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HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic: Government ResponseThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. On behalf of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, I am grateful for the opportunity to present our report on…17 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic: Government ResponseWe have not quite made the recommendation that it should not be a judge-led inquiry; it could well be, but perhaps with a panel of different experts to contribute something…17 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic: Government ResponseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question, but it would be for the inquiry to require that evidence if it was based on a statutory footing.17 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic: Government ResponseI thank my hon. Friend. Being a qualified medic, he will share my disdain for any outbreak of “hindsightitis” in all this. I would emphasise that the summary of our report states…17 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic: Government ResponseYes, I agree with the thrust of the hon. Member’s question. He may already be aware of—and, following this statement, may wish to follow up—the evidence kindly presented to us to…17 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic: Government ResponseI thank my hon. Friend for that question. Again, without pre-empting what such an inquiry may wish to investigate and find, it is useful to have the Paymaster General on the…17 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic: Government ResponseI thank my fellow Committee member for his question. The short answer is yes, but it is important to remember that it will be the inquiry, placed on a statutory footing, that will…17 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic: Government ResponseI thank the right hon. Lady for her constructive reply and careful consideration of the report and for welcoming all our recommendations. I am sure that the Government—with my…17 Sept 2020HANSARDEnergy-Efficient Homes: SupportWhat assessment has my hon. Friend made of the benefits of this ambitious £2 billion scheme for home insulation, and when will my constituents be able to access it to make those…15 Sept 2020HANSARDEnergy-Efficient Homes: SupportWhat financial support he is providing to upgrade the energy efficiency of homes.15 Sept 2020HANSARD Manchester Piccadilly to Rose Hill Marple TrainsI am grateful to have the opportunity this afternoon, as my hon. Friend the Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) did in the previous debate, to raise a matter that is of great…10 Sept 2020HANSARD Manchester Piccadilly to Rose Hill Marple TrainsAbsolutely, that makes it more difficult. That is why Northern needs to know that the operation has changed. It needs to know that it has to improve, that it is perhaps doubly…10 Sept 2020HANSARD Manchester Piccadilly to Rose Hill Marple TrainsThere is no doubt whatever that Northern’s reputation has been generally lamentable for some years. However, I gently caution the hon. Gentleman, my neighbour from Stockport,…10 Sept 2020HANSARD Manchester Piccadilly to Rose Hill Marple TrainsI thank my hon. Friend the Minister for that announcement and for the work he has done to secure it. He mentions the short, medium and longer term. Without wishing to look a gift…10 Sept 2020HANSARD Manchester Piccadilly to Rose Hill Marple TrainsI am in complete agreement with my constituency neighbour, which will come as no surprise to anyone at all. May I, at this juncture, mention my other constituency neighbour, the…10 Sept 2020HANSARD Manchester Piccadilly to Rose Hill Marple TrainsOn that note, I happily give way to my constituency neighbour.10 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay full tribute to all the schools in my constituency that have reopened on time and in full. As the Secretary of State will no doubt be aware, this is against a background of…07 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness, Energy and Industrial StrategyI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement. It is patently obvious that a Unionist and a nationalist cannot agree on a constitutional settlement, but it is none the less perfectly…20 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement. It is patently obvious that a Unionist and a nationalist cannot agree on a constitutional settlement, but it is none the less perfectly…16 Jul 2020HANSARDFixed-term Parliaments ActI look forward to the appearance of my hon. Friend before the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee next week to discuss this matter at length. She will know…16 Jul 2020