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HANSARD Gaza Border Deaths: UNHRC InquiryI agree that the role of Hamas should have been part of the investigation, but by abstaining, have not the Government undermined what the Minister said, and what was in the…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Emergency Summit on Knife CrimeThe disappointment about the Minister’s objection to the urgent question is not about us in here, but about the impact it will have on the families and on victims who have…22 Mar 2019HANSARD European Council: Article 50 ExtensionThe Prime Minister said at her press conference last night that she would honour the commitments made by the Minister for the Cabinet Office to hold indicative votes if the…22 Mar 2019HANSARDTransport EmissionsNuclear, solar, tidal, offshore wind, onshore wind: all are forms of renewable energy that have been cut on this Government’s watch. Forty thousand people die prematurely each…21 Mar 2019HANSARDTransport Emissions1. What steps he is taking to reduce transport emissions.21 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft International Accounting Standards and European Public Limited-Liability Company (amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. The importance of accounting standards cannot be overstated. I am sure all members of the Committee understand…20 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft International Accounting Standards and European Public Limited-Liability Company (amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Earlier, I put to the Minister her Department’s statement to the House of Lords Committee that it was working with the FRC to have the new endorsement board ready in time for EU…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Clydesdale Bank and SMEsLike other Members who have spoken, I have a number of constituents whose businesses were ruined by the actions of the banks. I think this is a much larger-scale problem than the…19 Mar 2019HANSARDSmall Business SupportThe duty for large companies to report how quickly they pay their suppliers is of course welcome—80% of businesses that fail do so as a result of late payments—but to be…19 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Agricultural Sector and Overseas GoodsIn the United States, pork is produced using ractopamine, which causes heart disease, and it is not treated for trichinosis, which can lead to stomach upset. The US National Pork…14 Mar 2019HANSARDProbation ReformsLast week, the prisons Minister offered to meet the family of Sam Cook, who was murdered by a convicted offender who was released on licence, in a similar case to the one we have…12 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Designs and International Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Using the example of his constituents’ business, my hon. Friend has set out the sector’s exact concerns and the challenge for the Government to ensure protection of our innovative…05 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Designs and International Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is a pleasure, as ever—but especially at this hour of the morning—to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hanson. I start by picking up one of the Minister’s comments. He said…05 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Designs and International Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I have heard the line about risking our negotiating position from Ministers before. Over the weekend we heard the US give exactly what its negotiating mandate would be in a trade…05 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Designs and International Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That really is a stretch!05 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Designs and International Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Other Ministers have told us who has been consulted when we have asked these questions. Is there any reason why he is not telling us who was consulted on this occasion? Perhaps he…05 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Designs and International Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The Minister’s answer on that point justifies the concerns raised by the Alliance for Intellectual Property, some of which I listed. He gave great cause for concern about the…05 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Designs and International Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The problem is that, whatever deal goes through—and even if we leave without a deal—the same problem applies: that this issue of registering either in the EU and affecting UK…05 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Designs and International Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I think, Mr Hanson, we are in danger of wandering into a slightly different part of the forest. The Minister set out the arguments in favour of creating a system that addresses…05 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeMy constituent Sam Cook was stabbed to death a year ago in Liverpool city centre, on the night he was celebrating his 21st birthday. His mum, Gill Radcliffe, asked me to tell the…04 Mar 2019