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HANSARDDeferred DivisionsOf course my hon. Friend is an expert in these matters, but he has conceded that, in the cases he has referred to, that is not a legal requirement but a matter of health and…13 Jul 2021HANSARD National Health ServiceDoes my right hon. Friend agree that in some cases, seeming to threaten people will only worsen the problems of trust in authority from which people might already be suffering,…13 Jul 2021HANSARD Oxford-Cambridge ArcIt has been an interesting and informative debate. I am extremely grateful to my right hon. Friend the Minister for some of the things he said. Before I come on to those, I was…13 Jul 2021HANSARD Oxford-Cambridge ArcIs it the case that the 1 million new houses were the National Infrastructure Commission’s idea, but that the Government have simply not adopted that as their target? I think that…13 Jul 2021HANSARDMotor Neurone Disease (Research)I am delighted to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Cummins. I am grateful to the petitioners and those who signed this petition. The purpose of the petition is to seek to secure…12 Jul 2021HANSARDMotor Neurone Disease (Research)I am listening to my hon. Friend the Minister with great interest. Of course, following the relative merits of these different programmes is slightly beyond my capabilities in…12 Jul 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI want to address new clause 76, which offers the Government an opportunity to save lives. I am sorry that my hon. Friend the Member for Shipley (Philip Davies) is not in his…05 Jul 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillOf course I share my right hon. Friend’s sentiment, but I was a bit concerned when I read his new clause about microchips. Is it really going to end up creating offences for vets?…05 Jul 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillDoes my hon. Friend agree with me and my constituent Lisa Squire that it is vitally important that non-contact sexual offences are promptly reported so that the provisions can…05 Jul 2021HANSARDWindrush Day 2021I begin by referring to my unremunerated interest as chairman of the advisory board of Conservatives Against Racism For Equality. I am very glad to follow the hon. Member for…01 Jul 2021HANSARDWindrush Day 2021There certainly are lessons from Northern Ireland, yes. I have occasionally visited Belfast to hear from people there. The hon. Gentleman reminds me that humanity’s capacity to…01 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Impact on Attendance in Education SettingsParents, pupils and, of course, teachers have borne the brunt of difficulties in respect of bubbles and the self-isolation of children, but it now feels that the whole country is…30 Jun 2021HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipWe live in interesting times, and I do not doubt that, whether it is in 100 or 1,000 years, historians will look back and record that these were times of great tumult—from the…24 Jun 2021HANSARD Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific PartnershipThe right hon. Lady must know that the CPTPP preserves the member states’ right to regulate for themselves. Will she not accept that that is one of the attractions of these…24 Jun 2021HANSARDPlanning Decisions: Local InvolvementIn Wycombe, in the especially treasured area of Gomm Valley, there was public consent for a plan to put in some houses that actually increased environmental amenity. Does my right…21 Jun 2021HANSARDPlanning Decisions: Local InvolvementWill the Minister allow me to intervene?21 Jun 2021HANSARDVoter Registration: Principal Residence and Secondary AddressI am very grateful for that answer. Of course, this is a problem we have seen in Wycombe. I have seen evidence of it, which is why I raise it. On the point about a single national…17 Jun 2021HANSARDVoter Registration: Principal Residence and Secondary AddressIf the Commission will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a system for voter registration requiring a person to (a) indicate their principal residence…17 Jun 2021HANSARD Free Trade Agreement Negotiations: AustraliaI congratulate my right hon. Friend and all her officials on this excellent deal. Is not the quality of this deal and the speed with which it has been agreed a testament to what…17 Jun 2021HANSARD CoronavirusMy hon. Friend is making a great case, with which I largely agree, but does he agree with me that experts are only human and to an extent we have been asking the impossible of…16 Jun 2021