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HANSARD Fracking: Rother ValleyI thank the hon. Member for that contribution. I completely agree with her about these traffic movements. It is the effect of fracking as a whole and all the issues around…28 Sept 2020HANSARD Fracking: Rother ValleyI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. It is a great honour to secure this debate and speak on a matter of such huge importance to the…28 Sept 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House will be aware of the distressing decision by the Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation to sell the Maltby Miners Welfare Institute. The Stute, which…24 Sept 2020HANSARDYemenWill the hon. Lady give way?24 Sept 2020HANSARDYemenIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Leicester East (Claudia Webbe), although I do not think that the Government are acting in a criminal way in the slightest. It was…24 Sept 2020HANSARDEnd of Eviction MoratoriumThe Minister will know that a large number of homeless people and those facing eviction are veterans. Although there are many good charities out there working to help homeless…23 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI think we discussed this last Tuesday in relation to the Competition and Markets Authority and markets, which are how we come together, but I want to touch on the point about…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI am listening very carefully to the language the hon. Lady is using. There are lots of coulds and woulds, but no actual evidence. It is always “could” and supposition. Is she…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillWe are talking about songs today, and I appreciate the hon. Member for Glasgow North East (Anne McLaughlin) quoting The Who; lest we forget, the famous Roger Daltrey is an ardent…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillOf course, on family—I will always give way to a member of my family.22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI hate to rehash the arguments, but the United Kingdom did vote to leave the European Union. I am sure that Mrs Miggins at 34 Acacia Avenue in my constituency did not vote to…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that if SNP Members actually wanted to break up the Union and the Bill were as terrible as they claim, they would vote with us to put through such a…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillOnce again, this comes back to the difference between our parties. I believe in one country—one United Kingdom. The SNP and Scotland did have a say. The people of Scotland had a…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI could not agree more, but let us be honest: SNP Members do not want to talk about success. They want to talk about breaking up the country, and about how bad it is, because they…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI have already given way once, so I will make progress. The Bill is not a Westminster power grab, but a guarantee of a strong United Kingdom that will safeguard jobs and make us…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI completely agree, obviously. Parliament should not be getting into this.15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillCan I make a bit more progress?15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham. I do not think I have spoken under you before. My constituents in Rother Valley and fellow Members of this House…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillWhy not?15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for making that point, but my point is that this is about equality. We are one country and one family, and everyone should be equal. The father is not…15 Sept 2020