Contingencies Fund (No. 2) Bill

The new clause is intended to ensure that the Government learn from the past year and, as I set o...

Before I call Andrew Jones, let me just say that I am grateful for the restraint that people demo...

I will keep my remarks as short as possible; I fully recognise that we have a very well-subscribe...

I cannot support the Opposition’s new clause 1 because, in my view, it would do nothing but intro...

I rise to speak in favour of the amendment tabled by the Leader of the Opposition, which hopes to...

I agree with the shadow Minister that we need accountability and transparency, but there is alrea...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

I will just give way to the hon. Lady before I finish.

The hon. Gentleman has talked a lot about money going out into the private sector, but a lot of t...

I agree, and I welcome the points that the hon. Lady makes. I did say in my speech on Second Read...

I would like to speak to new clause 1. First, I am grateful to the Financial Secretary for puttin...

The next speaker, by video link, is Jamie Stone. [Interruption.] Jamie, you may be on mute—I know...

It gives me pleasure to rise to speak on the Bill and perhaps slay some of the misstatements that...

Labour’s new clause seeks to make contingency spending more transparent and accountable to our Pa...

This is a technical Bill, but it is important and so is parliamentary authorisation of public exp...

We recognise that in the circumstances of a global pandemic the Government need to be able to act...

I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as a member of the Public and...

I will be brief. The concerns of Scottish National party MPs over certain covid-related Governmen...

As you will be aware, Mr Evans, clause 1 provides for an increase in capital for the Contingencie...

With the leave of the Committee, I will respond briefly to the debate and pick up on some contrib...

We will now suspend for three minutes for sanitisation of the Dispatch Boxes, and to allow the sa...