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HANSARDBusiness without DebateFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.15 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson), who served with me on the Brexit Committee in the previous Parliament and had great insight into…14 Sept 2020HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I have been looking at today’s Order Paper and particularly at the remaining orders, where I had expected to see the statutory instrument that the…11 Sept 2020HANSARD Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies (Environmentally Sustainable Investment) BillI accept that. Interestingly, proposed new section 27A(5)(b) talks about “the capacity to adapt to change”. That is where I am very much with the hon. Member for Cardiff North,…11 Sept 2020HANSARD Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies (Environmentally Sustainable Investment) BillClearly, the hon. Lady disagrees that there is a lack of intellectual rigour. Although we may disagree, it is incumbent upon Members to ensure that this is subject to rigorous…11 Sept 2020HANSARD Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies (Environmentally Sustainable Investment) BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Grantham and Stamford (Gareth Davies). I lack his knowledge about capital markets, as indeed I lack the knowledge…11 Sept 2020HANSARD Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies (Environmentally Sustainable Investment) BillI will not engage with the hon. Lady on the climate crisis, because I think there is far too much scaremongering going on in relation to that and a lack of realism about the…11 Sept 2020HANSARD Regulatory Impact Assessments (Legislative Scrutiny)I hope that that is on the record—it makes us look like clowns. That is why I hope that we can persuade the Government to reform their ways. It is also extraordinary that the…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Regulatory Impact Assessments (Legislative Scrutiny)May I present a challenge to the Minister? Will he publish for our benefit a regulatory impact assessment on the issue of not allowing larger weddings? That would bring into the…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Regulatory Impact Assessments (Legislative Scrutiny)Is this body to which the Minister is referring going to look at the issue of face masks, or face coverings? In answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Beckenham (Bob Stewart) he…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Regulatory Impact Assessments (Legislative Scrutiny)Obviously, we are fortunate in having a bit of extra time this evening, which is great. Will the OECD be asked to opine on the effectiveness of the Government’s regulatory…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Regulatory Impact Assessments (Legislative Scrutiny)The hon. Gentleman has given a brilliant summary of my Adjournment thesis. He is saying that this should not be a tick-box exercise but that clear evidence should be presented…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Regulatory Impact Assessments (Legislative Scrutiny)I shall start with some quotes from my constituents about the Government: “The most inept and incompetent administration in my lifetime.” “Incoherent and indecisive.”…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Proceedings During the Pandemic (No. 4)I very much agree with my hon. Friend the Member for Poole (Sir Robert Syms), and also with my right hon. Friend the Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis), because this…02 Sept 2020HANSARD Regulatory Impact Assessments (Legislative Scrutiny)I agree with my hon. Friend. One would have expected that an assessment was carried out—we will hear from the Minister in a minute whether there was—but what was so extraordinary…02 Sept 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateMay I make a suggestion to my right hon. Friend of one way in which he could help fund some of today’s expenditure commitments? That is to implement without further delay the cap…08 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Bus RoutesWhen he next plans to meet with representatives of bus and coach operators.02 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Bus RoutesMy hon. Friend failed to respond to the question about coach operators, which rather indicates that, as the coach industry feels, the Government regard them with contempt. Will…02 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay I ask my right hon. Friend whether it is possible to have an early debate on the importance of regulatory impact assessments in public policy making? As he knows, social…02 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillOne of my constituents says that because he put in freedom of information requests to HMRC, on two occasions last summer, HMRC paid him a visit at his home. Is that the behaviour…01 Jul 2020