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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018My right hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. She talks of building consensus. I see consensus on both sides of the House for an extension of three months. If that were the…29 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillThe hon. Gentleman is making excellent points about indefinite detention. Does he agree that one reason why the Government and Conservative MPs argue for indefinite detention is…28 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillIs the hon. Gentleman aware that EU citizens living here who are trying to get settled status and do not have access to a computer can only apply on an Android phone? The…28 Jan 2019HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayOn that point, I spoke in last year’s Holocaust Memorial Day debate and the footage was put on Channel 4’s Facebook page, where I was accused of all those things that my hon.…24 Jan 2019HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayMy hon. Friend is making a brilliant speech, and I would like to pay tribute to somebody who used to sit here on these Benches who has a similar story: Lord Dubs. He also came…24 Jan 2019HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayWill my hon. Friend give way?24 Jan 2019HANSARD Grassroots Football Funding: Wembley StadiumMy hon. Friend is making a wonderful case for grassroots football. A club in my constituency, Otley Town, wrote to me to outline its concerns about facilities. It said: “The key…22 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsYanto Awerkion, Sem Asso and Edo Dogopia were among six members of the West Papua National Committee who were arrested in December, when the police and the military took over the…22 Jan 2019HANSARDWater IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Gray. First, I thank my hon. Friend from my namesake constituency, the Member for Bristol North West (Darren Jones). He gave a…22 Jan 2019HANSARDWater IndustryI give way to the right hon. Gentleman, who I am sure will defend privatisation.22 Jan 2019HANSARDWater IndustryI was not completely embodying all the faults in the right hon. Gentleman’s arguments. To repeat his point, it is good value, but why is it better value in Scotland and Wales than…22 Jan 2019HANSARDCollege FundingFurther education colleges are being asked to implement T-levels, but the T-level system, even though it has not started yet, is already in crisis. The exam boards are taking the…21 Jan 2019HANSARD Sustainable SeasI thank the Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee for her leadership on this report, which built on our report on plastics. Does she agree that Foreign and Commonwealth…17 Jan 2019HANSARDUN Climate Change Conference: Government ResponseThank you, Mr Betts. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff North (Anna McMorrin) for securing this debate. She is not just an excellent constituency MP; she is a leading…16 Jan 2019HANSARDRecognition of Fibromyalgia as a DisabilityOn that point, my constituent James wrote to me saying that a lot of medical professionals look at him as if the condition does not exist, and that the worst part is that nobody…15 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Does the Secretary of State want to apologise to Scots Guardsman Stephen McWhirter, who was called a snowflake in Capita’s disastrous £752 million recruitment campaign,…14 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActWe are now tackling air quality, and that is through the EU and environmental regulations, but the Government had to be taken to court three times. If such a health and…10 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActMy right hon. Friend is making an eloquent speech, and he has made the excellent point that the deal we have now is the best deal available. but if we are to take leadership on…09 Jan 2019HANSARDSeaborne FreightIt is quite incredible that the Secretary of State has awarded a contract to a company with no ships, no investors, no customers, no credible business plan, no employees and no…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Uganda: DemocracyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McDonagh. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Stockton South (Dr Williams), who made a powerful and eloquent…08 Jan 2019