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HANSARD High Speed 2I congratulate my right hon. Friend on securing this debate on a topic we have discussed many times. I voted against HS2 at every opportunity in the House of Commons. In 2013, I…10 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed 2Does my hon. Friend agree that HS2 appeared to be trying to create the perception that the project was beyond the point of no return—that we cannot stop it because so much money…10 Jul 2019HANSARDUK Ambassador to USA: Leaked EmailsDoes my right hon. Friend see any link at all between the timing of this appalling leak, and the fact that just over a week ago it was announced in the media that Sir Mark Sedwill…08 Jul 2019HANSARDHong KongMy right hon. Friend has said that one country, two systems must mean exactly that. Will he support the legitimate demands of the protesters, many of whom are waving Union flags…25 Jun 2019HANSARDTree PlantingWill the Minister join me in celebrating the 9 million trees planted over the past 30 years to create the new national forest? My constituency, at the centre of it, has seen a…20 Jun 2019HANSARDCare Home SafetyI welcome the fact that the latest report from the Care Quality Commission indicates that four out of five adult social care services in England are rated either good or…18 Jun 2019HANSARDLocal Government EfficiencyConservative-controlled North West Leicestershire District Council has frozen its council tax for the past decade. Can the Secretary of State confirm that council tax in 93…17 Jun 2019HANSARDTransport Connectivity: North of EnglandAlthough North West Leicestershire is the centre of the midlands, most people in London think it is in the north. Despite delivering the highest economic growth outside London and…13 Jun 2019HANSARDSolar Power22. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Does my hon. Friend agree that we should be doing more to enhance technical education and engineering, and that one of the best ways to do that will be…11 Jun 2019HANSARDFree TV Licences: Over-75sDoes my right hon. and learned Friend agree that instead of forcing the over-75s to pay the compulsory TV tax, with the threat of criminal prosecution, the BBC, which consistently…11 Jun 2019HANSARDMineworkers’ Pension SchemeWill the hon. Lady give way?10 Jun 2019HANSARDRefugee Family ReunionIs my right hon. Friend as concerned as I am that in designing a refugee family reunion policy we do not create incentives that encourage even more people to leave their homes and…10 Jun 2019HANSARDMineworkers’ Pension SchemeAs a Member of Parliament whose paternal grandfather was a coalminer and whose major conurbation in my seat is called Coalville, I think the hon. Gentleman will know whose side I…10 Jun 2019HANSARDMineworkers’ Pension SchemeWill the hon. Lady give way?10 Jun 2019HANSARDMineworkers’ Pension SchemeThe hon. Lady talks about coalfield communities. Does she agree that they are gritty, proud, and among some of the hardest working and most honest communities in the country?…10 Jun 2019HANSARDMineworkers’ Pension SchemeI have done a quick calculation: if it is correct that there are currently 158,000 beneficiaries and the surplus taken of the Government share of the fund is about £4.45 billion,…10 Jun 2019HANSARDMineworkers’ Pension SchemeDoes the hon. Lady agree with me that in this debate, for once, the right hon. and hon. Members taking part in it are not asking the Government to put their hand into their…10 Jun 2019HANSARDSupport for Litigants in Family CourtsIn children’s matters in the family courts, the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service is treated as an expert witness. Is the Minister aware that CAFCASS has no…04 Jun 2019HANSARDDraft Financial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019The hon. Lady is doing a very good job of explaining the complexities of unravelling a 46-year-old union. What does she think would be the complexities of unravelling a…22 May 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019Will the Minister concede to the Committee that, as part of the Prime Minister’s negotiations to get this extension to article 50, she gave further concessions to the European…20 May 2019