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HANSARDEconomic UpdateI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement, and I add my voice to those highlighting the plight of self-employed people, or people who have been remunerating themselves…08 Jul 2020HANSARDHong Kong National Security LegislationI welcome every word of my right hon. Friend’s statement and the bipartisan nature of these exchanges. I invite him to take up the appeal made by the hon. Member for Wigan (Lisa…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Independent Complaints and Grievance SchemeI support the motions tabled by my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House, but I have also added my name to the amendment tabled by the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant),…23 Jun 2020HANSARD Independent Complaints and Grievance SchemeTo expel or even just suspend an MP voted in by their electors is a serious matter. It is perfectly sensible for my right hon. Friend to test the opinion of the House on whether…23 Jun 2020HANSARD Liaison (Membership)The Liaison Committee is the only Committee that directly holds the Prime Minister to account, and accountability is all the more critical during the current crisis. If the House…20 May 2020HANSARDCoronavirus: Employment SupportI commend my right hon. Friend the Member for Tunbridge Wells (Greg Clark) for his urgent question and endorse everything he said. Those of us who are not in the engine room of…19 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank my right hon. Friend for his response to the hon. Member for Edinburgh East (Tommy Sheppard) on how this House should operate. I want to connect two issues: the scrutiny…19 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19Will my right hon. Friend join me in thanking the thousands of local community groups that are already mobilising in order to deal with what may be a very serious situation in…16 Mar 2020HANSARD Veterans’ Mental HealthI thank my hon. Friend for his evident personal commitment to the mental health of veterans and members of the armed forces. This is a very big change and we very much appreciate…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseDoes my right hon. Friend share my admiration for the sheer calm stoicism of so many people who work in this place? We are greeted by the police officers when we come into the…12 Mar 2020HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: RevivalIn fact, the Carillion collapse meant that all the Carillion liabilities for the contract were transferred to the two other contractors. Where was the harm in that? Was that not a…02 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI declare an interest as a vice-president of Combat Stress. May I point out that Combat Stress is facing a crisis because the Government are withdrawing funding for the 1,200 or…27 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsWill my right hon. Friend join me in extending on behalf of the whole House our sympathy and best wishes to those injured in the Streatham attack last week? I welcome his…05 Feb 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe health service is confronted with another baby deaths controversy in Kent, and a whistleblowing scandal in West Suffolk at the Health Secretary’s own local hospital. When are…30 Jan 2020HANSARD UK TelecommunicationsI cannot say I welcome this decision, but I understand it. However, what harsh and honest lessons will the UK Government take from finding themselves confronted with this dilemma?…28 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS Funding BillMy right hon. Friend might know that I am a vice-president of Combat Stress, the charity for the mental welfare of our armed servicemen and veterans. Until recently it had a very…27 Jan 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiIs not the long-term strategic question: why have we come to a point where we have no recourse to sufficiently viable and cheap technology of our own, or from any of our allies?…27 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThe devolution question has been running ever since the publication of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill in the summer of 2016—or 2017, I cannot remember—and there has been an…22 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillWill the hon. Lady give way?22 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am the first to acknowledge that the hasty publication of the original European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, including clause 11, left a scar because of the lack of consultation,…22 Jan 2020