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HANSARD Batten Disease: Access to DrugsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I seek your advice, because we have a precedent for a situation that can arise on numerous occasions. In the nine years I have been in the House,…16 Jul 2019HANSARD20 Years of DevolutionOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Just across the road, parents whose children are dying from cystic fibrosis are lying in Parliament Square to bring this House’s…11 Jul 2019HANSARD Breast Cancer Screening (Women Under 40)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to entitle women aged under 40 and with a family history of breast cancer to breast cancer screening services; and for…02 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsOn Monday 160 years of food production on the same site in Burton ended with the announcement of the closure of the Kerry Foods plant in my constituency, affecting 900 jobs in…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Beer Duty RatesThe Minister is absolutely right in what he says about lower-strength beers and the potential that that has, but may I share with him what brewers across the country have said to…25 Jun 2019HANSARD Beer Duty RatesI agree with my hon. Friend, because I have seen that in action. Does he agree that one great way to support the great British pub is by doing something on beer duty? Seven out of…25 Jun 2019HANSARD Beer Duty RatesMy father said that there was no such thing as bad beer. My hon. Friend is articulating that there is—there is a skill; it is a profession. One of the things we have lost over…25 Jun 2019HANSARD Beer Duty RatesYes, I do. Thank you, Mr Hollobone, for allowing me to take part in this debate at the very last minute. I wholeheartedly congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Clacton (Giles…25 Jun 2019HANSARD Beer Duty Ratesrose —25 Jun 2019HANSARD Beer Duty RatesMy hon. Friend is making a passionate speech. The Government have delivered not just a duty freeze for our pubs, but three duty cuts followed by a number of duty freezes. The…25 Jun 2019HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Kerry Foods made the sad announcement at 5 o’clock yesterday that it intended to close its production factory in Burton, leading to the loss of…25 Jun 2019HANSARD Beer Duty RatesI could not agree with the hon. Gentleman more. As the ex-chairman of the all-party parliamentary beer group, I decided to challenge myself to have 12 months off alcohol. That…25 Jun 2019HANSARD Beer Duty RatesI absolutely understand the point that the Minister makes about the grey market and the potential for fraud; the all-party parliamentary beer group did an investigation into that.…25 Jun 2019HANSARDPersecution of Christians: Bishop of Truro’s Inquiry10. What steps the Church Commissioners are taking to promote the Bishop of Truro’s inquiry into the persecution of Christians.20 Jun 2019HANSARDPersecution of Christians: Bishop of Truro’s InquiryI thank my right hon. Friend for that answer. I wholeheartedly support her in congratulating the Foreign Secretary and the Bishop of Truro on producing the report, which…20 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. When visiting the local Co-op shop last night on my way home from Parliament, I noticed that shoppers were being presented with bags emblazoned with the words, “100%…20 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsLast week, we learned that a 13-year-old boy who brought his rapist to court received £20 in compensation. A 13-year-old girl and a 15-year-old girl received £50 for being abused…19 Jun 2019HANSARD Businesses: Late PaymentsThe words that my hon. Friend just spoke were those of my constituent, Mr Mike Cherry. There can be no greater praise than that from such an advocate for small business. The FSB…19 Jun 2019HANSARD Recall of Tumble DryersI congratulate both the OPSS and the Minister on having the cojones to hold Whirlpool to account, because there is no doubt that Whirlpool has been shifty on this and the Minister…17 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister will remember that, just two months ago, I raised the case of Nicola Morgan-Dingley. Nicola was 36, a marathon runner and a fit and healthy woman when she was…12 Jun 2019