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HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. As you say, it is my first appearance at the Dispatch Box in 18 years—12 years as a Whip. I nearly got here on a Friday when the hon. Member for…21 May 2019HANSARDIndustrial StrategyWhat is the Secretary of State’s Department doing to ensure that the north Wales growth deal actually happens, that the Heathrow logistics hub goes to Shotton and that more Welsh…15 May 2019HANSARDIndustrial Strategy4. What discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) Welsh Government Ministers on the effect of the industrial strategy on the Welsh economy.15 May 2019HANSARDRetail CrimeIt is not just in the shop that people can be targeted. They can be targeted on their way home, particularly if some of the offenders live in the locality. They can be subject to…11 Apr 2019HANSARDRetail CrimeI apologise for missing the very start of my right hon. Friend’s contribution. I have been told by a number of representatives of shops and supermarkets that when shoplifting…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Mental Health Support: Young Peoplerose—09 Apr 2019HANSARD Mental Health Support: Young PeopleDoes the Minister not realise that young people actually have to try to kill themselves before they become a priority? Surely that is wrong. Early intervention is the key and we…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Mental Health Support: Young PeopleDoes my hon. Friend agree that with cancer, we cannot treat just the physical illness? We need to treat the mental side of dealing with it. That needs to be part and parcel of…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillIt is clear that a great deal of effort and money is going into dealing with overseas voters, while the large number of people in this country who could be registered much more…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way, on that point?22 Mar 2019HANSARD NICE Appraisals: Rare Diseases TreatmentsI have certainly found that NICE sometimes says that the pool of people is not big enough to evaluate, but the clue is in the title: these are rare diseases. NICE cannot carry on…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Leasehold ReformI, too, welcome the report. It is a national scandal—that is clear. These people knew exactly what they were doing. These have been sold as financial products. People are making a…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Licensing of Medical DevicesI want to put on record my thanks for all the work my hon. Friend has done on mesh. Does he agree that we must be careful that what might appear to be a relatively cheap quick fix…12 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Does the Minister accept that the American alternative is not currently being sold? They will have to restart the production lines to produce our order.11 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I was thinking of the airborne warning and control system, for which there did not appear to be any procurement policy. We just opted for the American option, rather than…11 Feb 2019HANSARD Prostate CancerDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that we can concentrate on all the negatives, but we have to get across that people are surviving and, more than surviving, actually living well? We…06 Feb 2019HANSARDChildren with Life-limiting ConditionsThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point. Does he agree that the Government need to speed up, and that they cannot apply the general criteria that they apply to everyone else?…29 Jan 2019HANSARDChildren with Life-limiting ConditionsDoes the hon. Gentleman recognise, as highlighted by CLIC Sargent, the financial cost? It might be the last thing that people think about when everything else is going on, but…29 Jan 2019HANSARDCustoms UnionWhat about now?24 Jan 2019HANSARDCustoms UnionLike the Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, the hon. Member for Spelthorne (Kwasi Kwarteng), the Secretary of State has no doubt seen the comment by Tom…24 Jan 2019