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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseGordon Banks’s funeral will take place on Monday, and lots of people will be lining the streets. My constituents find it upsetting that he never got his knighthood. May we have a…28 Feb 2019HANSARD A Better Defence EstateThe Minister knows that I have grave reservations about the consolidation of the estate, not least because it could take a military family away from other communities across the…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Carrier Strike StrategyMoving on, may I alert the Chamber to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests? I am also a vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary group for the armed forces,…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Carrier Strike StrategyMay I correct my friend and colleague, the hon. Member for Witney (Robert Courts)? Women will be serving on the aircraft carrier, too; it will not just be men.28 Feb 2019HANSARDJammu and KashmirThis is the latest chapter in a horrendous story for the people of Kashmir, as I am sure the whole House agrees. What efforts is the Minister making to ensure that day-to-day…27 Feb 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismDoes my hon. Friend agree that while this move sends a message to the world, it is also sends a message to our communities about community cohesion, which is that words have…26 Feb 2019HANSARD Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults: Care HomesMy hon. Friend is brave to make a speech in the Chamber about her personal experiences. Does she agree that one of the most disconcerting things about what has happened to her…26 Feb 2019HANSARD Antisemitism in Modern SocietyI beg the indulgence of the House. I have never stood before to make a speech in the House without notes and without something explicit to say. I never thought that I would do so…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Antisemitism in Modern Societyrose—20 Feb 2019HANSARD Antisemitism in Modern SocietyDoes my hon. Friend, to whom I am grateful for making this speech, agree that any other leader of the Labour party would have instructed people to be expelled?20 Feb 2019HANSARD Mineworkers’ Pension SchemeWill my hon. Friend remind the Government that we are talking about deferred income earnt by miners, not a gift that we are blessing them with? It is the miners’ money, not anyone…14 Feb 2019HANSARDNew Business CreationData suggest that new businesses struggle in areas where communities do not have free access to cash. As of this month, the mother town of the Potteries, Burslem—a town of 20,000…29 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseHappy birthday, Mr Speaker. This week I received correspondence from Cardtronics, which is ending free-to-access ATMs in my and another three constituencies. We have had a…17 Jan 2019