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HANSARD Covid-19: Housing MarketMy right hon. Friend was dead right to say in his statement that we need to build homes before we can buy and sell them. What can he do to unlock the market in Hampshire, where a…13 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Economic PackageExcellent birthday work on the furlough scheme from the Chancellor; the flexibility that is being added to it is very welcome. When he announced the original furlough scheme, many…12 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19: BusinessAs the Business Secretary will be aware, these are challenging times for commercial landlords, a group that includes many charities. They have increased costs at the moment, which…12 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19I want to make three brief points. First, I welcome the Prime Minister’s statements last night and here today. For me, this is about making a balanced assessment of risk and…11 May 2020HANSARDThe EconomyThe package of help for the self-employed is welcome and helps the vast majority of workers. However, there are those—not the super-rich—who have been left out, either because…27 Apr 2020HANSARDEngagementsTrying to summarise an MP’s inbox right now is not easy, but mine includes “I’m self-employed, please help us,” and, “Online delivery slots—which ones would they be?” I trust that…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateSorry to return to the “going to work” point, but last night the Government were saying, “The only reason you may leave home is to go to work (if you’re a key worker)”, but then…24 Mar 2020HANSARD Self-employed Persons: Financial SupportMay I say that I do understand that this is difficult? If it were easy, the Chancellor would have announced it last Friday with the rest of the package. The self-employed people I…24 Mar 2020HANSARD British Citizens Abroad: FCO Help to Return HomeI have a couple of constituents stuck in New Zealand who are intensive care unit doctors. For obvious reasons, how can the Foreign Secretary help, please?24 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillYes, I do agree. I understand why we have to do this through pay-as-you-earn first, because employers are making decisions about job losses this weekend, but I completely agree…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillI echo what a beautiful maiden speech that was from my hon. Friend the Member for High Peak (Robert Largan). I will be rather novel and speak about the Bill. Before I do that, I…23 Mar 2020HANSARD Coronavirus BillFurther to my right hon. Friend’s point, when the pandemic influenza Bill was drafted—I spoke about it on Second Reading—it was agreed that if specific circumstances at the time…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillThat is exactly the point: so many of the early years sector and childminders are self-employed. That is another reason to repeat the point that so many have made today about why…23 Mar 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateToday is a very good part 1; the Chancellor would be the first to admit that it is part 1—he obviously has a lot of other ongoing workstreams. I do not know what he has done with…17 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19In the past 24 hours or so, I have spoken to a great number of the headteachers in my constituency. I think it is a fair summary to say that there is support for the decision to…16 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusI would like to take the Secretary of State back to his point about a real national effort. Last week, he talked about the supermarkets helping to get supplies to elderly and…11 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillThis has been a good discussion, although heated. I do not think that this is the right Bill for the amendment, so I will not be supporting it. My right hon. Friend has mentioned…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillWill my right hon. Friend give way?10 Mar 2020HANSARD Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI thank the Secretary of State for his commitment that as well as the ISC—I would love to know when it will be re-formed—scrutiny in this space will be given to Select Committees;…10 Mar 2020HANSARD FlybeThis is awful news for Hampshire, and for the great number of our constituents who are going to face a very uncertain future. There is obviously not a queue of airlines waiting to…05 Mar 2020