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HANSARDDraft Gambling Act 2005 (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 2020It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Ms McDonagh. I am pleased to speak for the Opposition on this important statutory instrument, which has the…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [Lords]I will indeed. I was hesitant to single out any one contractor, but as the hon. Member has done so, I remind him that it would be wonderful if National Express shared that vision…09 Mar 2020HANSARD Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to wear the same badge as the Minister to promote the wonderful Commonwealth games. This has been an excellent debate, in which we heard several maiden speeches.…09 Mar 2020HANSARD Health InequalitiesI commend the speech of the hon. Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge (Miriam Cates), and also the two excellent maiden speeches from my hon. Friends the Members for City of…04 Mar 2020HANSARDAnimal shelter in Wood GreenI rise to present a petition on behalf of my constituents, who are very concerned about the proposed closure of the animal welfare centre in Wood Green, which has been extant for…03 Mar 2020HANSARD British Citizens Imprisoned Overseas and CoronavirusWhat reassurance can the Minister give me that my constituent, an employee of the British Council, which is part of the Foreign Office, will have care that is just as good as that…02 Mar 2020HANSARD Equality of Funding: Post-16 EducationThe Minister is extremely generous in giving way. Will she just clarify the issue about education maintenance allowance?25 Feb 2020HANSARD Equality of Funding: Post-16 EducationIt is a pleasure to contribute to the debate under your chairmanship, Mr Davies, and to follow the excellent speech from my hon. Friend the Member for West Ham (Ms Brown), who…25 Feb 2020HANSARD Equality of Funding: Post-16 EducationDoes the Minister accept that there is a co-ordinating role that should be played by local government in directing, and helping to bring together, the local picture around skills?25 Feb 2020HANSARDFebruary AdjournmentI congratulate the hon. Member for Bosworth (Dr Evans) on his excellent peroration, and I wish him all the best in his career and in representing his constituents. I will also…13 Feb 2020HANSARDGrassroots SportAt the moment, horse racing is the only sport where there is a levy from gambling. Are the Government considering taking a levy from gambling in other sports to pay for grassroots…13 Feb 2020HANSARD Deportation Flight to JamaicaWhat reassurance can the Minister give us that those who needed legal aid had access to it, given the background of cuts to legal aid over the last 10 years?10 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsQ6. Last Friday I visited a school in my constituency, and in 2020 the state of the school buildings was Dickensian, with leaking roofs, rusty shower rooms and mouldy changing…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceMy hon. Friend is making an excellent start to his speech. How many councils does he think will fall like Northamptonshire County Council, in the next five years?05 Feb 2020HANSARDPrevent ProgrammeWill the Minister show some common sense and assist the police in understanding the difference between young people being involved in Extinction Rebellion or CND and—within the…22 Jan 2020HANSARD Surrogacy: Government PolicyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David. I will be very brief in my remarks because the hon. Member for Brigg and Goole (Andrew Percy) has covered a number of…21 Jan 2020HANSARDCommonwealth Games 2022: Benefits to West MidlandsMay I, on the occasion of my first outing as shadow Sports Minister, congratulate the outgoing shadow Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Tooting (Dr Allin-Khan), on her work…16 Jan 2020HANSARD IranThere is now a real sense of chaos, emergency and crisis in the region. What assessment has the Foreign and Commonwealth Office made of the increased risk from IS/Daesh, both in…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldI congratulate the hon. Member for Wakefield (Imran Ahmad Khan) on his very comprehensive speech. However, I have to say that he failed to mention the famous Wakefield Trinity…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldIndeed. The shadow Foreign Secretary made the point that the Queen’s Speech is sufficiently vague in its wording that anything is possible. I think that is perhaps where some of…13 Jan 2020