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HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateI have been in touch with my right hon. Friend the Member for Chesham and Amersham (Dame Cheryl Gillan), who is in one of the extremely vulnerable categories. She is watching the…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateI am grateful to the hon. Member, for whom I also have a lot of respect. I say to him gently again that if he withdrew his amendment tonight and let the motion go through as the…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Can you advise the House that, if this debate goes up to 7 o’clock, the motion will fall? Would it therefore not be prudent of the House to cease…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateI am going to try again. This is a really sensitive matter for those who are extremely vulnerable. Why do we not let this motion go through tonight—it will fall if it is not…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Virtual Participation in DebateI simply remind the House that this motion will fall at 7 o’clock. Let us at least have half a loaf if we cannot get the whole loaf, and enable those very vulnerable people to…24 Nov 2020HANSARDHong KongI am grateful to my hon. Friend for confirming to the House this morning that this is the third breach of the Sino-British agreement, which was registered at the UN. As a friend…12 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateWould my right hon. Friend be very kind and explain to my constituents, who contacted me in their hundreds over the weekend worried about their mental health, their jobs and…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI wholly applaud my right hon. Friend’s approach of localised lockdowns, but does he agree that in an area such as Gloucestershire, where, mercifully, the number of cases is still…19 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillMy hon. Friend has helpfully set out the very high standards that any imports will be required to meet coming into this country. Therefore, is there any reason why this House…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillWill the Minister give way?12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillWill the Minister give way?12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture Billrose—12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillAfter that rant, I am very pleased to take part in this debate. I have to commend my hon. Friend the Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont), because I think…12 Oct 2020HANSARDPlanning and House BuildingI am grateful for the opportunity to speak in the debate. I hope that my right hon. Friend the Minister, whom I thank for listening to my concerns, will forgive me if I do not…08 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: End of Transition PeriodThe figures that my right hon. Friend has given today on business preparedness for 31 December are concerning. Is not the important advice that he has given that those businesses…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Restoration and RenewalI did make it very clear in my speech that my preferred option was a full decant, but the world has changed as a result of covid. This is a different Parliament. The political…16 Jul 2020HANSARD Restoration and RenewalI am extremely grateful to the right hon. Lady for giving way. Is not the important point about the exchange that has just taken place that the Sponsor Body should be completely…16 Jul 2020HANSARD Restoration and RenewalMadam Deputy Speaker, I am delighted to catch your eye in this debate. My remarks will be made with some trepidation, because the Chairman of the Finance Committee and the…16 Jul 2020HANSARDPolice FundingFollowing the excellent announcement that my hon. Friend has given the House this afternoon, which goes a long way towards meeting our Conservative party pledge to recruit an…13 Jul 2020HANSARDPolice FundingWhat steps her Department is taking to increase police funding.13 Jul 2020