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HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right; we must work across Government and we must consider all vulnerabilities. We have heard this afternoon about the varied forms that…02 Oct 2019HANSARD South Western RailwayI thank the Speaker for having granted this debate. I recognise that the performance of South Western Railway is not a new subject, rehearsed as it was in this Chamber by the…01 Oct 2019HANSARD South Western RailwayMy hon. Friend makes a valid point. As my constituents pass through places such as Wimbledon, they see that no one is able to get on those trains. As one constituent put it to me,…01 Oct 2019HANSARD South Western RailwayI thank the hon. Lady for making that point. It may try her patience, but I will come on to the issue of disabled passengers at the end of my remarks. A constituent of mine has…01 Oct 2019HANSARD South Western RailwayI do agree with the hon. Gentleman, who has highlighted one of the many problems, which is the lack of information. We all understand that problems on the network can cause trains…01 Oct 2019HANSARD South Western RailwayI thank my right hon. Friend for her comments. She says that high fares are acceptable only if there is a reasonable service. I received two comments from Guildford constituents…01 Oct 2019HANSARD South Western RailwayThe Minister has referred a number of times to things being done as fast as possible and the new fleet being introduced as soon as it can be. Can he give any indication of a…01 Oct 2019HANSARD South Western RailwayThree years!01 Oct 2019HANSARD South Western RailwayI welcome the fact that the tracker is being shared with the Department, but does my hon. Friend have any plans to share it more widely with Members of Parliament from across the…01 Oct 2019HANSARD South Western RailwayI think it is important to take the opportunity to press the Minister when I can. He makes the point that wi-fi is fitted—it is, but it simply does not work. It is complicated to…01 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's Role in Creating a Safe EnvironmentI fear I might be repetitive because last night I asked my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister whether it was not just about language but about tone. I commend my hon. Friend the…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateWhat matters in this place is not just language, but tone. Earlier my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister spoke of political cowardice; I wish to speak to him of political…25 Sept 2019HANSARDAccess to FoodAccess to food also requires access to labour to plant, care for and pick it. Over the last year, I have had many representations from farmers in my constituency and from the…25 Jul 2019HANSARD TOEIC: Overseas StudentsIt is worth reflecting on the fact that many of those caught up in this attended a very small selection of colleges, which have subsequently been shut down. There were very close…24 Jul 2019HANSARD TOEIC: Overseas StudentsI thank the hon. Gentleman—I think—for his kind words in saying that he hoped I would be reappointed. However, I reiterate that the allegations were not unsafe and that our…24 Jul 2019HANSARD TOEIC: Overseas StudentsThe hon. Lady was not here in 2014 and perhaps does not remember the pressure from Parliament to address this systematic cheating. I remind her that there have been criminal…24 Jul 2019HANSARD TOEIC: Overseas StudentsThe hon. Lady will know that when it comes to court hearings, judges will decide whether people have a valid claim to remain in the UK. We continue to look at all the options,…24 Jul 2019HANSARD TOEIC: Overseas StudentsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his questions, but I point out to him that, far from this being a shameful scandal, what is shameful is that this was cheating on an industrial…24 Jul 2019HANSARD TOEIC: Overseas StudentsI commend the right hon. Gentleman for his diligence in pursuing this issue. He certainly brought it to my attention very early on in my tenure as Immigration Minister. It is…24 Jul 2019HANSARD TOEIC: Overseas StudentsI remind the hon. Lady of the numbers: 33,663 UK tests were invalid and a further 22,476 were questionable, so we are talking about 55,000 tests. The independent expert who…24 Jul 2019