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HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I seek your assistance, because Mr Speaker has generously granted me the end of day Adjournment debate tomorrow on the effectiveness of…01 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineCan my hon. Friend confirm that the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers will today decide to expel Russia from the Council of Europe?25 Feb 2022HANSARDLocal Authority Boundaries (Referendums) BillCan I give my hon. Friend another example? In Christchurch there was a turnout more equivalent to that at a general election, and its people voted 84% in favour of retaining their…25 Feb 2022HANSARDGender Recognition ActIf we have 15 minutes for the SNP spokesman and 15 minutes for the official Opposition spokesman, that will give us a little more than 15 minutes for the Minister and the short…21 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness without DebateFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I think I have also had more Bills to which an objection has been made than any other Member, but I will leave that on one…04 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness without DebateOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I do not normally whinge about the Government objecting to my private Member’s Bills, but I wish to on this occasion because on 28…04 Feb 2022HANSARDNational Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment BillWait a moment. That could include, for example, all those facemasks with ear loops that had been ordered at a cost of £155 million. If the NHS did not want them, because it…04 Feb 2022HANSARDNational Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment BillI will not, because I am afraid that there are only 30 seconds left. I hope that this short speech will open up a proper debate on a really important issue. We cannot keep ducking…04 Feb 2022HANSARDNational Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. It is a great pleasure to introduce the Bill. Its proposals are not really novel, because co-funding and co-payment within…04 Feb 2022HANSARDNational Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment BillNo, I will not give way. I just want to make my point. Today is World Cancer Day. This morning, the Secretary of State launched a new document, talking about a 10-year plan for…04 Feb 2022HANSARDNational Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment BillNo—I am just coming on to a constituency case, and my hon. Friend may be able to intervene on this point. I do not know whether the person in question knew I was raising this…04 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness without DebateOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I know that there was reference to current events in the last debate, which was moved by my hon. Friend the Member for Wellingborough…28 Jan 2022HANSARDBusiness of the House Commission BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that the issue goes even further than what he is describing, because we have the spectacle today of the Metropolitan police seeking to interfere with the…28 Jan 2022HANSARD Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillI beg to move amendment 1, page 1, after subsection (4) insert— “(4A) In subsection (4)(c), omit “the person giving it considers”.”14 Jan 2022HANSARD Local Government (Disqualification) BillThat was a helpful and constructive contribution. I look forward to seeing the Government’s response in due course, but I am delighted to hear that they are working on the issue.…14 Jan 2022HANSARD Local Government (Disqualification) BillThis has been a useful debate. When we hear from the Minister that the Bill will apply to 100,000 councillors, one can see that this is an issue of significance. As always, she…14 Jan 2022HANSARD Local Government (Disqualification) BillDoes that provision apply to people who stand as police and crime commissioners but already have a conviction that should have disqualified them? Does it mean that the gentleman…14 Jan 2022HANSARD Local Government (Disqualification) BillJust as a matter of record, because the hon. Lady obviously has not read the record, I supported both the pieces of legislation to which she referred. All I did was to try to…14 Jan 2022HANSARD Local Government (Disqualification) BillWill my hon. Friend give way?14 Jan 2022HANSARD Local Government (Disqualification) BillThe hon. Lady has just made a ridiculous assertion that is not backed up by anything I have said or anything I believe in. Will she withdraw that?14 Jan 2022