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HANSARDTourism Sector: ReopeningMy hon. Friend will know from his visit to the Cotswolds last Saturday how important tourism is. In particular, the arts are very important. The Barn theatre in Cirencester is a…09 Jul 2020HANSARDTourism Sector: ReopeningWhat steps his Department is taking to help the tourism sector reopen safely as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.09 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe coronavirus has hit young people in work and those about to enter the jobs market particularly hard. Will my right hon. Friend continue to build on his excellent package of…08 Jul 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Autumn OpeningI am sure that the Secretary of State agrees with the 15,000 parents in the Rock the Cotswolds group, who will be disappointed if any of their children cannot go back into school…02 Jul 2020HANSARD National Audit OfficeI am delighted to catch your eye, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I warmly welcome the Prime Minister’s motion. I declare an interest in this subject, because although I was not part of…01 Jul 2020HANSARD New Homes (New Development Standards)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require residential developers to meet minimum standards of provision for insulation, broadband connectivity and electric…30 Jun 2020HANSARDEngagementsI am sure everybody will be delighted that my right hon. Friend is back in this House in such robust form. He will be pleased to know that almost 50% of the children in…17 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK Border Health MeasuresOn behalf of a significant number of constituents whose jobs are affected in the travel, tourism and leisure business, may I ask my right hon. Friend if she would seriously…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: School ReopeningThe guidance on the return of schools in the primary sector is very clear. May I ask my right hon. Friend to be very clear about the guidance for the secondary sector? For…13 May 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMr Speaker, I, too, welcome your measures to try to keep all the staff and ourselves safe in this House. We are to go into recess some time in the near future. We do not know what…23 Mar 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateAlthough I congratulate my right hon. Friend on the package he has worked very hard on, sadly, I received a phone call today from one of my employers, whose contract had been…17 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19The Secretary of State’s announcement today will mean that large numbers of elderly and vulnerable people will be required to self-isolate. Will the Government therefore…16 Mar 2020HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: RevivalWill my hon. Friend give way?02 Mar 2020HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: RevivalI thank my hon. Friend. The Public Accounts Committee has had two inquiries and we are about to have another. There is universal agreement on this side of the House tonight that…02 Mar 2020HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: RevivalThe most interesting speeches in this place are always given when one does not expect to make them. I am sure that what I am about to say will not find favour with a lot of my…02 Mar 2020HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: RevivalOn that point, will the Minister give way?02 Mar 2020HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: RevivalMay I tactfully suggest to my hon. Friend—my friend, indeed, whom I congratulate on winning her seat—that this may be the moment of maximum leverage for her to secure a settlement…02 Mar 2020HANSARDSyria: Security SituationThis is one of the worst humanitarian situations since the war: 6.2 million internally displaced people, 5 million externally displaced people. Surely it is high time this country…24 Feb 2020HANSARD Policing (England and Wales)Gloucestershire constabulary has one of the lowest settlements of all police forces. Will my hon. Friend explain to my constituents how these figures are made up so they can see…24 Feb 2020HANSARDFlood ResponseMy right hon. Friend has twice mentioned the planning system. In my view, too many houses are still being built on floodplains, causing problems not only for them but for houses…10 Feb 2020