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HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to draw attention to those comments by a very honourable man, one of my constituents, David Melding, the shadow Counsel General, a lifelong and…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market Billrose—15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillMy hon. Friend is making a very strong speech and getting to the nub of this issue. She has explained why we should be concerned about unilateralism. I share her concerns about…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThe hon. Gentleman spoke a moment ago about families. I believe in this family as well, and I believe in the United Kingdom staying together. The problem is that in families,…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThe Minister is doing his best job to front this up and to give some of the detail that the Prime Minister was not across yesterday, but does he not have the slightest bit of…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThe hon. Gentleman has made some strong points, but does he agree that it does not have to be this way? He will know that our Counsel General, Jeremy Miles, has been giving…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI do not want to break up the United Kingdom. As I have said, I am a Unionist and I want to see a functioning UK internal market. Does the hon. Member think it is respectful for…15 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI am listening carefully to what the Prime Minister is saying, but why did one of his own distinguished Members describe his policy this week as “Nixonian Madman Theory”? Is the…14 Sept 2020HANSARD UK Steel IndustryI absolutely agree with that point. Does my hon. Friend agree that offshoring carbon emissions to China, Turkey and Iran is exactly the way we do not want to go, when we can make…14 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI am a Unionist. I believe that we are stronger together and I want a functioning UK internal market, but it must be one that is based on respect, on partnership and on…14 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThere was deep disappointment among my constituents about the Government’s decision not to vote for the extremely reasonable amendments to the Fire Safety Bill. Beyond Government…10 Sept 2020HANSARDAviation Sectorrose —10 Sept 2020HANSARDAviation SectorMy hon. Friend is making a crucial argument. She will know just how many jobs are under threat in south Wales, particularly at British Airways in the Vale of Glamorgan, and at…10 Sept 2020HANSARD Fire Safety BillMy hon. Friend is making a very good point about new clause 1 and the responsibilities. Would he accept that there is a significant responsibility for the original developers,…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Fire Safety BillMy hon. Friend starts absolutely with the crux of the matter. She will be aware that, in my own constituency of Cardiff South and Penarth, we have thousands of residents in…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Kickstart SchemeIt is good to see the Secretary of State learning not only from the future jobs fund example but the Jobs Growth Wales example set by the Welsh Labour Government over the past few…03 Sept 2020HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI wholeheartedly welcome this order and endorse the comments made by my hon. Friends and from the SNP Benches. Across the House, one thing we all have in common is the view that…15 Jul 2020HANSARD Flammable Cladding RemovalMy hon. Friend is making crucial points about the UK Government’s responsibilities in this area, and of course fire safety issues go well beyond the issue of cladding to matters…14 Jul 2020HANSARDSale of Arms: War in YemenThe Government’s policy seems to be one of abject hypocrisy. The Minister has made a false distinction between the sanctions on individuals and wider policy, which is simply not…13 Jul 2020HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. You will recall the urgent question that Mr Speaker kindly granted to the hon. Member for Worthing West (Sir Peter Bottomley) last week,…13 Jul 2020