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HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI will make some progress. On all the areas where we can improve, we can work together to restore trust and strengthen standards, but instead we have been invited into a sham…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI understand the point, but let us remind ourselves of the process. The independent commissioner examines the complaint and comes to a finding. The charge is known and the…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI see that the Leader of the House is in the House, so it is a surprise to see the Minister for the Cabinet Office at the Dispatch Box today. He and I have faced each other across…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI will just make some progress, and then I will give way. The Prime Minister could start by making three simple commitments. First, he should work with us to ensure that the hon.…08 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsReally, after the week we have just had, I do not want to descend to that kind of knockabout. [ Interruption. ] Either we take this seriously—I am taking my lead from what those…20 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe inescapable desire of this House on Monday finally to clamp down on the extremism, hate and abuse that festers online is incredibly welcome. However, closing down anonymous…20 Oct 2021HANSARDSpeaker's StatementOne of the first things I learned when I arrived in the House was that there are not many glamorous roles in opposition. No one gives you a guidebook on how to do these jobs; you…20 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsI think from that—this is not a challenge; it is to clarify—that the pre-legislative scrutiny will be finished in early December and the Second Reading could be before the end of…20 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsCan I pay tribute to Ernie Ross, a formidable campaigner who served this place and his constituents with great distinction for three decades? I will pay my respects and tribute to…20 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsI did start in a collegiate spirit, and I will continue in a collegiate spirit, because I listened hard to what was being said on the Government Benches on Monday about the…20 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsWe are making progress. We have the Second Reading committed to before Christmas—that is a good thing—and I think the Prime Minister has now committed to criminal sanctions. At…20 Oct 2021HANSARDTributes to Sir David AmessIn the last few days, there have been many tributes to Sir David, from politicians of all parties, from his constituents and members of the public, from friends and from family,…18 Oct 2021HANSARDAUKUSI thank the Prime Minister for an advance copy of his statement. The recent events in Afghanistan show us how precarious international stability can be. New challenges can emerge…16 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsI just wonder what the millions of people on low wages who are facing a £1,000 cut will think of that. This country’s success is built by working people, but the tax system is…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsAn unfair tax rise which will not fix social care and will not clear the NHS backlog is not a plan. The Prime Minister pretends that there is no alternative but to hammer working…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsLet us test that right now. We have had three questions and the Prime Minister has not answered one of them, and it is obvious why. The truth is that these low-paid workers cannot…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister did not answer the question. The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions seems to think that it is an extra two hours a week, so let me make it even easier for…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsI join the Prime Minister in his comments about Emma Raducanu—a tremendous success in the US Open—the Battle of Britain and the G7 Speakers conference. May I also offer my…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsIt wasn’t a difficult question, Mr Speaker. [Interruption.] It is silly, they say. “How many hours would someone working full time on the minimum wage have to work to make up for…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsThank you, Mr Speaker. The Prime Minister’s plan is to impose unfair taxes on working people; my plan is to ensure those with the broadest shoulders pay their fair share. I know…08 Sept 2021