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HANSARDCovid-19 Education Recovery: Access to Tablets and Laptops11. What steps his Department is taking to provide students with access to tablets and laptops to support covid-19 education recovery.06 Dec 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Education Recovery: Access to Tablets and LaptopsBut that is no substitute for face-to-face learning. What can the Ministers say to those parents who are exasperated by their children even now being sent home to begin remote…06 Dec 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Government take the constitution seriously, so I put it to the Leader of the House that although we are about to have the opportunity to question the hon. Member for Rhondda…02 Dec 2021HANSARDPublic HealthWill the Minister deprecate those public appointees who, notwithstanding the clear proportionate advice of the chief scientific adviser, have been on the airwaves telling people…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthWe are about to have another pingdemic as we approach Christmas, to the huge disadvantage of enterprises across the country. It fundamentally undermines the other main effort of…30 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]That prompts the question of what proposals the Minister may have to enable leaseholders to enforce the purchase of freeholds from such companies. Does he have plans for that?29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]I have had the nub of my argument with my right hon. Friend the Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick), but it comes down to this: the retirement living industry’s business model…29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]As I do! It would be quite unlawful for the capital cost of the communal areas in a retirement living community to be paid for through an administration charge, so we come back to…29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]Will my right hon. Friend give way?29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]Does this not give rise to an extraordinary question about the legal advice provided by solicitors to those who made such purchases?29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]I lobbied for an exemption for the retirement living industry, which was granted and then withdrawn in January this year. Why was that?29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]The case for an amendment—I thank the Minister for his guidance in that respect—on the retirement sector is that it was clearly given an exemption and was assured throughout last…29 Nov 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseNever!29 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateOver the last few months there has been a useful control experiment on face coverings, given the different policies pursued in Scotland and England. What estimate has the…29 Nov 2021HANSARD Army Restructuring: Future SoldierWhen Geoff Hoon announced an exponential increase in the roles for females in the armed forces, I welcomed it from the Opposition Benches, but praying in aid St Bernard of…25 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsIs there a danger that we raise expectations with the Nationality and Borders Bill unless there is an iron will on the part of Ministers to use the powers once they get them? And…22 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsCan I have a meeting with the Minister of State to share my concerns about the telecommunications code?18 Nov 2021HANSARDTerrorist Incident at Liverpool Women’s HospitalNotwithstanding the reason that the Minister has just given for the raising of the threat level, both the incidents to which he has referred involved, effectively, lone wolves. Is…16 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateIf a member of NHS staff has previously had an episode of myocarditis and is anxious about its recurrence, would that be sufficient ground for an exemption from vaccination?15 Nov 2021HANSARD Committee on StandardsThat is precisely the case when we serve on a Special Standing Committee for a private Bill: Members are required to be present because it is a quasi-judicial process.03 Nov 2021