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HANSARDSelf-employment Income Support SchemeThe Chancellor likes to claim that the UK offers one of the most generous support schemes for self-employed people in the world, but self-employed women who have taken maternity…26 Jan 2021HANSARD National Security and Investment BillWith apologies, Madam Deputy Speaker, I am indeed finishing now. Protecting our national security is just one element of protecting, nurturing and developing the sectors that are…20 Jan 2021HANSARD National Security and Investment BillIt is always a pleasure to follow the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, who is doing sterling work in an area of increasing concern to this House and our country; the impact…20 Jan 2021HANSARDUN Human Rights Council: Sri LankaWe on the Opposition Benches believe that the Government’s foreign policy should be rooted in our country’s commitment to human rights and the rule of law. Therefore, we deeply…19 Jan 2021HANSARD Trade BillI rise to speak in favour of the amendments tabled in the names of the noble Lords Alton and Collins, the driving purpose of which is to root our foreign and trade policies in the…19 Jan 2021HANSARD KashmirIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Luton North (Sarah Owen) on securing this vital debate. She made a…13 Jan 2021HANSARDIndia: Persecution of Minority GroupsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I would like to start by congratulating the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), who I thought gave a…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Economic UpdateCommunity union self-employed members have raised serious concerns about discrimination in the self-employment income support scheme for those who have taken maternity or parental…11 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe GMB, Unite and Unison trade unions are fighting hard for workers who are being fired and then rehired on worse terms and conditions. What is the Secretary of State doing to…15 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Fifth sitting)As my hon. Friend rightly says, the fundamental purpose of our amendment is to ensure that the screening process takes place upstream so that the multi-agency and highly technical…01 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Fifth sitting)Thank you, Mr Twigg. As I was saying, not wishing to second-guess the scepticism that I may be picking up from Government Members, one reason I support the amendment is that I…01 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the Minister for giving way; he is being very generous. Does he not see the advantage of including this point on the face of the Bill? It makes an important statement—it…01 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Fifth sitting)My hon. Friend is being incredibly generous. Not wishing to second-guess some of the scepticism that we may be picking up from the Government Benches— [ Interruption. ]01 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for Clwyd South for his intervention. I take that point absolutely, but I think it is important sometimes to go back to the mindset we have around this…01 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Sixth sitting)My hon. Friend makes a crucial point. As we have constantly said, this is about risk and the hierarchy of risks we face. Risk is always sensitive to what is happening in terms of…01 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Sixth sitting)I am very happy to have the opportunity to set out what we are trying to achieve with this amendment. While the previous amendment was very much about protecting our assets, this…01 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Fifth sitting)Could the Minister say a little more about what the problem is with not having the Minister’s or the Secretary of State’s hands tied? Our amendment simply says that if information…01 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 7, in clause 8, page 6, line 38, at end insert— “(10) The fifth case is where the acquisition involves state-owned entities or investors originating in a…01 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the Minister, but I am afraid that we will have to push the amendment to a Division, because it is so fundamental to how we see the purpose of the Bill. We have heard lots…01 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment Bill (Sixth sitting)Just to add to the argument that my hon. Friend is making in her very eloquent manner, this is also about having a smart approach to regulation, whereby we do not take a…01 Dec 2020