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HANSARDBritish Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillThat sounds a perfectly reasonable proposition that my hon. Friend has put forward. Therefore, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the clause. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. Third Reading12 Mar 2021HANSARDBritish Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillI would like to put on the record my appreciation of the great efforts that my hon. Friend the Member for Hitchin and Harpenden (Bim Afolami) has made and his phenomenal success…12 Mar 2021HANSARD Education and Training (Welfare of Children) BillUnfortunately, I do not seem to have achieved my purpose, which was to try to draw out a response from the Government on the issue of having two separate days each year when…12 Mar 2021HANSARD Education and Training (Welfare of Children) BillMay I, too, wish the Minister a most enjoyable, productive and lazy weekend, bearing in mind that Sunday is also Mother’s Day? I support the Bill. Obviously, it is desirable that…12 Mar 2021HANSARDForensic Science Regulator BillI support the Bill as well. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Minister for reminding me of the scrutiny that I gave the Bill on Second Reading, and I am delighted that it…12 Mar 2021HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillI beg to move amendment 1, page 3, line 29, leave out clause 5.12 Mar 2021HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillAmendment 1 stands in my name and the names of my hon. Friends the Members for Wellingborough (Mr Bone) and for Shipley (Philip Davies). The purpose of amendments 1 and 2 is to…12 Mar 2021HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillBecause time is running short, I thank those who have contributed to this short debate, and so that we can move on to Third Reading, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.…12 Mar 2021HANSARDBotulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) BillI, too, support this Bill. I notice that it was first canvassed as a possibility in the 2017 Conservative manifesto, which contained a commitment to ensure the “effective…12 Mar 2021HANSARD Prisons (Substance Testing) BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.12 Mar 2021HANSARD Prisons (Substance Testing) BillNew clause 1, in my name and those of my hon. Friends the Members for Wellingborough (Mr Bone) and for Shipley (Philip Davies), replicates, almost exactly, a new clause that was…12 Mar 2021HANSARD Prisons (Substance Testing) BillYes, Madam Deputy Speaker. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the clause. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. Third Reading12 Mar 2021HANSARD Prisons (Substance Testing) BillI support the Bill—indeed, I was present in the Chamber when we discussed the initial concern about my right hon. Friend the Member for Chesham and Amersham (Dame Cheryl Gillan)…12 Mar 2021HANSARDRegisters of Births and Deaths BillI beg to move amendment 1, page 1, line 6, leave out from beginning of line 6 to end of line 4 on page 2 and insert— “(1) Registers of live births, still births and deaths must be…12 Mar 2021HANSARDRegisters of Births and Deaths BillAmendment 1 is designed to ensure that we still have physical, hard copy registers alongside e-registers, so that we do not facilitate fraud and corruption in our registration…12 Mar 2021HANSARDEducation (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) BillI am much reassured by my hon. Friend, but does that include the sources of the materials that are used in the manufacture of school uniforms?12 Mar 2021HANSARDEducation (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) BillI beg to move amendment 2, page 1, line 5, after “must” insert “within six months of this Act coming into force” This amendment will ensure that the guidance has to be issued…12 Mar 2021HANSARDEducation (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) BillMy opening remarks will, as ever, be brief. First, let me say how wonderful it is that we have Friday sittings back, and I am grateful to you, Mr Speaker, and to the Leader of the…12 Mar 2021HANSARDEducation (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) BillI am all in favour of that. Thank you, Mr Speaker. That is another example of why we need to get back to normal sittings in this Chamber, so that people become more familiar with…12 Mar 2021HANSARDEducation (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) BillThank you, Mr Speaker. I am going to re-emphasise my frustration, which I am sure is shared by the promoter of the Bill, about the fact that we have not yet seen the draft…12 Mar 2021