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HANSARDBritish Sign Language BillI start by thanking the hon. Member for West Lancashire (Rosie Cooper) for introducing the Bill. It is a remarkable thing for a private Member’s Bill to affect so many lives so…28 Jan 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that one of the first positive signs of our new freedom post-Brexit is that we can start to reverse some of the impractical judgments that were made…28 Jan 2022HANSARDElections BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?17 Jan 2022HANSARDElections BillI absolutely agree. In my own borough, a senior Labour councillor who was a member of council cabinet at the time accepted a caution for voting twice—he was able to do so. We hear…17 Jan 2022HANSARDElections BillI completely understand my right hon. Friend’s point. There could be a ridiculous situation of “I live at No. 1 Acacia Drive” and, “I live at No. 3 Acacia Drive”. As I understand…17 Jan 2022HANSARDElections BillI cannot promise to be as succinct as I was in my last speech before you, Madam Deputy Speaker, which clocked in at a loquacious 10 words, but I will do my best. I rise to support…17 Jan 2022HANSARD Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillI do apologise, Mr Speaker. We are doing so well today. I have suddenly got louder—that is good. It took a tutor who recognised that that might not have been my best skillset to…14 Jan 2022HANSARD Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillI will not speak at great length about the amendments, only to say that every time my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope) speaks, I always think that I…14 Jan 2022HANSARD Prime Minister (Temporary Replacement) BillWill my hon. Friend give way?14 Jan 2022HANSARD Prime Minister (Temporary Replacement) BillI would hate to leave Members on a cliffhanger—14 Jan 2022HANSARD Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillLike my hon. Friend the Member for Hertford and Stortford (Julie Marson), I launched into my Third Reading speech a little prematurely—it was very good, but I do not want to spoil…14 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I associate myself with the tributes to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Erdington? Time and again during this pandemic our armed forces have stepped up, whether by building…10 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.10 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Some schools have not received an inspection for more than a decade, and material changes during that time, such as a new senior leadership team, could have had a significant…06 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsQ10. Further education colleges like Hopwood Hall College in my constituency will play an essential part in building back better. The team at Hopwood have supported over 8,000…17 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Heywood-based charity Veterans into Logistics has had great success in ensuring that service leavers have the necessary skills and qualifications to take advantage of…15 Nov 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Ninth sitting)I want to pick up on what the shadow Minister said; Government Members have a great deal of regard for her, so this is purely a geeky rhetorical point. On overseas constituencies…21 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Ninth sitting)I will start on a note of agreement: radical change does not have to be bad change. I am the proud great-grandson of a suffragette who was arrested with Mrs Pankhurst—something we…21 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Ninth sitting)Will the hon. Lady give way?21 Oct 2021HANSARDElections Bill (Ninth sitting)The problem is that we actually find it exciting. Does the hon. Lady accept that the boundaries Bill Committee, which we both served on, set a geographical limit on the size of…21 Oct 2021