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HANSARDMenopause (Support and Services) BillI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for the amazing campaign she is running. The Bill is making such an important contribution; I think we all sign up to being menopause warriors and…29 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Fourth sitting)I have a brief question. Why would the Government not want to make it a condition? Either the Bill is an empty vessel that will just regulate certain activities or it has a public…28 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the Minister for his comments. As the Institute for Government has made clear in its commentary on the Bill, “a successful system needs buy-in from all parts of the UK…any…28 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Fourth sitting)My hon. Friend is making some very important points. We have clearly sparked a debate about what constitutes critical national infrastructure and what constitutes businesses that…28 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Fourth sitting)My hon. Friend is setting out very clearly the rationale for our amendment. I would add, in response to the comments from the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton, that this is about…28 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Fourth sitting)National security is at the heart of our magnificent amendment. Let us not carry on being up for sale to everybody.28 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsQ6. A thriving steel industry is the foundation of a more productive and resilient Britain, yet bickering between the Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Business, Energy…27 Oct 2021HANSARDAfghanistanLike the shadow Foreign Secretary, my hon. Friend the Member for Wigan (Lisa Nandy), I welcome the Foreign Secretary and her team to their places. It has emerged that our…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q Just zooming out for a second, I know that you all have an interest in this levelling-up agenda. The stated priorities of the Bill are to be able to drive forward both the…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q I have two questions, Mr Peretz. The first is around the idea of assisted area maps; do you think there is a connection between the need for an assisted area map and the…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Thank you. It is a question about aid intensity: you will be well aware that under the European Union rules, there were ceilings for how much state aid could be put into…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q Do I have time for one more, Ms Nokes?26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Second sitting)Q Dr Barker, may I ask you about your members who are based in Wales, and whether you have had any conversations with them, or feedback from them, about this new legislation? Have…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (First sitting)Q I have a question for Professor Fothergill about aid intensity. As we know, under the previous state aid regimes, there were upper limits on the percentage of state aid that…26 Oct 2021HANSARDAUKUS: Impact on Anglo-Chinese RelationsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Davies. I would also like to thank the hon. Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham (Daniel Kawczynski) for securing this important…20 Oct 2021HANSARDAUKUS: Impact on Anglo-Chinese RelationsWill the Minister give way?20 Oct 2021HANSARD Human Rights: KashmirI apologise to the hon. Gentleman, but I am going to have to push on. On 5 August 2019, the Indian Government’s Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act unilaterally revoked article…23 Sept 2021HANSARD Human Rights: KashmirIf my hon. Friend can make his intervention extremely short, I will give way.23 Sept 2021HANSARD Human Rights: KashmirI thank my hon. Friends the Members for Bolton South East (Yasmin Qureshi) and for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie Abrahams), and the Backbench Business Committee, for the…23 Sept 2021HANSARD Human Rights: KashmirAbsolutely. It is not just about an historical responsibility; it is also about the fact that we have so many ties that bind us now, in 2021, so there is an opportunity to work…23 Sept 2021