept 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccinations: 12 to 15-year-oldsThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Not too many people pretend to be me—not even in my own party. I find the Minister’s statement rather bizarre. First, the main medical reason…13 Sept 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccinations: 12 to 15-year-oldsrose —13 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyThe Member has outlined the effect on the vulnerable and on employment. Would she accept that this is going to affect young people hard as well? People who cannot afford to…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareWill the Prime Minister—07 Sept 2021HANSARDLoan Charge: BankruptcyIt is not enough for the Minister to say that people had to take responsibility for their own tax affairs when the information that they were given by HMRC was that there was…07 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CarePrime Minister, most people recognise that if we want more services, we have to pay more. But if we are going to pay, it should at least be fair. Despite your claim that this is a…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolUnlike representatives of the Alliance party and the SDLP, who seem to think that their job is to be EU representatives in the House rather than to voice the concerns of their…21 Jul 2021HANSARDCyber-attack: MicrosoftChina’s military and Government have been targeting key industries in the west, including the defence industry, Government and intellectual property. This has been known for so…20 Jul 2021HANSARD International Travel RulesThe restrictive list of green countries, the expense of numerous tests, the changeability of rules, the severe quarantine arrangements and the refusal to give mutual recognition…19 Jul 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolI, too, congratulate the hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin) on securing this debate, and thank him for the continued support that he has given to us in…15 Jul 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolThe hon. Gentleman makes a very important point. Is it not significant that since the protocol came into operation, there has been a dramatic increase in imports from the Irish…15 Jul 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolDoes the right hon. Gentleman accept that the most important part of mutual enforcement is that there will no longer be any need for EU law to automatically apply to Northern…15 Jul 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolScotland might have free unfettered trade with Northern Ireland, but does the hon. Gentleman not think it would be a far bigger problem that it would not have free unfettered…15 Jul 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolWhen she talks about food standards, does the hon. Lady find it odd that the EU is now proposing to reintroduce the offal that gave us mad cow disease for feed for animals in the…15 Jul 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolI have heard time and again the argument that we have the best of both worlds, but I have not heard any examples of where being in the EU single market and being cut off from the…15 Jul 2021HANSARD Points of OrderInadvertently misleading to the House. I would like to know whether the Prime Minister can be called to apologise for inadvertently misleading the House. What steps does he intend…07 Jul 2021