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HANSARDElective Care Recovery in EnglandMy hon. Friend is surely absolutely right, first, to prioritise this vital catch-up programme for our constituents and, secondly, to ensure that we deliver real value for money.…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementIt is a privilege and an honour to speak today about Jack, who I am proud to call my friend and colleague in this place. He was my parliamentary neighbour, as his constituency…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpMay I urge my right hon. Friend not to be downcast by the negativity of those on the Opposition Benches, but to be uplifted by the support he is receiving for his statement today…02 Feb 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportDoes my right hon. Friend recall that ever since he joined the party’s candidates list 30 years ago, and until we got him into No. 10, he has enjoyed my full-throated support? But…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayMy right hon. Friend mentioned Susan Pollack. Some years ago, I stood with other Conservative Members at the memorial in Kigali, which is probably the largest grave in the world,…27 Jan 2022HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayIt is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Leeds North West (Alex Sobel), who shared with the House such powerful and important emotional experiences. We respect him…27 Jan 2022HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI am very grateful to my right hon. Friend for what he has said. As to the circumstances I described, we are, alas, still waiting. Last March, a group of senior Members of…27 Jan 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Planned Government BillMay I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake) on raising the matter? I point out to the Minister that, over the last 10 years, the…26 Jan 2022HANSARD UK Government Recognition of SomalilandMy right hon. Friend has heard representations from people in a number of places where there are large Somaliland communities. Does he agree that the level of remittances to…18 Jan 2022HANSARD UK Government Recognition of SomalilandI am grateful to my right hon. Friend, who has brought this most important subject to the Floor of the House. I visited Hargeisa when I was Secretary of State for International…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Solihull Police Station: Proposed ClosureMy hon. Friend is making a brilliant speech. I agree that there is some scepticism about police and crime commissioners, because when we set them up, earlier in the period of…11 Jan 2022HANSARD Solihull Police Station: Proposed ClosureIs my hon. Friend aware that the disgraceful proposal also includes closing the main police station in the royal town of Sutton Coldfield? The only people who support this…11 Jan 2022HANSARD Solihull Police Station: Proposed ClosureThe Minister is responding brilliantly to the debate, but can I just be quite clear that everyone in Sutton Coldfield is against these monstrous proposals? The only people I can…11 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyMy right hon. Friend will be aware that this whole issue has caused extraordinary misery, anxiety and upset, and I had the opportunity this morning to speak to Jim Illingworth of…10 Jan 2022HANSARDChristmas AdjournmentIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton (Afzal Khan), whose predecessor was of course a friend of many of us on both sides of the House. It is also a…16 Dec 2021HANSARDChristmas AdjournmentI am most grateful to my right hon. Friend, who is making an extremely compelling speech. I have been in the recent past to Srebrenica, and I stood in stunned amazement at the…16 Dec 2021HANSARDChristmas AdjournmentMy right hon. Friend raises an important point. My understanding is that it does, which shows the House and, in particular, those in my constituency who are now campaigning for…16 Dec 2021HANSARD Postmasters with Overturned Convictions: Settlement FundsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his statement. Will he reflect on the fact that this extraordinary miscarriage of justice has been made worse by the fact that the Post Office…15 Dec 2021HANSARDDignity in DyingI thank the hon. Lady very much for her intervention. It must be the case, and I am sure my hon. Friend the Member for Devizes (Danny Kruger) will agree, that all Members of…08 Dec 2021HANSARDDignity in DyingMy hon. Friend is right, but I used to be a junior social security Minister, and I know that social security law means that the Government—society—already have a way of…08 Dec 2021