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HANSARD Hong KongThe worries about this breaking of the firewall and the possible intrusion into one country, two systems would not exist if there were not serious concerns about egregious…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Grenfell: Government ResponseWhen in 2014 the all-party parliamentary fire safety rescue group asked the then local government Minister in the coalition Government to act on the coroner’s recommendations,…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Murders in Northamptonshire: Serious Case ReviewsI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Denton and Reddish (Andrew Gwynne) and the Minister for their approach and their responses to this horrific example of child abuse. The…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Sure Start: IFS ReportFollowing on from my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol South (Karin Smyth), I visited a lot of Sure Start centres in my capacity as a domestic violence practitioner and helped…05 Jun 2019HANSARDIllegal Seaborne MigrationI am grateful to the Minister for her emphasis on safety and preventing harm and loss of life and to hear that an announcement is imminent about the expansion, or something, of…04 Jun 2019HANSARDEU Parliament Elections: Denial of VotesThe Minister does not seem to have accepted the fact that this vote happened as a result of something that was entirely predictable. The Department for Exiting the European Union…04 Jun 2019HANSARDPost-18 Education and FundingDoes the Secretary of State not agree with me that ensuring that free or low-cost high-quality childcare was available on demand for parents who need it to go to college or…04 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ12. The Prime Minister must be considering her legacy. She said she wants to correct burning injustice, so will she commit to supporting legislation such as that proposed by my…22 May 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionThe Prime Minister asks what it would say about democracy if we put this back to the public. The Leader of the Opposition has said from the Dispatch Box that if the Prime Minister…22 May 2019HANSARD Pension Funds: Financial and Ethical InvestmentsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Howarth. I shall cut from my speech anything that anyone else has already said, and try to focus on things that I hope are…22 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)Q I have a follow-up for Mrs Brown. My colleague asked why you thought it was necessary to suggest that the Government would not ban wild animals if the Jollys were a Muslim…21 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)Q I am sorry, Mrs Brown. I asked you about the comment on Muslims and whether you thought Mr Rutley had deliberately picked a piece of legislation—that is what you are alleging—…21 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)This is in Mrs Brown’s evidence, and I want to know what she thinks it has to do with the Bill.21 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)It was a report by Bristol University that was commissioned by the Welsh Government. Martin Lacey: The Welsh Government? Rona Brown: To be fair to the Welsh Assembly, they were…21 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)Q The Welsh Government commissioned a report by Bristol University, which found extensive evidence that supports a ban. Are you aware of that report? Martin Lacey: Which report…21 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)I did not bring up religion. Martin Lacey: For 250 years, circuses have been run together with all religions. It is actually a very good thing, because we all have respect for…21 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)Q Mr Lacey, you referred to the past abuses of people in circuses as irrelevant. You referred to slavery and said it was also irrelevant because things move on. I think you might…21 May 2019HANSARDUK EconomyI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. The creative industries tell me that their economy is already suffering, with the concerns of…16 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ8. The Prime Minister says that it is her deal, no deal or no exit from the EU. We voted against her deal, and we voted against no deal for good reasons, but she has not shifted…15 May 2019HANSARDSaudi Arabia: Diplomatic RelationsFollowing on from the earlier answer, I am glad that the Foreign Secretary appreciates the Labour Government’s achievement in bringing in the strictest rules on arms exports, but…14 May 2019