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HANSARD ODA BudgetThe British Government first committed to the 0.7% target in the year I first stood for Parliament. They would reach the target when they could; it took 39 years. The Minister’s…26 Apr 2021HANSARD Carbon Monoxide: Safety, Testing and AwarenessThe House will be grateful for the positive way in which the Minister is responding, although dates for when that Ministry will respond would be better. Can we remind the House…21 Apr 2021HANSARD Carbon Monoxide: Safety, Testing and AwarenessThis is the best speech on carbon monoxide, its dangers and the practical ways of reducing those risks that I have heard. May I suggest to the Minister that he invite Stephanie…21 Apr 2021HANSARD Commission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesThe House and the country will be glad that the Government have come forward with this positive statement in support of Tony Sewell’s and the other commissioners’ report. The…20 Apr 2021HANSARDEngagementsThose who helped to develop, test, approve and manufacture the vaccines deserve our praise. Will my right hon. Friend also recognise that the successful roll-out of the…14 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghPrince Philip would have laughed at the Leader of the Opposition’s jest about finding a compass and comparing that with politics. The Leader of the Opposition, following the Prime…12 Apr 2021HANSARDAbortion in Northern IrelandThe hon. Member for Upper Bann (Carla Lockhart) has done the House a service by raising this issue. Her predecessor gave the House his advice on relationships before he left. The…25 Mar 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillThere is not the time to say what the Government have done for leaseholders. The Fire Safety Bill, in the form the Government want to return it to, if they get the House to reject…22 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewMy right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has pointed out that the present Labour leadership is more on the side of Ernest Bevin, who was against fascism and against the left wing…16 Mar 2021HANSARD International Women’s DayThat is probably because my mother thought she would have been a better MP than I have been, and my wife, daughters and granddaughters are probably certain that they could be,…11 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationIt is tempting to say that I will not waste time on the right hon. Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber (Ian Blackford), but I think I will. He excited us all by the way in which he…03 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid Contracts: Judicial ReviewI think we understand the point that the judgment was about the timescale, and not all the contracts meeting the regulation. It would be good for the House to hear how much of the…24 Feb 2021HANSARD Building SafetyMay I first say that I am a leaseholder who is neither affected by the problem nor gaining by the solution? We recognise that this is another set of major steps along the way.…10 Feb 2021HANSARDUnsafe Cladding: Protecting Tenants and LeaseholdersIt is on record that I am a leaseholder, and I face no problems of these kinds. I have been working on leaseholders’ problems for well over 10 years, with the support of the…01 Feb 2021HANSARDHolocaust Memorial Day 2021The Secretary of State may shake his head. He will have his chance to speak. I ask him at the moment to listen, if I may. I respect him and I respect what he tries to do, but I…28 Jan 2021HANSARDHolocaust Memorial Day 2021I bow in respect to the first two speeches, and I expect they will be matched by those that follow. “We remember those who were murdered for who they were. We stand against…28 Jan 2021HANSARD Vaccine Roll-outMay I add to the good questions asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Bexhill and Battle (Huw Merriman)? My question was raised, in effect, by Shelagh Fogarty of LBC in The Daily…21 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19I thank the hon. Member for Leicester West (Liz Kendall) for her response to the Minister’s introduction to this important debate. I take as the theme words from the annex to the…12 Jan 2021HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) BillThe House will know that the right hon. Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber (Ian Blackford) is a more cheerful person than his speech suggested. He gave us a 25-minute lesson in…30 Dec 2020HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) BillNo, if the hon. Gentleman does not mind. When my father, who survived serious personal injury during the war, was involved in the first negotiations about joining the European…30 Dec 2020