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HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Since you took the Chair, you have been a stalwart defender of Back Benchers. You have also stood up to bad parliamentary behaviour like the use…19 Jun 2019HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Preparation for Digital Services) BillHowever, I get continual complaints about business rates from the landlord at the Moody Cow pub, which is very near my home.13 May 2019HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Preparation for Digital Services) BillI am curious, based on the Minister’s research, about how often businesses ask for a revaluation.13 May 2019HANSARD Select Committee MembershipAs the Chair of the Selection Committee, it is my responsibility to ensure that the Committee operates in accordance with the rules of the House. That is the case with motion 3,…08 May 2019HANSARD Select Committee MembershipI beg to move, That Mr Chris Leslie be discharged from the International Trade Committee and Gareth Thomas be added.08 May 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Consumer Protection)As the Minister was speaking, I was mulling over the point made by SNP Members about the greater charges for having things delivered to Scotland. I can understand their point; it…02 Apr 2019HANSARD Business RatesMy hon. Friend has misled the House, although unwittingly. He is very popular; it is his natural humbleness and modesty that prevails upon us today. In Ledbury, which has one of…02 Apr 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ4. Under my right hon. Friend’s Government, 1 million more disabled people are in work, but I am sure she would like to do so much more. For example, can she get disabled access…27 Mar 2019HANSARDArmed Forces CovenantWhy should commercial organisations take this matter seriously when the Ministry of Defence has not yet managed to change its demand for British meat so that our armed forces can…25 Mar 2019HANSARDArmed Forces Covenant16. What steps he is taking to encourage more commercial organisations to participate in the armed forces covenant.25 Mar 2019HANSARD Foreign Affairs CommitteeI beg to move, That Ian Austin and Mike Gapes be discharged from the Foreign Affairs Committee and Conor McGinn and Catherine West be added. I am moving this motion on behalf of…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Foreign Affairs CommitteeAs I said very clearly, that would be true if those hon. Members were taken as a group. It is as a group of others that the representation is seen as.19 Mar 2019HANSARD Foreign Affairs Committeeindicated assent .19 Mar 2019HANSARDINTERNATIONAL TRADE CommitteeOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Selection Committee only makes recommendations to the House. Last week, we had objections to our recommendations. Normally, we would…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Agriculture)My hon. Friend will, I hope, come to this later in his speech, but how will we ensure that the standards of our organic farmers in the UK are not undermined if we are not overly…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Agriculture)What I find most important is that the consumer has confidence, when they see what the label says, that that is actually what they are going to buy. That is not always true of…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Modern Farming and the EnvironmentI meant to let my hon. Friend finish his point before I intervened, but I thank him very much for letting me in. I, too, draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’…12 Mar 2019HANSARD Exiting the European UnionMay I first thank my right hon. Friend and the Prime Minister for the enormous efforts they are going to on behalf of all our constituents? My constituents are particularly…11 Mar 2019HANSARD Dog Meat (Consumption) (Offences)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make it an offence to consume dog meat and to transport, possess or donate dog meat for the purpose of consumption; and…19 Feb 2019HANSARD OrkambiI absolutely agree, which is why I am suggesting that the Crown use licence ought to be used and taken seriously. I imagine that people working for Vertex are listening closely to…04 Feb 2019