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HANSARDDraft Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Will the Minister give way on the matter of access to justice?04 Mar 2019HANSARD Stronger Towns FundI welcome the establishment of the stronger towns fund. Will my right hon. Friend assure the House that towns across the midlands and the north, from Cleethorpes to Coalville and…04 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend will have been as shocked as I was to see the appalling scenes of Venezuelan troops using violence and intimidation to prevent vital aid from entering their…26 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland BackstopDoes the Solicitor General agree with the widely reported comments of Olly Robbins, the Prime Minister’s chief negotiator, who, I believe, spoke in vino veritas when he said that…19 Feb 2019HANSARDToxic Air and Children’s HealthWill the Minister join me in welcoming the work of UK researchers to develop a new protocol for managing asthma, such as a pill to reduce the number of attacks by targeting airway…19 Feb 2019HANSARD FlybmiWhile the failure of Flybmi’s business model and the loss of 100 jobs in my constituency is a setback causing obvious distress for employees and disruption for passengers, it…18 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Defence RelationshipWill my right hon. Friend clarify for the House that it is in fact NATO, not the European Union, that has been and will continue to be the cornerstone of European security and…18 Feb 2019HANSARDUK Nationals returning from SyriaWhat powers and resources does my right hon. Friend have to ensure that any British citizen returning from the so-called caliphate in whose case the burden of proof does not…18 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseGiven the comments of Sir Terry Morgan, the former chairman of HS2, to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee last month—he said, “Nobody knows” the number, when asked what…14 Feb 2019HANSARDInsecure WorkThe hon. Member for Nottingham South (Lilian Greenwood) says that the east midlands has the highest proportion of people on zero-hours contracts, but she failed to add that we…12 Feb 2019HANSARDCounter-Daesh UpdateThe Leader of the Opposition is a former national chairman of the Stop the War Coalition. Under his chairmanship, the coalition issued a statement praising Daesh for its…11 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsSome people are paid four-weekly, not monthly, so one month of the year, they will get two payments. Will the Minister ensure that universal credit can cope adequately with this…11 Feb 2019HANSARD Election Law ReformWe are not accusing the Minister of any weaselly get-out, but she and the Electoral Commission have to understand that there will be no weaselly get-out for any of us if we find…11 Feb 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Food InsecurityWill my right hon. Friend confirm that someone on benefits moving into work under the legacy welfare system that we inherited from the Labour Government could have lost up to £9…11 Feb 2019HANSARD Universities: Financial SustainabilityDoes the Minister recall that in 2010 the system we inherited for funding higher education was completely unsustainable? Does he agree that that was demonstrated by the fact that…11 Feb 2019HANSARDSeaborne Freight“When the facts change, I change my mind” is a quote widely attributed to John Maynard Keynes, someone normally highly supported on the Opposition Benches. Will my right hon.…11 Feb 2019HANSARD Legislation against Female Genital MutilationFemale genital mutilation is abhorrent and barbaric and should never be inflicted on any girl or woman in this country or, indeed, any country. In the spirit of equality, will the…11 Feb 2019HANSARD Election Law ReformI wish to recap. Worryingly, a candidate in an election could be liable under the law for spending on his behalf that he neither authorised, nor was even aware of.11 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 6 February.06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsI have always considered the Leader of the Opposition to be just an unreconstructed Marxist. However, in the light of video footage that has emerged this week, I may well have to…06 Feb 2019