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HANSARD Local Government Boundary Commission for EnglandI, too, wish to support and endorse the appointment of Professor Colin Mellors. I also wish to spare him vast amounts of unnecessary work. I wonder whether the Government might…07 Sept 2020HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeLet us be honest: in reality, our moral and national interest will not always be, as the Foreign Secretary says, inextricably intertwined. Sometimes doing the moral, right thing…02 Sept 2020HANSARDSecond Home OwnershipWhat recent assessment he has made of the effect of trends in the level of second home ownership on local communities.20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillWill the Minister give way?20 Jul 2020HANSARDSecond Home OwnershipExcessive second home ownership robs communities of life, schools and other services. Does the Minister understand, then, why people in the south Lakes are so appalled that the…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillWill the Minister give way?20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade Billrose —20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillI just want to make a point about the nature of the scrutiny. A few weeks ago, the Government rightly came forward with the Trade and Agriculture Commission to add weight to the…20 Jul 2020HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) BillPotentially—although, to go on a little diversion, we cannot build houses of any kind whatsoever without a workforce. One thing that I wish the Government would take seriously, in…13 Jul 2020HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) BillIt is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Redcar (Jacob Young), who made some interesting points about this move. Although, as Members from all parts of the House have said,…13 Jul 2020HANSARDThe EconomyIt is important that the right hon. Gentleman’s focus is on jobs. Will he reflect on the fact that the hospitality and tourism industry—the fourth biggest employer in the country…08 Jul 2020HANSARDThe EconomyThe hon. Member is making a really great contribution. She is right to focus on businesses in hospitality and tourism. For many of them, the Budget in the autumn will simply be…08 Jul 2020HANSARDThe EconomyThe hon. Gentleman is making a very good series of points. He is right to say that there is an inequality in the support. The Chancellor has failed today to provide support for…08 Jul 2020HANSARDSupport for Left-Behind ChildrenIt is most important to put on record how grateful we are to teachers up and down the country, including in my constituency, which is the size of Greater London and has 60-plus…07 Jul 2020HANSARD CoronavirusLast night’s “Panorama” programme showed the awful truth that we could lose more people to cancer due to delayed treatments and interventions than we do to covid-19 itself. We…07 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn Saturday, we proudly and safely reopened hospitality and tourism in Cumbria. Tourism is our largest employer, but 69% of hospitality industry businesses will not be able to…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillThere has been much talk of Roosevelt and the new deal but, as the hon. Member for Cardiff North (Anna McMorrin) said, the Roosevelt new deal comprised 40% of US GDP and the Prime…01 Jul 2020HANSARDHong Kong National Security LegislationThe offer to BNO passport holders and to those eligible is the right, decent and thoroughly British thing to do, but those people and the Chinese Government must be convinced that…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI am at the far end of the Chamber, but I thoroughly agree with the hon. Gentleman; I am very close to him when it comes to the point he is making. Obviously, this is a very…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillThe right hon. Gentleman will be unsurprised to hear that I fully agree with everything that he has said so far. Is he aware of the detailed research by the Jesuit Refugee Service…30 Jun 2020