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HANSARD Covid-19I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. The fact that we know that the vaccines are now on their way surely changes how we look at all this. It means we now know…14 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. It is a pleasure to follow the hon. and learned Member for Edinburgh South West (Joanna Cherry). The Government’s position throughout this…10 Dec 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUindicated assent.10 Dec 2020HANSARD The Future of the High StreetThe town and village centres in South Lakeland, in the lakes and in the dales and the communities around, them are spectacular places. They are part of our hospitality and tourism…10 Dec 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUI spent yesterday in meetings listening to businesses small and large, locally and nationally, including the aerospace industry, farming, hospitality, tourism, finance and…10 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI do, and I am sorry.10 Dec 2020HANSARD EU Withdrawal AgreementSome 95% of Cumbrian farm exports are to the single market, so our farmers too need unfettered access to that market. The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Access to Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentI beg to move, That this House has considered access to cancer diagnosis and treatment during the covid-19 outbreak. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms…02 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Access to Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentThe hon. Members for Warrington South (Andy Carter), for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi), for Easington (Grahame Morris), for Strangford (Jim Shannon), for Angus (Dave Doogan) and for…02 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Access to Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentI am extremely grateful to the hon. Gentleman for making a very important point. I have heard the same reports from the frontline that treatment would normally be 70:30 curative…02 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthI am extremely grateful to the right hon. and learned Gentleman for giving way. He talks about those people who have been excluded from support. Let focus me on who those people…01 Dec 2020HANSARD Agricultural Transition PlanBritish farming genuinely is the best in the world, fundamentally because of the family farming unit upon which it is based. The Government’s plan to deliver environmental goods…30 Nov 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastThere are some positives for the NHS in the Chancellor’s statement, but there does seem to be a blind spot: in the detailed documents, as far as I can tell, there is only one…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Funding for Local AuthoritiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I pay tribute and give my thanks to the hon. Member for Bethnal Green and Bow (Rushanara Ali) for securing this…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingIt would be an inexcusable outrage if the costs of making buildings safe in the light of the Grenfell tragedy fell in practice not on the developers or the Governments whose…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19I very much appreciate the Minister’s work in this area. She will have seen that leading clinicians think it will take five years for us to catch up with the cancer backlog.…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19I think the hon. Member will probably agree with me that what is galling for so many people is the £10.5 billion of contracts given out without proper tender processes and without…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19The hon. Gentleman is making a good point, and the 60-something-per cent. success rate of the national system is deeply regrettable. As in many other parts of the country, Cumbria…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19rose —18 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Employment RightsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher, and I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North (Gavin Newlands) for having secured…17 Nov 2020