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HANSARD Agriculture BillMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. That is precisely what I am trying to get at—our farmers can compete with any farmers in the world, provided they have a level playing…03 Feb 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillThis is the first chance I have had, Mr Deputy Speaker, to pay tribute to you for being back in your rightful place in this House. I also pay tribute to the six excellent maiden…03 Feb 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillAnd industrious too, no doubt—industrious in particular. I declare my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, in that I am a farmer and receive income from farming.…03 Feb 2020HANSARD UK TelecommunicationsI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement, but he must recognise that there are considerable fears about this decision. In order to allay those, will he run a Government…28 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS Funding BillOn the same theme as that raised by my right hon. Friend the Member for Harlow (Robert Halfon)—privatising the NHS—will the Secretary of State confirm that the disastrous private…27 Jan 2020HANSARD North Cotswold LineThe hon. Gentleman is making an important point about connectivity. We worked hard in Moreton-in-Marsh to try to get the local bus service to coincide with the arrival and…22 Jan 2020HANSARD North Cotswold LineThe Minister will know that there is new rolling stock on the Cotswolds line itself, and my constituents have well and truly noted the difference.22 Jan 2020HANSARD North Cotswold LineI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way, but I think we should not forget that the schemes that we are talking about here are in addition to HS2. This Government are…22 Jan 2020HANSARD North Cotswold LineIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for West Worcestershire (Harriett Baldwin) for securing the…22 Jan 2020HANSARDEngagementsQ2. The Conservative manifesto promises in relation to the roll-out of broadband and mobile phone signal are incredibly welcome, but does my right hon. Friend agree that rural…15 Jan 2020HANSARD IranDoes my right hon. Friend agree that this moment marks the beginning of an opportunity, if Iran wishes to take it, for Iran to co-operate with the international community on the…13 Jan 2020HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. Assuming that there is an election tomorrow, could you inform the House, first, that everybody will be required to vote only once and…07 Jan 2020HANSARD Grenfell Tower Inquiryrose —30 Oct 2019HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryI have visited Grenfell Tower twice to sympathise with the relatives, but I have also been able to see at first hand how firefighters in these complex situations risk their lives.…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to catch your eye. I intend to make a very short contribution to this important debate. I am delighted to follow my hon. Friend…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI think that it seems an eternity. Indeed, 80% of Members voted to trigger article 50, and most Conservative and Labour Members produced manifestos in 2017 in which they pledged…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillOne of the pieces of legislation that my hon. Friend talks about is the Domestic Abuse Bill, on which there is widespread agreement across the House. Does he agree that it should…29 Oct 2019HANSARDTB in Cattle and BadgersI am grateful to my constituency neighbour for giving way. He is aware of the latest figures, which show very clearly that in Gloucestershire, far from there being a perturbation…23 Oct 2019HANSARDThe National Health ServiceWill my right hon. Friend give way on that point?23 Oct 2019HANSARDTB in Cattle and BadgersI am grateful to have caught your eye, Mr Wilson, and also to the hon. Member for High Peak (Ruth George) for the reasoned way she introduced the debate. I did not agree with all…23 Oct 2019