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HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsI think that, like me, my hon. Friend would prefer to keep the £20 uplift, but we know that it is about £6 billion, which is 10% of the defence budget. Would he support the…15 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAmong other things, my right hon. Friend is keeping covid status certification in reserve, and he is leaving mass asymptomatic testing in place, together with contact tracing. As…14 Sept 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccinations: 12 to 15-year-oldsJust returning to stigmatisation, will the Minister guarantee that a child’s ability to receive an education equally with their peers will never be linked to their vaccination…13 Sept 2021HANSARDDefinition of IslamophobiaMy hon. Friend has reminded me that I did a terrible thing and failed to acknowledge the great plethora of Conservative councillors who I have in my constituency. I said…09 Sept 2021HANSARDDefinition of IslamophobiaI begin by referring to my unremunerated interest as advisory board chairman of Conservatives Against Racism for Equality. I am grateful for the opportunity to follow the hon.…09 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyI wonder whether the hon. Lady has popped out to the Vote Office and picked up the distributional analysis that the Government have published, which shows the impact across the…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyI want to begin by thinking through what Labour would do if it were in power. [ Interruption. ] I am very grateful that the hon. Member for Brighton, Kemptown (Lloyd…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyThat is the fundamental problem that I face today, because I believe that this is just the beginning of the generational crisis of our inability to fund the promises that have…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care Levyrose—08 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillMr Deputy Speaker, it is the second time you have done that to me; the first time was my maiden speech. I welcome this essential Bill. What I want is a fair vote for everyone, and…07 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions and Green InvestmentThe Government’s measures will have important consequences for taxpayers and energy bills. Will my hon. Friend therefore set out in detail the cost of net zero and the…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillI take it that the hon. Member is referring to successful prosecutions, but one of the problems is that people are not prosecuted when they ought to be. I made a speech on 19…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillThat sounds like a very complex matter, and I am sure my hon. Friend deserves an extra minute to explain it to us properly. I am grateful that he is here to do so.07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend. I am clear that in speaking in support of the Bill I am standing overwhelmingly for my ethnic minority voters in Wycombe. I am absolutely clear…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Summer AdjournmentI refer the House to the declarations I have made relating to Glint Pay and the Covid Recovery Group. I begin in a spirit of thankfulness—thankfulness for the Government’s…22 Jul 2021HANSARD NHS UpdateOn Monday, Sky News was among those who reported that frontline health workers in England are to be spared self-isolation rules in an emergency move to tackle the pingdemic that…21 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThe hon. Gentleman has said twice that the Bill was rushed, but we are now at the end of the second day of debate on Second Reading. This is extremely rare, in my short experience…20 Jul 2021HANSARD Oxford-Cambridge ArcI beg to move, That this House has considered the Oxford-Cambridge Arc. This is a subject of the most profound importance to the whole of Buckinghamshire, so I am grateful for the…13 Jul 2021HANSARD Oxford-Cambridge ArcMy hon. Friend reminds me of a discussion we had about the way that housing is built. Will she agree that it is really important that, when housing goes in, sufficient green space…13 Jul 2021HANSARD Oxford-Cambridge ArcI am most grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention. Although he tempts me to elaborate on the points he makes, I hope that he will forgive me if I do not especially attack…13 Jul 2021