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HANSARD Public HealthI will give way again, very generously.01 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthAbsolutely not. This has brought out the number of lunatics in the country, quite frankly. Non-essential retail is to reopen. Why on earth was it closed in the first place? A…01 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthAbsolutely right. We are told that non-essential retail can reopen—hurrah! But I am not quite sure why we would express great surprise—01 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthBefore I make my brief remarks, I must say that I am reminded of the quote by Teddy Roosevelt, who spoke of the person in the arena. I rather feel that my hon. Friend the Minister…01 Dec 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastAs somebody who campaigns to protect green-belt land, I welcome my right hon. Friend’s additional investment in prioritising brownfield developments. His changes to the Green Book…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Winter PlanCan my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister confirm that decisions on tiering will be based on local authority areas such as Stockport, rather than on wider combined authority…23 Nov 2020HANSARDCommittee on StandardsI just want to ask why, if this is House business—which I think it is, absolutely—, is the Labour Chief Whip’s name is on the amendment.10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19My right hon. Friend lists the many commendable achievements of the national health service in the period since the first wave, but the main contention is that this policy is for…02 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateAs models of athleticism, the Prime Minister and I know of the benefits of regular gym-going—not only for physical health, but for mental wellbeing. Given that repetition is not a…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19I understand that I am quickly building a reputation in this House for being somewhat grumpy and contrarian—[Hon. Members: “Building?”] Or indeed cementing the pinnacle of it. I…02 Nov 2020HANSARDAdditional Covid-19 Restrictions: Fair Economic SupportIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Makerfield (Yvonne Fovargue). I pass on my condolences to the hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne (Angela Rayner), whose aunt sadly…21 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI want to be fair to my right hon. Friend, who is motivated at all times by the best of intentions, but I gently say that those of us who have a contrary view to all of the…20 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateFurther to this consensual statement, we are all keen to be guided by the science, so what scientific behavioural assessment has been made of the effects of closing covid-secure…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI bring news from Greater Manchester, where the impossible has been achieved: all the Members of Parliament, the leaders of the councils and indeed the Mayor are surprisingly in…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI fear that talk of closing hospitality venues such as pubs, restaurants and cafés misses the point, given the very limited transmission of covid within them. For example, this…12 Oct 2020HANSARDPlanning and House BuildingI pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight (Bob Seely), who gave a splendid exposition of the issue facing us today. Although she is no longer in her place, I…08 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Healthrose —06 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateMy right hon. Friend has many invidious choices to continue to make, but, further to the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Altrincham and Sale West (Sir Graham Brady),…21 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic: Government ResponseI thank my hon. Friend for that and for his contribution to the Committee’s work. Time is indeed of the essence, as there will be an inevitable lag period before such an inquiry…17 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic: Government ResponseWithout pre-empting such an inquiry, the short answer is yes, and I thank my right hon. Friend for his contribution to the report.17 Sept 2020