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HANSARDOverseas Aid and DevelopmentI very much welcome the Church’s work in this area. Does the Church share my view that the merger of the Foreign Office with the Department for International Development must not…10 Sept 2020HANSARDOverseas Aid and DevelopmentWhat (a) steps the Church of England is taking and (b) recent discussions the Church of England has had with the Government on overseas aid and development.10 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol: UK Legal ObligationsThe Conservative party manifesto described the withdrawal agreement and the Northern Ireland protocol as “a great new deal” that was “signed, sealed and ready.” It explicitly…08 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateOn lessons learned, given the circumstances in Leicester, does the Secretary of State agree that the Government made a terrible mistake in cutting the Health and Safety…16 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperWhen the UK Government seek to strike trade deals with the rest of the world, they need to be able to speak with one voice for the whole United Kingdom, so will the Secretary of…16 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodThere are five and a half months to go and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster still cannot even confirm the site. Will he at least reply to my right hon. Friend the Member…13 Jul 2020HANSARDThe EconomyI strongly agree, and it will not surprise the hon. Gentleman that I will come on to make exactly that point. For some people in secure jobs and on decent pay, the lockdown…08 Jul 2020HANSARDThe EconomyI know you are watching the clock, Madam Deputy Speaker, but the good thing about that intervention is that I no longer have to repeat those points in my speech. I agree entirely.08 Jul 2020HANSARDThe EconomyIt seems to me that people who have been excluded require exactly the same sort of assistance as people who have been included, which is direct support to protect their incomes.…08 Jul 2020HANSARDThe EconomyThe shadow Chancellor has always been willing to work with the Chancellor, and we would be very happy to engage with the Government in terms of the flexibility that we are calling…08 Jul 2020HANSARDThe EconomyThe hon. Gentleman makes a really important point. Of course, the devolved Administrations can provide their own policy responses, but we know that decisions taken here on public…08 Jul 2020HANSARDThe EconomyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, because, as events in Leicester have shown, the virus has not gone away. Local lockdowns, or, God forbid, another national lockdown in the…08 Jul 2020HANSARDThe EconomyIt was a joy to read in one newspaper this morning that the theme of the Chancellor’s statement today would be jobs, jobs, jobs, which had a pretty familiar ring to it, as did the…08 Jul 2020HANSARDThe EconomyThe Economic Secretary to the Treasury says that it is cheap. I am not sure that a seat at a Conservative party fundraiser is particularly cheap, and it is certainly a price too…08 Jul 2020HANSARDThe EconomyI am afraid I must begin to draw to a conclusion. I remember Madam Deputy Speaker as a Chief Whip and she is not afraid to crack it. The Chancellor has taken measures that most…08 Jul 2020HANSARDHouse Building and Regeneration: Domestic Supply ChainsThe Conservative manifesto promised £9 billion for energy efficiency schemes, but the Committee on Climate Change described even that as “welcome but not enough to match the size…07 Jul 2020HANSARDFinance BillI thank the Financial Secretary for making the case for the Government’s new clauses this afternoon. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the Labour party has made it clear that…02 Jul 2020HANSARDFinance BillThe hon. Lady is right to say that so much of the responsibility and blame for what is happening in Scotland rests on the shoulders of the decisions taken here by the Conservative…02 Jul 2020HANSARDFinance BillI strongly agree with my hon. Friend, and that brings me neatly on to the next point I was about to make about employment conditions in our country. For my mum, as a single mum,…02 Jul 2020HANSARDFinance BillI am delighted that the Minister asked that question, because I am about to lay out, in full, the record of the previous Labour Government. According to the London School of…02 Jul 2020