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HANSARDUN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against WomenOn 25 February, at CEDAW, the Women’s Aid Federation Northern Ireland raised a series of concerns, including on the lack of a gender equality strategy and a violence against women…06 Mar 2019HANSARDMoney LaunderingThe Economic Secretary to the Treasury knows better than most of us about the nefarious impact of Russia, and I send my best wishes to his constituency, to the Skripals and, most…05 Mar 2019HANSARD EU Exit Preparations: Ferry ContractsThe hon. Gentleman is making a really good point, but my constituents are also very cross about the sheer waste of money in all this, and at a time when we are told that we do not…05 Mar 2019HANSARD Regional Transport InfrastructureThe investment in Dalmarnock railway station has been marked. It went from being the lowest used station on the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network, to a brand new,…05 Mar 2019HANSARDMoney Laundering2. What recent steps he has taken to tackle money laundering.05 Mar 2019HANSARDLocal Authority ServicesThe European regional development fund moneys of €476 million and the European social fund moneys of €465 million have had a significant input into local government funding the…04 Mar 2019HANSARDPoint of Orderrose—04 Mar 2019HANSARDPoint of Orderindicated assent.04 Mar 2019HANSARDPoint of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. To follow on from where the right hon. Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn) left off, this Bill—the Financial Services…04 Mar 2019HANSARD Stronger Towns FundAnother day, another tawdry bribe by this Government to distract and to grab headlines from their failing Brexit plans. First, I want to ask the Secretary of State whether this…04 Mar 2019HANSARD Social SecurityThat is absolutely right. It is welcome that the Secretary of State rowed back on making the policy retrospective, but it will still have a huge impact on child poverty in the…04 Mar 2019HANSARD Social SecurityMy hon. Friend is making some very good points about the cost of living. Is he aware that the UK Government’s cuts and their restricting of the child element of universal credit…04 Mar 2019HANSARD Social SecurityDoes my hon. Friend agree that the WASPI women are one such group who deserve a pay rise and deserve the money that they have paid in but have not received? Does he pay credit to…04 Mar 2019HANSARD Social SecurityThe hon. Gentleman is making a point about life expectancy. Is he not aware that recent figures suggest that life expectancy is now rolling backwards and that a good deal of that…04 Mar 2019HANSARD Tax Avoidance, Evasion and ComplianceWe should have been debating the Financial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill this evening, but the UK Government are clearly feart. Can the Minister tell us when the…04 Mar 2019HANSARDBrownfield SitesEU funds have been used to decontaminate brownfield land, making it suitable for development. A prime example of that is at Shawfield in the Clyde Gateway area. The Clyde Gateway…04 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnel: PaymentThe reality is that the Secretary of State is engaged in deflection. We are now in a situation where this country risks running out of vital medicines for each and every one of…04 Mar 2019HANSARD YemenI thank the Minister for his efforts in this space. I am aware that Mark Lowcock, the UN relief co-ordinator, prior to the pledging conference, met women’s groups in Yemen. Can he…28 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness Community16. Scottish Government analysis published last week highlights the impacts of a supply shock caused by a no-deal Brexit, which include: the destruction of supply chains;…28 Feb 2019HANSARD YemenI thank the right hon. Gentleman for doing so much to highlight this cause; he is making an excellent speech. Does he agree that the bombing of medical facilities—five medical…28 Feb 2019