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HANSARDCivil Service ReformOne of the justifications for demolishing Richmond House was that we needed extra places for civil servants working for us and generally for the national machine. Now that we have…16 Jul 2020HANSARDCivil Service ReformWhat plans his Department has to reform the civil service.16 Jul 2020HANSARD Restoration and RenewalI am grateful. That points out some of the problems. I come to the present proposal to knock down Richmond House, which is, of course, a listed building. I never thought that I…16 Jul 2020HANSARD Restoration and RenewalThis debate has often falsely been portrayed as a debate between pragmatic modernisers such as the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant), who by the way I cannot help liking and…16 Jul 2020HANSARD Restoration and RenewalAlthough of course we have now proven that we can work virtually if we have to.16 Jul 2020HANSARD Restoration and RenewalThe right hon. Lady says that the case for a full decant is strong. I do not want to get into that argument. I want to ask her about her attitude to whether it is necessary to…16 Jul 2020HANSARD Restoration and RenewalWhen the hon. Gentleman was on the Joint Committee, there was not a proposal to demolish the building.16 Jul 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I make a controversial statement—that we live in a parliamentary democracy? As regards wearing face masks, I do not think that there will be time, because the order has not…16 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateWill this young, vigorous Chancellor not be too cruel to an old Thatcherite for making this deeply unfashionable point? There are no good, long-term subsidised jobs. As we saw…08 Jul 2020HANSARDInheritance TaxWhen are we going to fulfil numerous promises made as long ago as before the 2010 election, by George Osborne, to help middle-class people pass on more of their property to the…07 Jul 2020HANSARDInheritance TaxWhether he plans to (a) reform and (b) simplify inheritance tax.07 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI want to speak, if I may, on new clause 28. I thought a consultant who wrote to me summed it up very well: “Of course, we recognise that the Bill is important in view of…06 Jul 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions RegimeThe largest group in the world subject to persecution today are Christians. We are not just discussing lethal persecution such as in North Korea; in many parts of the world there…06 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI think it was designed by the Government as a very temporary measure. I do not think for a moment that it was designed as a permanent measure; it was designed simply in the…06 Jul 2020HANSARDDirect Rail ServicesI apologise to the Minister for banging on about this, and so do my hon. Friends the Members for Cleethorpes (Martin Vickers) and for Great Grimsby (Lia Nici), but we are talking…02 Jul 2020HANSARDDirect Rail ServicesIf he will introduce a direct service between Cleethorpes and London through Market Rasen.02 Jul 2020HANSARD National Audit OfficeI too welcome this appointment. Clearly, the candidate is very well qualified. For those not familiar with the structure of the NAO board, it is very different from any other…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillWe have learned to expect that sort of behaviour. As Ronald Reagan said—we have heard about Roosevelt, so why can we not hear from Ronald Reagan, who was a better sort of…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillIt is true that we find ourselves in a very serious situation. The number of workers on UK payrolls was down by more than 600,000 between March and May. Of course, the Government…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillI absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend, and he puts it far more clearly than I have done. I was trying to make the point that he has just made, which is that, ultimately,…01 Jul 2020