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HANSARD Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) BillMy hon. Friend makes the point that the Bill is, in a sense, a technicality. It is therefore right that we pass it today to allow this important work to continue. It is important…15 Mar 2019HANSARD Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) BillI think they lead to Redditch; but from there to Beckenham. My hon. Friend reminded me that this problem is not just confined to the Nazi period. In fact, when one culture attacks…15 Mar 2019HANSARD Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) BillIt is a huge pleasure and a privilege to follow my right hon. Friend the Member for Chipping Barnet (Theresa Villiers), who has promoted this Bill. She has spoken movingly and…15 Mar 2019HANSARD Rivers Authorities and Land Drainage BillI note that the Bill will bring with it powers to levy a precept on council tax payers. I am concerned about local council tax payers having to pay more. Will my hon. Friend…15 Mar 2019HANSARD Rivers Authorities and Land Drainage BillIt is a pleasure to add my support to this Bill, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Somerton and Frome (David Warburton) for introducing it and for accepting my…15 Mar 2019HANSARDGeneral Election (Leaders’ Debate) BillI commend my hon. Friend for his speech—he is making some excellent points—but would he agree that he himself could never be accused of not putting the awkward questions in Prime…15 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseDoes the Leader of the House agree that the tech giants in this country have accumulated too much power, which means that the digital market is not serving the interests of…14 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ13. As a former technology entrepreneur, I have seen the barriers that face aspiring women seeking to start up new businesses, yet we know that £250 billion could be added to the…13 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActDoes the right hon. Gentleman not recognise that millions of citizens out there are looking to his party—cross-party—to deliver the certainty that they are crying out for? Can he…12 Mar 2019HANSARDChildren Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend is right to emphasise the international nature of FGM, but does he agree that the Government have committed some £100 million-worth of funding to the ending…11 Mar 2019HANSARDChildren Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friends, including my hon. Friend the Member for Richmond Park (Zac Goldsmith), and I will keep my remarks to the indicated time limit, Mr…11 Mar 2019HANSARDEU Withdrawal Agreement: Legal ChangesI welcome my Worcestershire neighbour to his place. I know he is an assiduous doorstep campaigner and I wonder whether his experience is the same as mine in Redditch, which is…11 Mar 2019HANSARDIran’s Ballistic Missile ProgrammeEarlier this month, crowds on the street chanted, “Death to Theresa May,” and called for the destruction of Israel and America. Will the Minister condemn that rhetoric, and does…26 Feb 2019HANSARDIran’s Ballistic Missile Programme3. What recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of Iran’s ballistic missile programme.26 Feb 2019HANSARDEmployment and Support Allowance: UnderpaymentsGiven that people with learning difficulties find the prospect of a face-to-face interview quite stressful and distressing, what more can the Department do to support people in…25 Feb 2019HANSARD Relationships and Sex EducationI, too, welcome these measures, which help to prepare our children for life in the complicated modern world. The hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne (Angela Rayner) mentioned the…25 Feb 2019HANSARD NHS Menopause ServicesI completely agree with the hon. Gentleman. I have heard that point from so many women who have written to me, and I know that many of the women watching right now will have had…13 Feb 2019HANSARD NHS Menopause ServicesI thank my hon. Friend again for that really good point. In fact, menopausal women are the fastest-growing demographic in the workforce. It is vital, therefore, that employers…13 Feb 2019HANSARD NHS Menopause ServicesI thank the hon. Gentleman very much for making that valid point. I will talk about some of those issues, and he makes the really good point that these issues also affects men who…13 Feb 2019HANSARD NHS Menopause ServicesI thank my hon. Friend so much, both for his work locally and for supporting me in this work in the Chamber and the House. He is an absolutely fantastic campaigner for the…13 Feb 2019