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HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillThe Leader of the House is trying to have it both ways as well. The reality is that the UK Government hold sources of information—whether it is the national insurance database or…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillAbsolutely. My right hon. Friend has made strong points on that issue. I suggest that people look at the excellent House of Commons Library briefing on this issue which sets out…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillI rise to speak to the amendments and to a number of the points raised in relation to them. It is vital that we have this debate, not least in the light of the events of the past…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillI think my right hon. Friend will find that the evidence shows there have been only nine cases of postal vote fraud since 1998—one every two years.10 Nov 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillBut surely the whole point is that we should be encouraging people to take part in the democratic system, particularly our younger people. I have mentioned 16 and 17-year-olds in…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillI note that the Leader of the House has not yet made any reference to Wales, where we are extending the franchise to 16 and 17-year-olds. We value the voice of young people—16…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillI am not going to put assertions in the mouth of the right hon. Member for Elmet and Rothwell—it would not be right for me to do so—but the hon. Member for Glasgow East (David…10 Nov 2020HANSARDEconomy UpdateThe Chancellor is right that the strength of our Union comes when we are working together, yet the reality of the delay in announcing the extended support for Wales meant that…05 Nov 2020HANSARDSexual Abuse and ExploitationDoes that apply to all staff in all Departments spending ODA and all those contracted to those Departments? That is important.04 Nov 2020HANSARDSexual Abuse and ExploitationIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Hollobone. I begin by thanking the hon. Member for Mid Derbyshire (Mrs Latham) for securing this crucial debate. It was a real…04 Nov 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy hon. Friend is making points with which I absolutely concur. The prohibition on torture is absolute. I have witnessed first hand the training given to our armed forces…03 Nov 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillThe hon. Gentleman is making an incredibly strong and important point. Does he not also agree that it potentially undermines our standing in some of the key institutions which we…03 Nov 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillI concur with much of what my right hon. Friend is saying. He has always been a champion of the armed forces, both in his time in Government and, indeed, during the course of this…03 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19While we are still on the subject of vaccines and the Secretary of State is answering questions, the biography of Kate Bingham on her own website on SV Health Investors says that…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19Yes, and of course the First Minister and the Health Minister, my colleague Vaughan Gething, saw the same evidence, took action and instituted a firebreak lockdown when it was…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19No, I will not—the Minister made her comments very clear publicly. Of course, others were simply patronising— [Interruption.] Oh, go on then—I will give way to her.02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19Perhaps my hon. Friend will take a look at the situation in Wales. Thanks to investment from the Welsh Government, I have a brand-new mental health facility at Llandough Hospital…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19Dither, delay and disaster—that was the Prime Minister’s own word today—and, of course, it did not have to be this way. There has never been a starker contrast between the gross…02 Nov 2020HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillThe hon. Lady has made some strong points. There of course is a cats competition ongoing at the moment, which Mr Speaker’s own cat is in, as is my cat, Charlotte, who is a rescue…23 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Disparate ImpactI hope that the Minister has also been liaising with my constituency colleague, the Minister for Health in Wales, Vaughan Gething, on the work he has been doing on these issues.…22 Oct 2020