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HANSARDFuture of the NHSI listened very carefully to what the leader of the hon. Lady’s party said on the “Today” programme this morning. He said that any proposals he would include in his manifesto for…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSMy right hon. Friend is being generous with his time. Is there not a fourth argument for a universal healthcare system, which my right hon. Friend was very keen on when he was…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for giving way again. I had to have a procedure the other day that I imagine cost the NHS quite a lot of money. When I was talking to the…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillOn fraud, about which I gave the figures to the House earlier, we had a hearing of the Public Accounts Committee the other day. I suggested two things: first, fraud should be made…07 Dec 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI am grateful to catch your eye, Madam Deputy Speaker. I congratulate the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent (Nick Smith) on tabling new clause 10, for which he should receive much of…07 Dec 2022HANSARDNewport Wafer FabMr Deputy Speaker, it gives me no pleasure whatsoever to say that you will be aware that Mr Speaker granted me an urgent question on 16 July last year begging the Government to…21 Nov 2022HANSARDG20The Prime Minister is to be congratulated on such successful talks with so many world leaders, particularly President Modi. Will he update the House on the matters he discussed…17 Nov 2022HANSARDNational Food Strategy and Food SecurityI am grateful to have caught your eye in this important debate, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I say how delighted I am to see the Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food…27 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Food Strategy and Food SecurityWill the hon. Member give way?27 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Food Strategy and Food SecurityOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I hesitate to correct my right hon. Friend the Member for Tatton (Esther McVey), but she referred to my old constituency of Cirencester and…27 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Food Strategy and Food SecurityAnd the Cotswolds.27 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Food Strategy and Food SecurityMy hon. Friend has raised a point that is important in two respects: it applies not only to the food retailers and processors but to individuals in their homes, where far too much…27 Oct 2022HANSARD Contact in Care SettingsOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I made a speech in the previous debate on the national food strategy and food security and I inadvertently forgot to declare my interest in…27 Oct 2022HANSARD Waste CrimeWhile momentous events are taking place elsewhere, I thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, and the Backbench Business Committee for the opportunity to make a statement to the House on the…20 Oct 2022HANSARD Waste CrimeI thank the right hon. Member, who is very experienced in this field and has been campaigning on this, quite rightly, for a long time. We have made some fairly stringent…20 Oct 2022HANSARDSewage DischargesI have public sewage discharge meetings concerning my rivers. I get the water companies, the Environment Agency, the district council and the county council together, and we take…12 Oct 2022HANSARD UkraineThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will try to adhere to your three-minute rule. The message should go out from this debate to Volodymyr Zelensky and the Ukrainian people that we…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty the QueenIt is an honour to give a tribute on behalf of the people of the Cotswolds, with their many connections with the royal family. Ever since Her Majesty the Queen made that public…10 Sept 2022HANSARD Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of WestminsterFollowing on from my right hon. Friend the Member for Epsom and Ewell (Chris Grayling), it is certainly a fact that the people who will be in the joint department have signed off…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of WestminsterThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to catch your eye in this debate. May I say straightaway that although the Leader of the House has come in for criticism today, he…12 Jul 2022