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HANSARDPhotographic Reconnaissance Unit: National MemorialI thank the hon. Gentleman for securing the debate and for his tenacity in bringing it back post 2019. He mentioned Sandy Gunn and his bravery. Sandy Gunn flew from Wick during…09 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI thank all Members for their presence today and all those who made contributions. Mr Speaker, I hope the tenor of the debate met your expectations. Let me be clear that my…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of the consequences of the decision of the House on 3 November relating to Standards. First, I want to place on the record…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI entirely agree with my hon. Friend. COP is the last-chance saloon for this country and for the planet, and to have such distractions in this place is reprehensible.08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseThank you very much, Mr Speaker. I think there is a point here: this is the kind of behaviour we would expect to see in the Duma in Moscow or the National People’s Congress in…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI am sure that the hon. Member was present at the debate last week, and he will know that that is exactly what those of us on this side of the House were calling for. We were…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI will go on to detail some of the things the hon. Lady is referring to. Back in May 2020, it was Dominic Cummings’s trip to Barnard Castle, in flagrant breach of covid…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI agree, and that is one of the challenges. This is not an ordinary job. We are not in a line management structure; we are accountable only to our constituents.08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseAs an MP elected in 2019, one of the great losses as a result of covid has been the lack of opportunity to meet people in real life and engage across the House and across parties.…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseWe on these Benches are the Opposition. It is our job to oppose the Government unless they can behave otherwise. I will try to make some progress. Over the past 20 months, my…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseThese are all things that need to be looked at on an ongoing basis, and there are potentially areas where the different processes are in conflict. However, I will now make some…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention and for providing us with that clarity—it is unfortunate that the Prime Minister is not here to do that. The final set of questions…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI will not give way, as I am going to make progress. I hope that we will be able to discuss that issue further today. No system is perfect. There is always room for improvement.…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on StandardsI seek leave to propose that the House should debate a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration, namely the matter of the consequences of the decision…04 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsEarlier in the debate, the hon. Member for Southampton, Itchen (Royston Smith), who is no longer in his place, stated that levelling up is not just about geography. Although I am…01 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget: Pre-announcement of ProvisionsEducation has been very much missing from the pre-announcements. Given the amount of learning that our children have lost due to covid, I wonder whether the Minister would give us…26 Oct 2021HANSARDCOP26: Limiting Global Temperature RisesI thank my hon. Friend Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) for securing this vital debate and for allowing me the opportunity to speak this afternoon. When I think of…21 Oct 2021HANSARD Security UpdateI thank the Home Secretary for her statement, but I will pick up with her, after the statement, a particular MP’s case in this regard. We are 650 individuals representing 650…20 Oct 2021HANSARDClean Energy: Safeguarding of Human Rights4. What steps he is taking to ensure that the safeguarding of human rights in the development of clean energy projects is considered at COP26.20 Oct 2021HANSARDClean Energy: Safeguarding of Human RightsHuman rights abuses, such as the treatment of the Uyghurs in China, are hugely relevant to COP. An investigation earlier this year found that 40% of UK solar firms were built…20 Oct 2021