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HANSARDEnvironment BillWe are so delighted to see my hon. Friend in this role, taking the Bill through, but why does she think that there is a temptation for Parliament to legislate for targets, which…20 Oct 2021HANSARDTributes to Sir David AmessIn this debate, the life of David Amess keeps invoking one word above all: kindness. The family’s heart-rending statement reflected that word. The Archbishop of York wrote that…18 Oct 2021HANSARDAfghanistanI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement, in which he referred to the fact that Saturday is the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Given that public confidence in the Government’s…06 Sept 2021HANSARDGovernment Response to Covid-19: Public InquiryWill my right hon. Friend place on the record who is the sponsoring Minister?22 Jul 2021HANSARDGovernment Response to Covid-19: Public InquiryMay I be one of the many to congratulate you, Madam Deputy Speaker, on being pinged into your position at such short notice? Let me pick up on the remarks of the hon. Member for…22 Jul 2021HANSARDGovernment Response to Covid-19: Public InquiryI understand the hon. Gentleman’s frustration, but I have recently served on the Public Accounts Committee, I am Chairman of the Liaison Committee and I have served as Chair of…22 Jul 2021HANSARDGovernment Response to Covid-19: Public InquiryI thoroughly endorse the hon. Gentleman’s remarks, which underline the importance of giving settlement to the aggrieved and bereaved. That is an important role for a public…22 Jul 2021HANSARDGovernment Response to Covid-19: Public InquiryI am fully aware that the Government are learning lessons as quickly as possible, but they are underpowering their ability to strengthen public confidence. This just looks too…22 Jul 2021HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement and today’s White Paper. Is he aware of anybody serious who now doubts that the protocol is failing in its own terms by causing, to use…21 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI thank my hon. Friend for his statement, but I confess to some disappointment that the daily vaccination rate is not being sustained at a higher level. What is the constraint? Is…19 Jul 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolI beg to move, That this House supports the primary aims of the Northern Ireland Protocol of the EU Withdrawal Agreement, which are to uphold the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement…15 Jul 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolI thought the hon. Lady started her speech extremely well. We have had a few party political points, but I understand what it is to be in Opposition. She is making an interesting…15 Jul 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolI could not be more grateful for that intervention, and I will amplify the points that the right hon. Gentleman makes, because he is absolutely right. Have no doubt that there has…15 Jul 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolMay I just point out that if there was an independent Scotland inside the European Union, it would not be that independent, because it would be bound by all the rules of the…15 Jul 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolI thank my right hon. Friend for her strong speech. This has been a thoughtful and meaningful debate. I am particularly pleased that the Opposition Front Bench has given its…15 Jul 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolMy right hon. Friend puts down an important marker. We can dismiss any idea that the United Kingdom as a whole is not interested in the interests of Northern Ireland or in…15 Jul 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillIn passing, may I congratulate my right hon. Friend on his appointment? I also very much welcome part 4 of the Bill, which introduces the health services safety investigations…14 Jul 2021HANSARD NHS Integrated Care System BoundariesI was anxious to give way to the hon. Gentleman to show that there is cross-party concern about this matter; I am sure that his point will be enlarged upon by my right hon. Friend…29 Jun 2021HANSARD NHS Integrated Care System BoundariesWill my hon. Friend allow me to intervene on one point?29 Jun 2021HANSARD NHS Integrated Care System BoundariesI will come to that point later; I shall not want to repeat myself.29 Jun 2021