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HANSARDRegisters of Births and Deaths BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I think that would be a very good thing to do. Of course, it would have to be the proposed orders, which will be subject to the affirmative…16 Oct 2020HANSARDRegisters of Births and Deaths BillI believe that in Committee we will be able to satisfy my hon. Friend absolutely on the issue of fraud and on the other points as well. I hope that he will perhaps consider…16 Oct 2020HANSARDRegisters of Births and Deaths BillI will come on to a number of points that my hon. Friend alludes to, but I think he will be satisfied, when he hears about the other provisions of my Bill, that that point is…16 Oct 2020HANSARDRegisters of Births and Deaths BillThat is a most important point. I will come to it, but clause 4 refers to the very point that my hon. Friend so wisely makes. Currently, registrars submit copies of all the birth…16 Oct 2020HANSARDRegisters of Births and Deaths BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. I must apologise to the House, because I have not been a regular attender on Friday sittings in recent years. The last…16 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health: Coronavirus RegulationsMy right hon. Friend is making a compelling case, but will he bear in mind that in the west midlands we are concerned that yesterday’s change was made on the basis of neatness,…13 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI warmly welcome my right hon. Friend’s collaborative approach with local government and with the mayors, but will he bear in mind that we have unity among the politicians and the…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend, who is being generous. At what level will the original authorisation take place in the various organisations? From reading the Bill, it…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillWe have had discussions on the points of concern to me, and my right hon. Friend has given answers to three written questions today, which were helpful indeed. He will understand…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillWill the Minister give way?05 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMay I thank my right hon. Friend for the way that he has worked so closely with us in the west midlands? He knows that, first and foremost, I am in favour of community solidarity…05 Oct 2020HANSARD CCRC Decision on 44 Post Office ProsecutionsIt is clearly not this very good Minister’s fault, but it is clear, is it not, that a monstrous injustice by the state has been visited upon these poor postmasters and…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions)I am most grateful to my hon. Friend, who has done an extremely good job, and a great service to our constituents, in the work that he did in respect of his amendment. Will he…30 Sept 2020HANSARD Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions)I have a lot of sympathy with what the Secretary of State is saying, but may I also support what was said by the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron), not only…30 Sept 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodI congratulate my right hon. Friend on his “Spitting Image” puppet, and on the literary prowess visited on him in recently published diaries. I remind my right hon. Friend of his…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillI do think we are nearly there on this point, but my right hon. Friend knows that it is important, because it has been raised by some very senior members of the armed forces. I…23 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusMy right hon. Friend has my sympathy and support as he discharges his duties. He is well aware of the position across the west midlands and, in particular, in the royal town of…15 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillIt is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant). This is of course an essential Bill for the good order of the internal market. It is essential for…14 Sept 2020HANSARDExtradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [Lords]It is not just a case of lack of reciprocity. The people in the NatWest case, which my right hon. Friend mentioned, had no case to answer according to the British authorities, yet…08 Sept 2020HANSARDExtradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [Lords]My right hon. Friend is making a characteristically sensible and robust speech. Does he agree that at the moment the international rules-based system is under great pressure but…08 Sept 2020