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HANSARDEducation RecoveryI warmly welcome my right hon. Friend’s enthusiasm for making this package of catch-up measures work. In thanking all our teachers and educators for what they have done during the…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Finance BillWill the hon. Lady give way?24 May 2021HANSARDSafe Streets for AllMadam Deputy Speaker, it was wonderful to see Her Majesty in the other place last Tuesday giving the Gracious Speech, announcing the Government’s priorities for this year, and I…17 May 2021HANSARD British Meat and Dairy ProductsIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ghani. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) on securing this timely debate during…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Financial ServicesWho will be responsible for maintaining the list? Will it be Her Majesty’s Treasury? What will be the procedure to review it so that countries may come on to it and existing…26 Apr 2021HANSARD Speaker’s StatementOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I know the family will appreciate your words. As the House knows, Cheryl passed away on 4 April, courageously fighting against the odds with…13 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to take part in this series of heartfelt tributes to His Royal Highness The Prince Philip. On behalf of my Cotswolds constituents,…12 Apr 2021HANSARDHong Kong: Electoral ReformsWill my right hon. Friend tell the House what further discussions he is having with Five Eyes allies and other allies so that BNO status holders, who are most welcome in the…10 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI commend my right hon. Friend the Chancellor for his Budget, which was strong on enterprise, innovation and recovery. The help announced last week for businesses has been…08 Mar 2021HANSARDEducation Route Map: Covid-19I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Harlow (Robert Halfon) for securing this very important debate. I, too, welcome the full reopening of schools, colleges and further…25 Feb 2021HANSARD Building SafetyIn drawing the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, may I say to my right hon. Friend that I think this is one of the most generous and…10 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccine UpdateI am sure my hon. Friend would like to join me in paying huge tribute to the NHS colleagues and volunteers who have rolled out the vaccine with such speed in Gloucestershire.…04 Feb 2021HANSARDEngagementsThis has been an extraordinarily difficult year for both the Prime Minister and the people of this country, since the coronavirus was first detected, and their fortitude is being…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Environment BillI will speak to my amendment 4. The precautionary principle is a whole new way for the Government to legislate on environmental matters which can be applied to a huge range of…26 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Response: Defence SupportThe entire nation should be grateful for the adaptability of our armed forces, whether it be for the rapid building of the Nightingale hospitals, the roll-out of personal…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19There was a time when I did not think that I was going to get on, but I am back, so thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. The first vaccine dose has now been supplied to more than 2.2…12 Jan 2021HANSARD The Future of the High StreetI wish to devote the bulk of my speech to dealing with the decision by the Treasury to withdraw duty-free shopping in this country and VAT rebates, the so-called VAT RES, or, as…10 Dec 2020HANSARD The Future of the High StreetThe hon. Gentleman is making a very important point, which I intend to follow up in my speech. Does he agree that the withdrawal of the VAT rebate will affect all parts of the…10 Dec 2020HANSARDArcadia and Debenhams: Business Support and Job RetentionIn just three towns in my constituency, 27 shops have either closed or are about to close because of the pandemic. Will my hon. Friend commit himself today to use the Government’s…02 Dec 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastMay I admire my right hon. Friend the Chancellor’s stamina in answering well over 90 questions? I also warmly welcome his statement this afternoon and in particular the £100…25 Nov 2020