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HANSARDUK Chemical Industry: Regulatory DivergenceI thank all hon. Members who have taken part in the debate for their comments. I appreciate the Minister’s difficulty in giving fuller answers, and I take her point that it is…26 Feb 2020HANSARDChildren in Temporary AccommodationThere are 6,000 children living in unregulated homes, often at great risk to their own safety. Councils have had their budgets cut by this Government, and children in care simply…24 Feb 2020HANSARDChildren in Temporary Accommodation18. What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of children in temporary accommodation since 2010.24 Feb 2020HANSARD Retail Workers: ProtectionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. This is an incredibly important debate, and it has been one of remarkable consensus on the scale of the problem. I…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Funding for coal mining ended in 2012, but it carries on for oil and gas, as we saw at the recent Africa summit and in the lobbying for the Petrofac oil refinery in Bahrain.…11 Feb 2020HANSARD Beer and Pub TaxationThe debate is about taxation of pubs and breweries. I received an email from one of the three excellent small breweries in my constituency—it was from Les O’Grady, who runs…05 Feb 2020HANSARDWuhan CoronavirusConstituents of mine who returned from mainland China were told to self-isolate, even though they showed no symptoms, and that if they developed symptoms they should go to…03 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn Maghull, Formby and Crosby in my constituency, the health facilities are simply not fit for purpose. Significant house building will only make matters worse and make it that…28 Jan 2020HANSARDFlybeOf course the Government should intervene to safeguard people’s livelihoods and the economy around the country, but on a day on which we have heard about yet another increase in…14 Jan 2020HANSARDNew HomesThousands of new homes are due to be built at Maghull in my constituency. The developers are reluctant to build an access road, which means that construction traffic will now have…13 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe statement on Northern Rail should be being made to the House right now—it is that important to that many Members. Lydiate Primary School in my constituency is in desperate…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Thomas Cook CustomersAs your next-door-but-one constituency neighbour, Mr Speaker, may I congratulate you on your election? I thank the Secretary of State for her statement. She is right to raise…05 Nov 2019HANSARDRetail Crime PreventionI, too, congratulate my right hon. Friend on his brilliant work over the years to support shop workers and the way that he has tried to get the Government to change their approach…05 Nov 2019HANSARD Points of OrderFurther to the point of order from my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool South (Gordon Marsden), Madam Deputy Speaker. Perhaps through your good offices, I can ask the Secretary…05 Nov 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government have repeatedly turned down plans for both a new health centre in Maghull and a new walk-in centre in Southport. Is not electing a Labour Government the only way my…29 Oct 2019HANSARDTransport InfrastructureBuses are a very important part of transport infrastructure, and my constituents will benefit enormously from the announcement by the metro Mayor of the Liverpool city region,…24 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Insolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019It is a pleasure, Mr Pritchard, to see you in the Chair this afternoon. We are being asked to approve the regulations, or our amendments to the regulations, which were already…22 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Freedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am grateful to my hon. Friend for those remarks, which I will address in some detail later.21 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Freedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I made the point that section 8 of the withdrawal Act is designed to address deficiencies in retained EU law—that is not in question. The problem is that it is not being used for…21 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Freedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services (EU Exit) Regulations 2019How will you know if you don’t do one?21 Oct 2019