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HANSARDChristmas AdjournmentAlthough I did not make a speech in this debate, I enjoyed the others greatly and I did make a short intervention. Will my hon. Friend take back to the Government the dangers of…17 Dec 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOne level playing field on which we might all agree is the similar treatment of similar businesses in terms of Government support during the covid emergency, so may we have a…17 Dec 2020HANSARD Christmas AdjournmentI alert the Government to a not unrelated problem, which is not about fire safety but about the plans to allow extra storeys to be built on top of high-rise blocks. Before the…17 Dec 2020HANSARDMilitary and Security Co-operation: European UnionI am encouraged by the Secretary of State’s replies so far. Given that there is no security for Europe without the United States, what specific reassurance can he give that we…07 Dec 2020HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillJust for the record, a former Prime Minister said that as well, repeatedly.30 Nov 2020HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillIn defence of the Huawei cyber-security evaluation centre, its sixth annual report, from September this year, is absolutely devastating in its criticisms of Huawei’s failures to…30 Nov 2020HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillIt is an absolute pleasure to follow such sensible speeches from those on both Front Benches. There is a history to today’s legislation which I shall set out and against which my…30 Nov 2020HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillI did ask a few questions. If the Minister cannot answer them now, by all means he should write to me. However, I am concerned about a situation where, for example, a former…30 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am sure my right hon. Friend appreciates that many elderly people die with serious illnesses, such as prostate cancer, but not from those illnesses. How certain is he that…26 Nov 2020HANSARDIntegrated ReviewThankfully, the Prime Minister is fulfilling his leadership election promise on defence spending. Given that the National Cyber Force formally announced today involves offensive…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Remembrance, UK Armed Forces and SocietyBecause we are commemorating the 75th anniversary of the end of world war two, I shall concentrate entirely on that conflict. Madam Deputy Speaker, I know that you are quietly but…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Remembrance, UK Armed Forces and SocietyThat is extraordinarily generous, but quite typical of the right hon. Gentleman. We come to September 1943, and three midget submarines attack the German battleship Tirpitz in a…11 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Terrorism Threat LevelI welcome the fact that the Government have chosen to make this statement. The attack plans of lone terrorists are obviously the hardest to anticipate, yet their behaviour often…05 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAs indeed was I.05 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAs the University of Oxford is regularly rated the finest in the world, may we have a statement from the Government ensuring that what passes for statistical analysis by the…05 Nov 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillWhen the Defence Committee was looking at the matter in the previous two Parliaments, it recommended a Bill of this sort provided that the time limit was qualified by the absence…03 Nov 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillI agree with my right hon. Friend that the prosecution system is not out of control, but does he agree that the investigatory system is? To answer my own intervention on the hon.…03 Nov 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillI have put in three written questions about this Bill, and yesterday I had answers to them. Two of the answers were helpful, but one, on the point that the right hon. Gentleman is…03 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Chancellor will know that food and drink wholesalers —such as Harvest Fine Foods in my constituency—supply both the hospitality sector, where 70% of sales are made, and the…20 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI warmly endorse the last intervention the hon. Gentleman took. Governments of all stripes surely have enough experience of digital disasters to know that people need to have…19 Oct 2020