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HANSARD Education Settings: Autumn OpeningMy right hon. Friend has already made the point that our schools make a significant contribution to the general wellbeing of our children, as well as to their academic education.…02 Jul 2020HANSARD Lammy ReviewThe Lammy review was an important piece of work and it was also wide-ranging. As my hon. Friend knows, chapter 2 of the review deals with the Crown Prosecution Service. The right…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Independent Complaints and Grievance SchemeIt is a great pleasure to follow my right hon. Friend the Member for South Northamptonshire (Andrea Leadsom), who deserves huge credit for moving this agenda on in the way it…23 Jun 2020HANSARD Independent Complaints and Grievance SchemeI absolutely understand the point that my hon. Friend is making, which he has made before in this debate. I only say to him that he may find less comfort in his argument than he…23 Jun 2020HANSARDEngagementsI welcome efforts by companies such as Facebook to make the internet a safer and less misleading place. I know my right hon. Friend will agree that we cannot leave online…17 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessesWhat steps his Department is taking to support businesses during the covid-19 outbreak.16 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessesAs my right hon. Friend adapts support for businesses, will he keep very much in mind those important sectors of the economy such as tourism and the creative industries that will…16 Jun 2020HANSARDProbation ServicesI very much welcome what my right hon. and learned Friend has said about the involvement of voluntary sector organisations in the delivery of rehabilitation. As he has recognised,…11 Jun 2020HANSARDOnline Harms1. What steps his Department is taking to tackle online harms.04 Jun 2020HANSARDOnline HarmsI am grateful for what my right hon. Friend has said. Given that we have all been spending more time online recently, especially the most vulnerable among us, he will accept that…04 Jun 2020HANSARDProceedings during the PandemicYes, I understand my right hon. Friend’s point, and I was going to go on to say that, although I understand the point of my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Sir…02 Jun 2020HANSARDProceedings during the PandemicIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Ogmore (Chris Elmore). I entirely agree with the Government that remote scrutiny is inferior to Members of Parliament being here to…02 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 ResponseAs my right hon. Friend has said, due to the hard work of the entire health and social care system we can now look beyond this crisis. As we do that, may I ask him to say more…18 May 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI am very grateful to my right hon. Friend for giving way. May I take him back a little in his speech? I agree entirely that it is not a good argument for the inclusion of Huawei…10 Mar 2020HANSARDHuawei and 5GI agree with my hon. Friend that it is sensible to make sure we do not undermine diversity through our own actions. However, as a matter of principle, taking suppliers out of the…04 Mar 2020HANSARDHuawei and 5GIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley, and I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) on…04 Mar 2020HANSARDHuawei and 5GMy hon. Friend really should not get me started on HS2; we do not have time. We should not just be worried about Huawei or about China, but about the security of the entire…04 Mar 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationMy hon. Friend has already helpfully recognised that what the regulator in this space requires is the legislative authority to act, the personnel and resources needed to act, and,…13 Feb 2020HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy right hon. and learned Friend has mentioned the effect of this legislation that will keep terrorist prisoners in custody for longer, and he has rightly paid tribute to prison…12 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureMy right hon. Friend knows that I do not agree with the decision he has reached on HS2, but I respect the fact that it was a difficult decision and I am grateful to him for…11 Feb 2020