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HANSARDDraft Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bailey. I have a few brief questions. Paragraph 11.1 of the explanatory notes to the draft instrument says that the Office…28 Jan 2019HANSARDGreen Deal (Conduct of Home Energy and Lifestyle Management Ltd)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Secretary of State to review the conduct of Home Energy and Lifestyle Management Ltd in relation to the Green…22 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.22 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsGaza has been described as the biggest open-air prison in the world. Israel continues to plan settlement expansion and demolitions with impunity, and clearly US foreign policy is…22 Jan 2019HANSARDElectoral Commission: Investigatory PowersWe have heard about dark money being involved in elections and the Brexit vote, including the controversial £435,000 donation channelled via the Scottish Tory candidate, Richard…17 Jan 2019HANSARDElectoral Commission: Investigatory Powers2. What recent discussions the Electoral Commission has had with the Minister for the Cabinet Office on the Electoral Commission’s investigatory powers.17 Jan 2019HANSARD Nuclear UpdateThis statement confirms that the UK Government’s nuclear programme is in tatters, yet the Secretary of State comes to the House, commends this statement, and says that he will…17 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseEllis, who is the grandson of my constituent Eleanor Haining, has a rare and life-threatening brain disease—indeed, he has the only known case in the world with such early…17 Jan 2019HANSARD British Bioethanol IndustryI am more than happy to commend it for that. It is important work on an important environmental issue. When we think about it, that is what we are considering—environmental…16 Jan 2019HANSARD British Bioethanol IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gapes. I too congratulate the hon. Member for Scunthorpe (Nic Dakin) on bringing forward the debate, as well as on his work…16 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActWill the Attorney General give way?15 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActOn the backstop, can the Attorney General confirm that fish from Northern Ireland will have tariff-free access into the EU and tariff-free access back to the UK, but fish from…15 Jan 2019HANSARD Universal CreditA good choice, Mr Speaker. Following on from the question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Central Ayrshire (Dr Whitford), has the Minister assessed how many EU citizens who…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUAfter two and a half years of complete lack of direction, the Prime Minister wants us to vote for this agreement, which only puts everything into touch and into the transition…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Universal Creditrose —14 Jan 2019HANSARDOffensive Cyber-capabilitiesCyber-security is supposed to be a priority of the modernising defence programme, yet post-Brexit we are going to lose access to the European arrest warrant, Europol and the…14 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Actrose —10 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: PortsThe Secretary of State’s responses in Tuesday’s urgent question on the Seaborne fiasco were disgraceful. He has awarded an emergency ferry contract to a company with no boats, no…10 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOne of my constituents who has worked all her life had to take a part-time job, leading her to access benefits for the first time. Imagine her surprise when she was paid a week…10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActThe Secretary of State spoke of cherry-picking, but he cherry-picks his own statistics when he talks about 5,000 possible new fishing jobs. The SNP was always opposed to the…10 Jan 2019