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HANSARD Local Housing Allowance: Supreme Court RulingRents in Cheltenham are relatively high. Does the Minister agree that bringing more housing on stream is critical to bringing down those rents? Does he join me in welcoming the £3…13 Jun 2019HANSARDNet Zero Emissions TargetThis is hugely welcome. A legal commitment to net zero will help to preserve our planet while encouraging the kind of tech and innovation that we can export around the world. It…12 Jun 2019HANSARD Imprisonment for Public ProtectionThe right hon. Gentleman is speaking with his characteristic eloquence. Kevin Willis, a constituent of mine, has served 13 years in custody, which is the equivalent of a 26-year…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Imprisonment for Public ProtectionIn those circumstances, the defendants probably ought not to have been sentenced to an IPP in the first place, but to a life sentence. If that is the case, the correct thing is to…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Imprisonment for Public ProtectionI agree with every word that the hon. Lady is saying. The punishment must fit the crime, but does she agree that the real concern is that the punishments are not what judges…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Imprisonment for Public ProtectionThe Minister makes an entirely fair point, but he began by acknowledging that there are people in custody who have served time far beyond what the original sentencing judge…11 Jun 2019HANSARDCandidates with DisabilitiesI have met many talented students with disabilities in Cheltenham from the National Star College, so I commend my right hon. Friend for removing disability expenses from the…05 Jun 2019HANSARDCandidates with Disabilities5. What plans the Government has to encourage more candidates with disabilities to stand for election.05 Jun 2019HANSARDPost-18 Education and FundingEarlier this year, I met recent graduates in Cheltenham who indicated to me that, while the degrees they had received were enormously valuable to their life chances, they felt…04 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Minimum Wage Naming SchemeNaming and shaming is one tool, but does the Minister agree that one of the most powerful tools to increase incomes is to reduce the amount of tax paid by people on low pay? Like…04 Jun 2019HANSARD Education FundingDoes my hon. Friend agree with me that one of the problems is that the special schools in all our constituencies are having to contend with a level of demand and complexity that…04 Jun 2019HANSARDShort SentencesThe latest generation of GPS tags can monitor the specific movements of offenders rather than simply enforcing home curfews. Does my right hon. Friend agree that that gives courts…04 Jun 2019HANSARDLegal Professionals: Pro Bono WorkThe sheer volume of legal advice and assistance that lawyers offer free of charge too often goes unremarked, but is remarkable. It rights wrongs, protects rights and strengthens…23 May 2019HANSARDLegal Professionals: Pro Bono Work1. What steps he has taken to encourage legal professionals to undertake pro bono work in the last 12 months. [R]23 May 2019HANSARD Information Disclosure: Pre-trial Abuse of Process HearingsThe Minister is quite properly setting out the duties on the prosecution entirely accurately and fairly. Does she agree that there is a duty, however, on all parties to ensure…22 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)All true.22 May 2019HANSARD Information Disclosure: Pre-trial Abuse of Process HearingsWill my right hon. Friend give way?22 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)That is all I wanted to ask.21 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No.2) Bill (First sitting)Q On the points you made about human gratification and being moved from place to place, how far does that go? Although horses, for example, are not wild animals, they are ridden,…21 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No.2) Bill (First sitting)Q Just on that point, is there a distinction, in that wild animals would feel more traumatised than domesticated animals? Daniella Dos Santos: Domesticated animals have come to be…21 May 2019