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HANSARDEngagementsQ15. Mr Speaker, I am not a cynical sort but I was slightly perplexed this week when the Cabinet Secretary and the director general of Government Propriety and Ethics, no less,…25 May 2022HANSARDForeign National Offender Removal FlightsAs my hon. Friend is one of the Ministers in Her Majesty’s Government most able to give a direct answer to a direct question, does he know how many dangerous foreign national…18 May 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesThank you for calling me so early in this debate to deliver my sermon, Mr Speaker. If I may, by means of parish notices, let me wish Her Majesty a happy 96th birthday. My…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Dissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMay I refer my right hon. and learned Friend to “The Crown”, of which I am sure he was an avid viewer? In answer to the intervention by the hon. Member for Cardiff West (Kevin…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Dissolution and Calling of Parliament BillI thank the hon. Member for Nottingham North (Alex Norris) for the introduction where he described me as being cheeky faced. It will stun the Opposition and surprise the…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Dissolution and Calling of Parliament BillThe hon. Gentleman invites me to be intemperate about the difference between this House and the other Parliaments of the United Kingdom, which I will resist entirely. Places…14 Mar 2022HANSARDPublic HealthCan we take it from that that the hon. Gentleman is in favour of extending the certification, or vaccine passport, to all venues?14 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsThere are media reports of a Cabinet meeting and press conference this afternoon to initiate covid winter plan B without reference to this House. Covid passes will not increase…08 Dec 2021HANSARDPublic HealthWill the Minister give way?30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthWill the Minister give way?30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic HealthMy hon. Friend is the kindest of Ministers. On the question of the new variant’s severity, I wonder if she has data to hand about whether any of the new cases of omicron in this…30 Nov 2021HANSARD Points of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. With reference to the announcements, I deprecate the announcement of things outside of this Chamber and have been known to criticise…02 Nov 2021HANSARDWorld Menopause MonthIt is impossible to resist any campaign spearheaded by the hon. Lady and this is one I am very proud indeed to be able to support. I look forward to the Second Reading of her…21 Oct 2021HANSARDMandatory Vaccine PassportsI welcome the new ministerial team, and look forward to working with them constructively in the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee. I am sure that they…23 Sept 2021HANSARD Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill (Instruction)The hon. Gentleman is extremely kind in giving way, although perhaps not quite accurate in describing my condition. On the question of Prorogation, would he mind turning his…13 Sept 2021HANSARD Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill (Instruction)indicated dissent.13 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. My hon. Friend the estimable rail Minister—the antidote to Dr Beeching—is doing sterling work with the restoring your railway schemes. Perhaps he can provide an update on the…09 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid Vaccine PassportsWhat a load of rubbish. I do not believe that my hon. Friend believes a word he just uttered, because I remember him stating very persuasively my position, which we shared at the…08 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillAs ever, I will seek to calm the House, if I can, as I perambulate around a few of the issues that the Bill presents. I suggest to the Minister, as an early judgment, that it is…07 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateGiven the overwhelming evidence, both moral and practical, against covid vaccine passports, will my hon. Friend rediscover the courage of his own convictions, as he once described…06 Sept 2021