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HANSARDDraft Food and Feed (Chernobyl and Fukushima Restrictions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Food and Feed (Maximum Permitted Levels of Radioactive Contamination) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I echo the sentiments of the hon. Member for Washington and Sunderland West. I agree that this is an example of why we should seek to extend article 50, and evidence of why it is…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Disability Assessment ServicesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I appreciate that we only had an hour for this debate; I am only sorry that some hon. Members who made a number…13 Mar 2019HANSARD Automatic Enrolment: Lower Earnings LimitI thank the Minister for enlightening me on his experiences of his jockey career in my constituency; I am sure that will be a treat for my constituents to learn. Going back for a…12 Mar 2019HANSARD Automatic Enrolment: Lower Earnings LimitI thank the Minister for that intervention. He might well remember that the SNP supported the concept of a pensions dashboard, but the Government rejected a number of key…12 Mar 2019HANSARD Automatic Enrolment: Lower Earnings LimitI wholeheartedly agree. The Government have been remiss in their responsibilities to address those epidemic concerns that have increased during their stewardship in government. I…12 Mar 2019HANSARD Automatic Enrolment: Lower Earnings LimitIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Streeter. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire South (Mhairi Black) on securing this debate,…12 Mar 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseFamilies in my constituency and throughout the UK rely on the Child Maintenance Service, but for both the paying parent and the receiving parent there are serious failures in the…28 Feb 2019HANSARD A Better Defence EstateMay I, too, associate myself with the Minister’s comments about the service of uniformed personnel and with the comments made by my hon. Friend the Member for West Dunbartonshire…28 Feb 2019HANSARDDevolved Administrations: Talks4. What recent discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on the UK leaving the EU.28 Feb 2019HANSARDDevolved Administrations: TalksDoes the Minister agree with the submissions made more than two years ago by the devolved Administrations, and confirmed by more recent analysis by his own Government, that…28 Feb 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement Bill: Legislative Consent2. What steps he is taking to secure the legislative consent of the National Assembly for Wales for the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill.27 Feb 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement Bill: Legislative ConsentThe National Assembly for Wales backed the Plaid Cymru motion calling for work to begin immediately on preparing for a public vote. A recent poll by YouGov also found that more…27 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ15. The Scottish Government have used their powers to increase carer’s allowance to the level of jobseeker’s allowance, yet this top-up is being under-mined because carer’s…27 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsOne of my constituents’ biggest fears is that private companies will be able to buy off parts of the NHS in future deals with the USA. Does my hon. Friend agree that it would be…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Dog Meat in the UKI am sure that my hon. Friend will be grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s recognition. As we heard, the World Dog Alliance has called for an explicit ban on the consumption of dog…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Scottish Government are in the process of renegotiating pay rises for public sector workers. When that is concluded, they will be backdated to April 2018. While that is…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Dog Meat in the UKIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bailey. I thank the hon. Members for Strangford (Jim Shannon) and for Clacton (Giles Watling) for their impassioned…21 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland Parties: DonationsThe Electoral Commission has stated: “We continue to urge the UK Government to bring forward additional legislation to allow the publication of donations from 2014 onwards.” It is…21 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland Parties: Donations7. If the Electoral Commission will publish its correspondence with the Cabinet Office on the publication of donations received by political parties in Northern Ireland from 2014…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsTo pursue that point, the increasingly broad scope of modern trade agreements is such that often we will have to deal with a wide range of reserved and devolved policy areas. Does…21 Feb 2019