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HANSARDEngagementsWhen can we expect the co-ordinated chorus of SAGE members recommencing their media appearances to depress morale, and does my right hon. Friend fear having to give another press…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Protection of Retail WorkersMr Gray, as ever, it is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair. I shall do my best to follow your instruction, although I cannot guarantee any greater degree of quality if I…07 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI reassure my right hon. Friend that, since last we spoke in this Chamber, I have received my first jab. As the age limit lowers, the more youthful of us in this House…07 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes my right hon. Friend agree that, following yesterday’s Wagnerian-length Committee session, the proper place for learning from the pandemic will be in the independent public…27 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government Handling and PreparednessHas my right hon. Friend noted the various ironies of yesterday’s Committee? It must be personally difficult for him and others who needlessly defended someone so willing to throw…27 May 2021HANSARD Ministerial Code/Register of Ministers’ InterestsThe role of the independent adviser is an important one, and I personally was impressed by Lord Geidt’s evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee…18 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe Health Secretary can be proud of his role in the vaccination programme, and I welcome the further reduction in the age of eligibility. It may surprise my right hon. Friend,…17 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government Transparency and AccountabilityI refer my right hon. Friend to my correspondence with the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, which is published regularly on the PACAC website. I would hope that the response…22 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government Transparency and AccountabilityMay I just say that we always enjoy my right hon. Friend the Minister’s appearances before our Committee, and I would not wish to reduce those in number or diminish them in…22 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government Transparency and AccountabilityMy hon. Friend hits the nail on the head, and the short answer is no. If the Government were to express the view that these are arbitrary decisions made because this is a…22 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government Transparency and AccountabilityI beg to move, That this House has considered the Eighth Report of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Government transparency and accountability…22 Apr 2021HANSARDLobbying of Government CommitteeMay I thank the Opposition for tabling a motion to establish a Committee, but gently point out to them that one already exists, namely, the Public Administration and…14 Apr 2021HANSARDLobbying of Government CommitteeIt is often the case that if an individual’s attitude and sense of public probity were such, there would be no need for rules, but I fear we are quite often at risk of falling…14 Apr 2021HANSARDLobbying of Government CommitteeWill the hon. Lady give way?14 Apr 2021HANSARDLobbying of Government CommitteeI note the motion and thank the hon. Member for it. I just wondered why she thought it was appropriate that the membership of that Committee be nominated by the Committee of…14 Apr 2021HANSARDLobbying of Government CommitteeI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. Hon. and right hon. Members should always be careful in using the privilege afforded to us in speaking in this House, but I find…14 Apr 2021HANSARDLobbying of Government CommitteeYes, but I am at risk of indulging the hon. Gentleman too much.14 Apr 2021HANSARDLobbying of Government CommitteeThe Chair of the Liaison Committee is indicating that he wishes to intervene.14 Apr 2021HANSARDLobbying of Government CommitteeMy hon. Friend is entirely correct, and I believe the whole new Committee entirely endorses the latest, 2017, report of the previous Committee and would wish to see those…14 Apr 2021HANSARDLobbying of Government CommitteeOn the point about scrutiny, and following the speech made by the hon. Member for Luton South (Rachel Hopkins), who is indeed a member of the Committee that will be scrutinising…14 Apr 2021