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HANSARDPublic HealthI shall take one or two more interventions and then I shall conclude.14 Dec 2021HANSARDPublic HealthI agree with my hon. Friend, and particularly in this city. The reproduction rate of this virus is shortening every day and the numbers that the Secretary of State set out in his…14 Dec 2021HANSARDPublic HealthI agree with the hon. Lady. I appreciate that she is a newer Member of the House but I dare say she watched our proceedings before being elected, and we cannot have spent so much…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. Today we learned of the first death in the UK as a result of the omicron virus, so on behalf of the whole House…13 Dec 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI begin by thanking the Secretary of State for the telephone call that he made to me this afternoon, which I greatly appreciated. On the Opposition side of the House, we have…08 Dec 2021HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Have you been notified by the Government of their intention to make a statement today from the Department of Health and Social Care, because if…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI thank the Secretary of State both for his kind, warm words of welcome and for advance sight of his statement. I am looking forward to our exchanges. Last week I paid tribute to…06 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. I pay enormous tribute to my predecessor, my right hon. Friend the Member for Leicester South (Jonathan Ashworth), who did…03 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareWe’ve been given the best.03 Dec 2021HANSARDEnd-of-Year Assessments 2021Like so many other aspects of the Government’s coronavirus response, the Department for Education’s handling of exams has been a total disaster. Schools are currently grappling…26 Apr 2021HANSARDMinisterial CodeWe all know that the delay in locking down the country in lockdown one, lockdown two and lockdown three led to a higher toll in both lives and livelihoods. What I do not think…26 Apr 2021HANSARD Greensill CapitalThe simple fact is that, again and again, Members from all parts of the House pleaded with the Chancellor to meet us to hear the plight of millions of people who were excluded…13 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillThe hon. Gentleman makes a comparison between the Treasury’s response to the covid crisis and the Treasury’s response to the last financial crisis. I wonder, therefore, whether we…13 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghIt is a privilege to be called to speak in this moving and at times light-hearted debate. I will pick up particularly on the light-hearted theme. As I have listened to the…12 Apr 2021HANSARDOuter London Congestion ChargeIt is a pleasure for me to serve under your chairship for the first time, Ms Rees, and I am grateful to the Chairman of Ways and Means for enabling my participation in this…23 Mar 2021HANSARDSri LankaI, too, draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Like the right hon. Member for Chipping Barnet (Theresa Villiers), this time last…18 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureThat brings me to the real risk of giving the SNP a majority: it is a question of not just independence but ethics and propriety at the heart of the Scottish Government. Much as I…17 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureWill the hon. Gentleman give way?17 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureIt is a privilege to speak in this important debate. It is a debate that people in England and right across the UK need to start paying greater attention to, because while I fully…17 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureIndeed—and that brings me to education, which is my hon. Friend’s passion, and mine. The number of teachers in Scotland is down by 1,700 since 2007; the promise to cap class sizes…17 Mar 2021