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HANSARDEconomic Effect of No DealIs the Chancellor aware that the chief executive of the port of Dover has said that we are 100% ready to leave the EU, and will he help that readiness by bringing forward plans to…01 Oct 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationIn applying this new legal principle that has been created or invented by the Supreme Court, how many Prorogations in the last century would have passed muster to the test that…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateI backed remain in the referendum, but my constituency and my country decided otherwise, so I thought it was my duty, as a Member of this House, to accept those instructions and…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Speaker’s Statementrose —04 Sept 2019HANSARD Speaker’s StatementOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I simply seek your guidance. I am reading this Bill, which I have just received, as it has just come from the Vote Office, and I see that it…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Speaker’s StatementI just want to further—04 Sept 2019HANSARDMortgage PrisonersThis has been a really positive and wide-ranging debate. I thank colleagues in all parts of the House, especially the hon. Member for East Lothian (Martin Whitfield), who helped…06 Jun 2019HANSARDMortgage PrisonersThe hon. and learned Lady makes a powerful point, and a slightly separate point, if I understand her correctly. I have been talking so far about mortgage prisoners. I think she is…06 Jun 2019HANSARDMortgage PrisonersI beg to move, That this House notes that the practice of selling mortgages and unregulated commercial loans to unregulated funds has been creating mortgage prisoners, exposes…06 Jun 2019HANSARDMortgage PrisonersI thank the hon. Lady for that powerful point. Like me, she is a member the Treasury Select Committee and has been pressing for us to explore this matter on the Committee in…06 Jun 2019HANSARDMortgage PrisonersThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. He has long been deeply concerned about this issue, and he is right that it is better for the banks to sell to other regulated entities and…06 Jun 2019HANSARDLegal Aid Reform12. What steps the Government is taking to reform the provision of legal aid.04 Jun 2019HANSARDLegal Aid ReformI congratulate my hon. Friend on his new position and his excellent answer. Many are concerned that reductions in legal aid from 2000 onwards have gone too far, meaning that…04 Jun 2019HANSARDIllegal Seaborne MigrationMy constituents on the Dover frontline are seeing what was a crisis at Christmas turn into a surge through the summer. We cannot have a summer of chaos on the English channel. May…04 Jun 2019HANSARDFuel Duty FreezeMay I urge the Minister to reject the representations from the Labour party for a £9 billion tax rise on hard-working motorists? Does he not agree that rather than sandbagging…21 May 2019HANSARDFinancial Exclusion: Access to CashI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing the debate. Should we also not look at what I see as the opportunities to improve the situation, including the opportunity to ensure more…21 May 2019HANSARDMedical Cannabis under PrescriptionMy hon. Friend is being generous in taking interventions. She has set out the risks, but may I pay tribute to her and the Secretary of State, who have not simply looked at all the…20 May 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019Just so I understand the import, if my hon. Friend succeeds in his annulment, would the United Kingdom leave the European Union immediately or would we, as a matter of…20 May 2019HANSARDMedical Cannabis under PrescriptionI completely agree. The whole House knows that my hon. Friend is a true champion of his constituency and of the Union in which we live. It is important to have consistency so that…20 May 2019HANSARDMedical Cannabis under PrescriptionThe hon. Gentleman makes a powerful point, with which I wholly agree. This is not just about speed; it is also about consistency. We can go to the local supermarket and buy…20 May 2019