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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am voting for the deal because the country voted to leave. My folks on the Isle of Wight voted to leave and it is a pleasure to represent them and speak on their behalf. One of…22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillWill the hon. Lady give way?22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsWill the right hon. and learned Gentleman give way?19 Oct 2019HANSARDPublic ServicesIt is a privilege to follow the hon. Member for Liverpool, Riverside (Dame Louise Ellman), who makes a very passionate case for the public services in her constituency. I hope to…16 Oct 2019HANSARDPublic ServicesI am most grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way, and I apologise for interrupting her leadership speech. I agree that her speech is unbelievable, but not in the same sense.…16 Oct 2019HANSARDPublic ServicesI know of no such case, but what I do know is that the Island is the only significant population on an island in the UK that has neither a fixed link nor increased funding. I am…16 Oct 2019HANSARDPublic ServicesIs there therefore an argument for the legalisation of some drugs—not out of approval for them, but to regulate and tax them?16 Oct 2019HANSARDTurkish Incursion into Northern SyriaWhat is the risk that UK ISIS fighters will now be freed to fight and kill again? Is my right hon. Friend receiving accurate information on the status of UK ISIS fighters, and…15 Oct 2019HANSARD US Troop Withdrawal from Northern SyriaI wish to declare an interest: I have worked alongside the peshmerga—men and women—in northern Iraq, and I consider them to be impressive soldiers and incredibly generous hosts.…08 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the Minister for recently discussing the important Camp Hill site on the Island with me. Will the Ministry of Justice now develop, with me and Isle of Wight Council, a…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI am so grateful to the Secretary of State for giving way. I congratulate him on making a powerful speech. The issue of coercive control is highly complex, and such control can…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Improving Healthcare: Isle of WightI beg to move, That this House has considered improving healthcare on the Isle of Wight. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. It is good to see the…01 Oct 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateI do not quite understand how the hon. Lady can keep talking about the language of hate when I have just given her examples of the abuse that Labour MPs are putting out there…26 Sept 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateThe Minister has talked about the spirit of unity. Will he join me in congratulating the 11 members of Her Majesty’s major Opposition party who are attending this debate? Having…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Hong KongDoes the Foreign Secretary understand the concerns in the House about the BNOs? China is not trying to abolish one country, two systems, but it is squeezing it and pressuring it,…26 Sept 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateI have to say that it has been a pretty bad-natured 24 hours and, as far as I can see, a fairly bad-natured two years, so I will try to make some fairly blunt points, but I will…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateI am blocked in that ear, so I cannot hear it anyway. There have been some challenges for the Prime Minister in recent weeks, but is he aware that the more that my folks on the…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateThank you very much indeed, Mr Speaker. There have been some challenges for the Prime Minister— [Interruption.]25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. [ Interruption. ]25 Sept 2019