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HANSARDPublic HealthI will come to that matter directly—not just because they are rugby players, but because it is an extremely important issue.14 Dec 2021HANSARDPublic HealthIn a moment. There is much that we still do not know about this virus, as there is a wide range of opinions on its severity. Hospitalisations and deaths always lag infections by…14 Dec 2021HANSARDBusiness Bids for ContractsMy hon. Friend is right to be proud of those industries, and he is also right to draw a distinction between contracts above £10,000, which need to be published, and those below…25 Nov 2021HANSARDBusiness Bids for ContractsThere are two aspects to that question. First, there is the investment we are making—for example, the £15 billion, increasing to £20 billion, in research and development so that…25 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the right hon. Lady knows, the National Audit Office always has power to access all documents; it has rights of access, as any member of the Public Accounts Committee would…25 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsEarlier at departmental questions, we were told that the act of referral to the high-priority lane was a bad thing, until hon. Friends pointed out that Opposition Members had made…25 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can add to what I said in my earlier answer to the hon. Lady. I agree with her about the importance of York, and I also agree with her wider point. It is not simply a case of…25 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI do agree with my hon. Friend. It is an MP’s primary job to serve their constituents and to represent their interests in Parliament, and indeed, the vast majority of MPs work…25 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThank you for that, Mr Speaker. On the substantive point raised by the hon. Gentleman, as was recognised in the declaration on Government reform signed by the Prime Minister, by…25 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI, and I am sure all hon. Members, join the Prime Minister in saying how deeply saddened we all are by the terrible tragedy we saw yesterday. The response to the challenge of…25 Nov 2021HANSARDCivil Service Jobs outside LondonThe Government are committed to relocating 22,000 civil servants out of Greater London by 2030, with up to 15,000 by 2025. We are working with Departments and public bodies to…25 Nov 2021HANSARDCivil Service Jobs outside LondonThe tests to which my hon. Friend refers do not assess political beliefs; they are focused on reasoning ability in relation to verbal and numerical skills. However, the point she…25 Nov 2021HANSARDCivil Service Jobs outside LondonI am a little surprised by that, because the Government are committed to York. The hon. Lady has already, along with other colleagues, made the case successfully. Not least, the…25 Nov 2021HANSARDSupply ChainsWe have put in place a number of measures to deal with the extraordinary set of circumstances brought on by the pandemic and the global economy rebounding from the disruption it…25 Nov 2021HANSARDSupply ChainsI do welcome that announcement. As the Energy Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Chelsea and Fulham (Greg Hands), said, the backing for tidal stream power is opening up…25 Nov 2021HANSARDBusiness Bids for ContractsSmall and medium-sized businesses are the backbone of the UK economy. We are increasing opportunities for SMEs in a variety of ways, from transparently publishing contract…25 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is right that there needs to be a mix of delivery options. By facilitating safe business online, as schemes such as Help to Grow: Digital do, we are helping…25 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe covered this a moment ago. It is right that, at every stage of the pandemic, insight was commissioned measuring a range of different factors. All insight and evaluation…25 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsOnly a few weeks ago, my right hon. Friend was in the Chamber telling me that £4 billion was “a rounding error”. As a fellow member of the former Brexit Secretaries club, let me…25 Nov 2021HANSARDSupply ChainsWe are working in collaboration across the United Kingdom: I joined a call with the First Ministers, including the First Minister of Scotland, to discuss supply chain issues. We…25 Nov 2021