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HANSARDEngagementsMy right hon. Friend will recognise the huge service done by independent hospices to those at the end of their lives, to their families and to the NHS, because those people would…07 Jul 2021HANSARDEnabling Community EnergyIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David. I congratulate the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) on securing the debate, and all those who have spoken…01 Jul 2021HANSARDEnd-to-end Rape ReviewI welcome what my right hon. and learned Friend has said. As he recognises, what is done in the preparation of a case matters at least as much as what is said in court, so I urge…21 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusIn all the difficult judgments the House has had to make during the pandemic, this is perhaps one of the most difficult, and I entirely respect the argument of those who have…16 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI feel somewhat inadequate that I can only say this in English, but many happy returns, Mr Speaker. Will my right hon. Friend confirm that, as and when a trade deal with the…10 Jun 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkI am tempted to agree entirely with the hon. Gentleman. He is right to suggest that all of us, including the Government, have to be braver than we have been and more willing to…12 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Edinburgh West (Christine Jardine), and unlike her, I find much to welcome in this Gracious Speech. It will not surprise the House…12 May 2021HANSARD ODA BudgetWill my right hon. Friend explain—if not now, perhaps in writing—why the Government seek to change the 0.7% target set out in the International Development (Official Development…26 Apr 2021HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillLet me begin by warmly congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Aldershot (Leo Docherty) on his promotion. He started his Government career as the Parliamentary Private…21 Apr 2021HANSARDEnergy-efficient House BuildingWhat steps he is taking to promote energy-efficient house building.19 Apr 2021HANSARDEnergy-efficient House BuildingI am grateful to my hon. Friend for what he has said. As he knows, building regulations are one tool we can use to improve the environmental performance of new homes, and I am…19 Apr 2021HANSARDCoronavirusThis debate is not about the Government’s response to covid-19 so far, but about what we do next. The most significant shift in the situation we face today is of course the…25 Mar 2021HANSARDOnline Anonymity and Anonymous AbuseI want to begin by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Siobhan Baillie), not just on securing this debate but on what she said. In this debate there is one…24 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsMy right hon. Friend will recognise that while covid restrictions have been in place, children have not only had to learn online rather than in the classroom, but have also missed…10 Mar 2021HANSARDVauxhall at Ellesmere Port and Battery Manufacturing StrategyI am sure my right hon. Friend will agree that the best sites for gigafactories are those where the automotive sector is strong, transport connections are good and battery…01 Mar 2021HANSARD Trade BillLet me start with the amendments on genocide. The revised amendment 3B deals with some of the deficiencies of the original, but not, I am afraid, all. I still have the concerns…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Trade BillI wish to make some brief comments about three of the amendments, including Lords amendment 3 on genocide. I have listened to some excellent speeches from colleagues across the…19 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: VaccinationsI congratulate my hon. Friend on the progress made so far, but ask him for some reassurance about those whose appointments have been cancelled due to the vaccine unexpectedly not…11 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19Most of us do appreciate the difficulty of the judgments my right hon. Friend is having to make, so I thank him, in particular, for the access he has given Members of this House…06 Jan 2021HANSARD Online Harms ConsultationI welcome the progress that the Government are making in this area, and my right hon. Friend’s personal commitment and determination to deliver it, but, as he said, there is…15 Dec 2020