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HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI rise to speak in support of Lords amendment 4B. I was disappointed to hear the Minister dismiss it as just well intentioned. I think it is absolutely essential. With just eight…04 Nov 2020HANSARDA27: Worthing to ShorehamLast week, we had the welcome news about the preferred route for the Arundel bypass on the A27 at a likely cost of more than £250 million. Yet just down the road on the A27 in my…22 Oct 2020HANSARDA27: Worthing to ShorehamWhat recent progress has been made on tackling congestion on the Worthing to Shoreham section of the A27 in West Sussex.22 Oct 2020HANSARDSupport for Children and Families: Covid-19I will be uncharacteristically brief, Sir Christopher. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Devizes (Danny Kruger) for securing a debate on the subject. We have heard so…20 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillThat is absolutely right. It is very difficult to replace documents, and many people come here without any documents. We are relying on the timescales of high commissions and…19 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy right hon. Friend is right. I have met many of these children in camps in Calais, in Zaatari in Jordan and in some of the less well-run camps in Greece. These are real…19 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillIt is difficult, in six minutes, to do justice to such an important piece of legislation, with such a diverse set of amendments. I want to speak primarily to Lords amendment 3—the…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWith forecasts showing that there may be as many as 1 million young people without a job, I urge the Minister to think outside the box. I have long argued that we should use…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI agree with the local approach that my right hon. Friend is taking. He has to make a judgment based on balancing what the science is telling us, what the economy is telling us…15 Oct 2020HANSARDEngagementsOne of the great unsung achievements of the coalition Government was the recruitment of 4,200 extra health visitors. As an experienced father himself, the Prime Minister knows how…14 Oct 2020HANSARDChina: Labour Programme in TibetI thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) for bringing this debate today. He started by saying that Tibet is something of a…07 Oct 2020HANSARDChina: Labour Programme in TibetI completely agree, and perhaps we will get it at the end of the debate. We must also call out the Confucius institutes, which wield sinister influence in our universities and…07 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Maternity and Parental LeaveThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a joy to be back in Westminster Hall. It is a joy to be the first bloke to speak in Westminster Hall after the lockdown, and it is a decided…05 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsOur frontline police officers have performed an incredible service throughout the pandemic, keeping us safe while putting themselves in the line of danger, as we saw so tragically…28 Sept 2020HANSARDYemenI beg to move, That this House has considered the situation in Yemen. I am delighted to move the motion, and I am aware of the very great interest in this debate, so I will make…24 Sept 2020HANSARDYemenI agree with the hon. Lady, and I will finish on the figures about the United Kingdom. We have been the third largest donor and are one of the most important donors at the moment.…24 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19The last six months have been tough for our country, and it sounds as though the next six months will be too. It is vital that we take our constituents with us and that they have…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillIt is always a joy to come in on the fag end of a debate, when so many people have said everything that needs to be said and we have had a surfeit of lawyers on what is a very…21 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusTraditionally, the start of the autumn term is the peak for returning schoolchildren showing signs of colds and sniffles. I am now increasingly getting reports from my…15 Sept 2020HANSARDHousing Developments: West SussexIt is; yes, indeed. I absolutely share my hon. Friend’s complete horror at what he refers to, appropriately, as the mutant algorithm that may be responsible in the future for the…07 Sept 2020