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HANSARDDraft Reach Etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Draft Control of mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Draft Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Draft Waste and Environmental permitting Etc. (Legislative Functions and Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I did not intend to speak but I have listened closely to the shadow Minister’s interrogation of the Minister on REACH regulations. Would my hon. Friend agree with me that as a…08 Dec 2020HANSARDGambling and LotteriesIt is estimated that 37 million people in the UK enjoy playing video games on a daily basis—this includes random content through loot boxes, which they use to enjoy their…08 Dec 2020HANSARDEngagementsSome in the media discuss levelling up only through the prism of the north-south divide. However, Cornwall has pockets of deprivation, and many communities in my constituency also…02 Dec 2020HANSARD NHS Dentistry and Oral Health InequalitiesI thank the hon. Lady for securing this very important debate. It sounds like Bradford has a similar challenge to Cornwall. We have had a long-standing shortage of provision for…25 Nov 2020HANSARD SMEs and the Net Zero TargetThank you for your chairmanship today, Ms Ghani. I echo the thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake) for introducing this important debate.…17 Nov 2020HANSARDDraft Organic Products (Production and Control) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Draft Genetically Modified Organisms (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020As chair of the dairy group, I appreciate the hon. Member’s membership. We had a very wide-ranging discussion around Operation Brock and some of the challenges in the dairy…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Productivity: Rural AreasIt has been an absolute pleasure to lead the debate. We have had a tour de force from around the country—Scotland, Cumbria, Yorkshire, Wales, Northern Ireland, Dorset, Somerset…14 Oct 2020HANSARD Productivity: Rural AreasI beg to move, That this House has considered productivity in rural areas. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ghani. I understand this is your first outing in…14 Oct 2020HANSARD Electricity Generation: Local SuppliersDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that Cornwall has a vital role to play in battery storage technology, with our recent discovery of lithium in our Cornish tin mines? We will be able…14 Oct 2020HANSARDSouth China SeaChina’s brazen human rights abuses and its increasingly assertive behaviour internationally are both deeply disturbing issues. In the light of this behaviour, what consideration…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Fisheries Bill [Lords]I will keep my remarks short. I am getting quite used to having debates on fishing and fisheries policy—we seem to discuss it here every week or every couple of weeks at the…13 Oct 2020HANSARDSouth China SeaWhat recent assessment he has made of the effect on regional security of China’s actions in the South China sea.13 Oct 2020HANSARD Fisheries Bill [Lords]Indeed. I welcome the package of three consultations launched by DEFRA today. The first is on strengthening the economic link for English licensed fishing vessels, to help ensure…13 Oct 2020HANSARDPlanning and House BuildingI recognise that the building of homes is one of the biggest domestic issues facing our country. I am unashamedly pro home ownership. A large contingent of people in my…08 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would like to congratulate the Secretary of State and her turbocharged Department on the government procurement agreement, the Japanese free trade deal and progress in many…08 Oct 2020HANSARDAdult Care: Covid-19As always, I commend the Department and the Secretary of State on their work during the pandemic. Although not every part of the response has been perfect—and we never expected…06 Oct 2020HANSARDAdult Care: Covid-19What steps his Department is taking to support the adult care sector during the covid-19 outbreak.06 Oct 2020HANSARD CCRC Decision on 44 Post Office ProsecutionsIn my previous life, I remember collecting the mail from post office branches at the time the Horizon scandal was happening. I remember vividly the sub-postmasters and…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseIn Cornwall, our town and parish councils are struggling financially in the wake of covid-19 due to their revenues being highly dependent on car parking, and leisure centres are…01 Oct 2020HANSARDForensic Science Regulator and Biometrics Strategy BillFirst, I commend the hon. Member for Bristol North West (Darren Jones) for introducing the Bill and my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton West (Chris Green), who, as we have heard,…25 Sept 2020