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HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccinations: 12 to 15-year-oldsI am deeply uncomfortable with this decision. I think that when the JCVI made a decision on the application of the vaccine on clinical grounds it was in the right place—but the…13 Sept 2021HANSARDChildcareThe right hon. Gentleman’s point goes to the heart of the issue. I talked about early years educators; these are not well-meaning amateurs at the end of their career who are just…13 Sept 2021HANSARDChildcareI congratulate the hon. Member for Walthamstow (Stella Creasy), who is a friend, on the new arrival. The importance of this issue in the eyes of our constituents, mine included,…13 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareI pay tribute to my right hon. Friend for gripping this issue. We are not in Government to be afraid of doing anything for fear of offending anyone. I will study the plans that…07 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAll UK adults have now been offered a first dose, and I think it is worth reflecting on what a remarkable achievement that is on the part of the country, the volunteers and indeed…06 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateToday you could go to the Latitude Festival with a negative test or two jabs, and you could go to the open golf last weekend with the same, yet you cannot report for work in the…22 Jul 2021HANSARD Early Years Education FundingThe Minister is coming to the end of her remarks. I quite like the point she made about there being places in the system and people being able to access those places, but they…21 Jul 2021HANSARD Early Years Education FundingI thank the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) for allowing me to make a contribution. I am speaking with two hats on today. First, as a Conservative MP, I am of course very…21 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI am obviously pleased that we have reached step 4a of the road map, but I am keen to understand what lies behind the month-long gap between 19 July, when it feels as if we do not…19 Jul 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillI was aware of that, and I am pleased to hear it. The Select Committee will soon have Cally Palmer before it—she is the national cancer director and one of the best in the…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillThe hon. Lady makes a sensible point. There is obviously a process in place whereby that can happen, but if she is asking whether I agree with a liberal immigration policy to help…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillHealth Bills, rightly, do not come around too often, so when they do there needs to be good reason. My conclusion, from the necessary establishment of integrated care systems to…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillIt is unquestionable that we have a challenge with the GP workforce. It is about numbers, yes, but does my right hon. Friend agree that constituents have a big challenge with…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillAs ever, I have listened carefully to the right hon. Gentleman. If this is the “Back to the Future” Bill, presumably it puts right what once went wrong. Does he support the…14 Jul 2021HANSARD National Health ServiceI hear what the hon. Lady is saying. My first instinct on persuasion, months and months ago, was exactly the same, but more than seven months on, it has not happened. I am tempted…13 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI look forward to having a look at and scrutinising the new road map when it is published this afternoon. Further to the point raised by my right hon. Friend the Member for Forest…12 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Education SettingsLast Monday, I made clear my view, and that of many in my constituency, about the unfairness of the bubble system and the consequential isolation, so I welcome today’s…06 Jul 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions TargetThe retrofitting of existing housing stock has to be a key component of our net zero drive. We have had the green deal and we have had the green homes grant. I think the most…06 Jul 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions TargetWhat steps his Department is taking to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.06 Jul 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI want to back up my right hon. Friend, having put my name to these amendments. The reason that this measure needs to be in this Bill is that we have seen such a huge rise in the…05 Jul 2021