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HANSARDLeaving the EU: Farming12. What plans he has for farming policy after the UK leaves the EU.21 Feb 2019HANSARDNew Trade Agreements: Human Rights11. Scrutiny of our trade deals is vital as we leave the EU. Given the Government’s commitment to an inclusive and fair trade policy, will the Secretary of State seek a debate in…07 Feb 2019HANSARDT-levels13. Over the years, I have heard a lot of employers complain that vocational courses do not adequately prepare young people for the workplace. Will the Secretary of State commit…04 Feb 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI beg Members’ indulgence for a few moments as I bring some sad news to the Chamber. A former Member, Sir Reginald Eyre, who represented Birmingham, Hall Green between 1965 and…28 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social CareI can see the hon. Lady trying to get in again. I happily give way.17 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social CareI will happily look at it. I hope that Opposition Members will realise that they are agreeing with me and perhaps take a slightly different tone when coming back on me on this…17 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social CareI could not agree more. The freedoms given to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority by this Administration have allowed it to become a Petri dish for new ways of doing things,…17 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social CareI am happy to acknowledge that, when families have less money, they can find themselves in debt, which adds to stress and can contribute to poor mental health. I do not know about…17 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social CareI should be delighted to take the hon. Lady up on that. I know that what she is saying is absolutely right. However, there are also many children in need who have one parent in…17 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social CareIt is a real honour to be able to talk in this debate and to follow the speakers who have already contributed, particularly my very old friend, the former Children’s Minister, my…17 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social CareI wish to join my hon. Friend, as a fellow Essex MP, by putting on record my admiration for everyone who is working in children’s services in Essex, the extraordinary journey they…17 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social CareYes, that was it. Getting the data we need to prove effectiveness is one of those extraordinarily valuable holy grails. Successive Governments have found it very difficult to…17 Jan 2019HANSARDProtection of Historic Church BuildingsI thank my right hon. Friend for her answer. We are blessed with a great many historic churches in Brentwood and Ongar; too often, they have to be kept locked for very long…17 Jan 2019HANSARDProtection of Historic Church Buildings1. What steps the Church of England is taking to ensure that historic church buildings are protected.17 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI am obviously not terribly delighted that we are having a vote of confidence in the Conservative Government, but I suppose I might thank the Opposition for bringing my party back…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentAnd when the hon. Lady’s party left power, we had record debt, a crashed economy and a loss of confidence in our foreign policy after the disastrous Iraq war. The Labour party ran…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI am very happy to give way and take the extra time.16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentRecord debt is what we would have. The hon. Lady’s party is offering this country and my voters—my tax-paying constituents— £1,000 billion of extra debt. That is £35,000 extra for…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentThank you, Mr Speaker. The truth is that the Labour party left power under an enormous cloud. Everybody knows it. It left after a disastrous 13 years in office, in which the…16 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActThank you very much, Mr Speaker. Five hundred years on, we find ourselves still arguing about our relationship with Europe and about who rules. I have little confidence that, 500…15 Jan 2019