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HANSARD Environment BillThis is a ground-breaking Bill. There is much of merit in it, although you would not believe it to listen to some of the contributions from the Opposition Benches. There are many…26 Jan 2021HANSARD Environment BillI do not think so, but my hon. Friend is very kind. It is only because Madam Deputy Speaker is looking daggers at me. Five-yearly interim targets also need to be set in the…26 Jan 2021HANSARD Xinjiang: Forced LabourLast week, the Chinese embassy in Washington proudly proclaimed that employment policies in Xinjiang promoted gender equality for Uyghur women, so now we know that the Chinese…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Public HealthThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for saving me up till last. It is difficult to say something new at No. 67 on the list. Let me say at the outset that I recognise the seriousness of…06 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Educational SettingsMinisters will know how bitterly disappointed I was when schools were so abruptly closed, because of the impact on mental health, the attainment gap and safeguarding. To give…06 Jan 2021HANSARDPub Closures: Covid-19What discussions he has had with Welsh Government Ministers on the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on pub closures in Wales.16 Dec 2020HANSARDPub Closures: Covid-19Before the Welsh Labour Government had the bright idea of bringing in a circuit breaker, the infection rate in Wales was 33 per 100,000 head of population. Since then, Wales has…16 Dec 2020HANSARD Online Harms ConsultationI welcome these robust proposals, particularly the focus on children, but they need to lead to robust legislation and robust practice. I particularly welcome the referral to the…15 Dec 2020HANSARDHealthcare Support Services: Conception to Age TwoIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher, and a great pleasure to be speaking in a debate secured by my very old, wise and aged colleague, my right hon.…15 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsEarlier this year, another child was tragically stillborn after a failed forceps birth at an Essex hospital. There were calls for a coroner’s investigation until it was pointed…08 Dec 2020HANSARD Nagorno-KarabakhIn the interest of us all not freezing and being able to get to the next Division in the House, I simply thank everybody for taking part in this debate. Question put and agreed…08 Dec 2020HANSARD Nagorno-KarabakhAbsolutely. I know that there is a large Armenian community in the hon. Lady’s constituency and I pay tribute to Annette Moskofian—I will supply Hansard with the spelling…08 Dec 2020HANSARD Nagorno-KarabakhI beg to move, That this House has considered the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. Nagorno-Karabakh is one of those places that few people can pronounce properly, let alone spell,…08 Dec 2020HANSARDExams and Accountability 2021I welcome the decision to retain exams, not as the best but as the least worst form of assessment. Having held a virtual roundtable with heads recently, I know that they will…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthIt is difficult to say something fresh and original when you are No. 79 on the list, but I will give it a go. I cannot support these regulations, and it is not because I am some…01 Dec 2020HANSARDScheduled Mass Deportation: JamaicaI am not criticising you, Mr Speaker; I am just questioning priorities. May I ask the Minister how much we are spending already on housing these foreign criminals in the UK, and…30 Nov 2020HANSARDScheduled Mass Deportation: JamaicaI find it extraordinary that the Opposition should choose an urgent question to plead the case for serious foreign criminals rather than standing up for the victims of crime,…30 Nov 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillGet on with it!17 Nov 2020HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight (Bob Seely), who has great experience in these matters. As he said, this has been a very thoughtful debate.…17 Nov 2020HANSARDPublic HealthThe decision facing us today has big implications for how we will recover from this pandemic and how we take people with us, and I am pleased that we are at least having a vote on…04 Nov 2020