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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Local government procurement is an important part of ensuring that we get vital services to the most vulnerable in our communities. My right hon. Friend will be aware of the…31 Mar 2022HANSARDEaster AdjournmentIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate. Reflecting on what was said at the start of this debate about the impact of the great Sir David Amess, I take this opportunity to make my…31 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevJust to clarify, I never said that the Liberal Democrats did not have an idea, just the Labour party. I am fully aware of the hon. Member’s party’s position. Let me respond to the…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. In a bit of chuntering from the hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson), she referred to this as the most xenophobic Conservative…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevI suppose I will give way to the hon. Member.29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevThis is an interesting one, as I came in with a different speech from the one I am about to give. What can I say? I must touch on the point made by the right hon. Member for…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevI hear the hon. Member’s point about transparency and I get that—there is a broader conversation to be had about that—but as my right hon. and learned Friend the Paymaster General…29 Mar 2022HANSARDInvestment in UK ManufacturingMy hon. Friend will know that small and medium-sized manufacturers make up the core of the manufacturing base in the Black Country, but many of mine in Wednesbury, Oldbury and…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevNo, I do not think so. The hon. Member has articulated her position from a sedentary position for a long time. My hon. Friend the Member for Broadland (Jerome Mayhew) said that…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevIn her speech, the right hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne (Angela Rayner) articulated quite an interesting point. I tried to prise an answer out of her in my intervention, when I…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevAs the hon. Member has been so persistent, I will give way to her.29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevI thank the right hon. Lady for giving way and apologise for interrupting her. Is it the Labour party’s position that the House of Lords Appointments Commission should have a…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevFurther to the point of the right hon. Member for Exeter (Mr Bradshaw), I wonder whether my right hon. Friend and learned Friend could give me his thoughts on this tweet that has…29 Mar 2022HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) BillMy hon. Friend has been endowed with some form of clairvoyance today; it is almost as if has seen the second part of the point that I was about to make. He is absolutely right. We…24 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseIt was great to welcome my right hon. Friend to West Bromwich a few weeks ago, in his first outing in his new role. In a written ministerial statement on Tuesday it was announced…24 Mar 2022HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) BillIt is, actually, a pleasure to follow the considered and well thought out speech of the right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell). I agreed with some of the…24 Mar 2022HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) BillMy hon. Friend makes a strong point. It goes without saying that the funding is vital for my constituents in Sandwell. I know, from the interactions I have, how much impact that…24 Mar 2022HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right; it is the certainty in that plan that allows us to move forward. That is the point I want to drill down on, and he has articulated it much more…24 Mar 2022HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) Billrose—24 Mar 2022HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend; he is being incredibly generous with his time. May I just make a plea to him on operational delivery? This measure is really welcome news,…24 Mar 2022