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HANSARDFree Travel for Under-18s: LondonThe hon. Lady mentions that many children will have to travel quite a distance to school. Does she share my concern that those distances will now be completed by car journeys,…08 Jul 2020HANSARDFree Travel for Under-18s: LondonWould the Minister concede that it is not just the educational opportunities that we are concerned about in the scrapping of free travel? Our young people are also being denied…08 Jul 2020HANSARDFinance BillI congratulate the hon. Member for Workington (Mark Jenkinson) on his maiden speech and warmly welcome him to his place. I shall attempt to tune my Surrey ears to his Cumbrian…02 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillI am really glad that the hon. Lady has made that point. I have had lots of conversations with both the local council and the local police. It is clear that for suburban boroughs…29 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMay I add my congratulations to the two new Members who have made their maiden speeches, the hon. Members for South Ribble (Katherine Fletcher) and for Sedgefield (Paul Howell)? I…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for UK IndustriesThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker; I appreciate you giving me time to speak in this really important debate. My constituents have been in touch with me about this issue more than…25 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillIt is pleasure to be here on behalf of the Liberal Democrats. Along with other Opposition parties, we support the Lords amendments. I have taken the opportunity of the easing of…25 Jun 2020HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession)Many people in my party have long had their suspicions about the extent of the Government’s plans after Brexit, but I do not think that any of us, even in our wildest dreams,…17 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillThank you, Dame Eleanor. I was not expecting to be next, but I willingly take my place. I state my intention not to press my amendments, but I would just like to say a few words…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: AviationIn the Minister’s response to the hon. Member for Leicester East (Claudia Webbe), she said that she wanted to make the point to BA that the job retention scheme was not to be used…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillOn the point about AGMs, it is obviously good that the legislation makes provision for AGMs to be held digitally, but is it necessary for the legislation to restrict the…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19 ResponseA great deal of work has been done by local policing teams in Richmond and Kingston to inform my elderly constituents about the risk of scams both online and over the telephone.…02 Jun 2020HANSARD Trade BillThe Liberal Democrats will be voting against the Second Reading of the Trade Bill. It denies the British people the same rights that they enjoyed as members of the European Union,…20 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseOn the subject of those 21,000 contact tracers, what is being done to support, supervise and train them in what will be an incredibly sensitive job, dealing with not only the…18 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19: BusinessMany businesses in my constituency offering health services, such as dentists and physiotherapists, have been excluded from other forms of Government support yet are offering…12 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19It is a pleasure to be beaming into the Chamber this afternoon. Like every other MP, I want to pay tribute to my community in Richmond Park and the way that they have stepped up…12 May 2020HANSARDLifting the Lockdown: Workplace SafetyI have been speaking to lots of businesses over the past few days and they are all obviously very keen to get back to work as soon as possible, but their big concern is not only…06 May 2020HANSARDSocial SecurityMadam Deputy Speaker, it is a pleasure to be making my digital debut under your chairmanship this afternoon. I welcome the change in employment allowance that the Minister has…05 May 2020HANSARDLoan Charge 2019: Sir Amyas Morse ReviewMadam Deputy Speaker, I will obey your instruction to be brief by merely commending the contributions to this debate from the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr…19 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus: Employment SupportI was here on Tuesday night when the Chancellor made his statement, and there can be no doubt what the attitude of the House was at that time. It was that the package of loans and…19 Mar 2020