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HANSARDMobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment) BillThe hon. Gentleman referred to the charges that are made; does he agree that quite often those charges are made but the work is not actually carried out? Many owners are just…23 Oct 2020HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point about racehorses. I am one of the few in the House who has spoken about greyhound welfare. There is an onus on the owners of racehorses…23 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19The Secretary of State has answered my question in part with his reference to the importance of green and red. One of the big problems in the first wave is that people were…22 Oct 2020HANSARDGeneral Synod (Remote Meetings) (Temporary Standing Orders) MeasureWhat a pleasure it is to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Elliott. Normally with Church Measures, I try to find at least one question to ask. However, I am afraid that on this…19 Oct 2020HANSARD UK Steel IndustryThis is all well and good, but the Minister has not addressed the crucial issue of dumping. Even with all these measures in place, if steel is being dumped on this country, it…14 Sept 2020HANSARD UK Steel IndustryThe issue is that the steel industry was not in a great place before covid, and the danger is that if we get steel being dumped by China or other countries, then we really are on…14 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesThe aerospace industry employs well over 100,000 people in the UK, in mainly very well-paid and highly skilled jobs. Aviation has been one of the hardest-hit sectors and will be…09 Sept 2020HANSARD Restoration and RenewalBring the band back together!16 Jul 2020HANSARD Restoration and RenewalIt was not so much that the Joint Committee was given the wrong measurements; actually, the plans were different from the structure that was built, and the basement turned out to…16 Jul 2020HANSARD Restoration and RenewalThey do now.16 Jul 2020HANSARD Restoration and RenewalAs a number of right hon. and hon. Members have said, I am a member of the Sponsor Body—indeed, I think I have served on every committee that has considered this matter. This…16 Jul 2020HANSARDChannel Islands MeasureIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. The Committee will no doubt be shocked to hear that I do not intend to detain it for long. I thank the Second…14 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies BillCould the right hon. Member tell the House whether he argued this case in the past and voted that way?14 Jul 2020HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Following the announcement today of a sector-specific support package for the arts, I wonder whether you have been given notice that the…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Departmental SpendingObviously, the aerospace industry is not going to come back any time soon, so we must look at how we will invest to keep those jobs and skills in the medium and longer term. In…07 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for UK IndustriesI will follow your guidance, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I will not take interventions. Coronavirus has hit all sectors of the UK economy, some harder than others, and aerospace and…25 Jun 2020HANSARD British Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillI wonder whether the hon. Gentleman has been to St Deiniol’s library in Hawarden in my constituency, which is the home of Gladstone. What is interesting about that library is that…13 Mar 2020HANSARDEducation (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) BillMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. Sometimes people are sent home for really petty things like the wrong colour of socks. I know of a case in which a badge was cut out…13 Mar 2020HANSARD British Steel IndustryThere is an important point here: these are not workers who have refused to change; in fact, they are quite the reverse. They have been at the cutting edge. They want to do…10 Mar 2020HANSARD British Steel IndustryMy hon. Friend is making a powerful case. Does he agree that we cannot just carry on managing decline and that we must invest for the long term? Once a plant goes, it is gone;…10 Mar 2020