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HANSARD Britain's Place in the WorldMy right hon. and learned Friend is making a great speech, but is there not a huge question mark over the Schengen information system, the largest database in the world? If we do…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Imprisonment of Catalan LeadersThe Minister says that this is a matter for Spain. However, the fact that a European arrest warrant has been issued for the President of Catalonia means that other countries are…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Tata Steelworks: NewportSince they first got into power in 2010, the Government have been banging on about how they would be the greenest Government in history. Is it not time that the Government put…08 Oct 2019HANSARDAutomatic Release from Prison on LicenceI was out with Gwent police on Friday. A large amount of their casework relates to serious high-risk offenders being released halfway through their sentences, which is a massive…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI do not want to remind the Minister, but in that by-election he actually lost his deposit, so I am amazed that the Conservative party allowed him to stand again. We have known…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse Billrose —02 Oct 2019HANSARDLiving StandardsSince this Government came to power, they have relied heavily on monetary policy. The Chancellor of the Exchequer will know that quantitative easing and interest rates have now…01 Oct 2019HANSARDEU Withdrawal Agreement: Welsh Economy12. Yesterday, I met a managing director of a local manufacturing company who imports most of his goods through ports. He is stockpiling raw material at the moment, which is…26 Jun 2019HANSARD History Curriculum: MigrationThat is the whole point of this debate: we cannot whitewash our past. These things happened; we should recognise them, and we should learn lessons so they never happen again. The…18 Jun 2019HANSARD History Curriculum: MigrationAs usual, my hon. Friend makes a powerful speech. Will she join me in encouraging everybody to visit the Mary Seacole statue, which is just across the road outside St Thomas’…18 Jun 2019HANSARD History Curriculum: MigrationMy favourite fact is always that in Pennsylvania in the 1920s there were more Welsh speakers than in Wales. That came from Welsh migrants going to West Virginia and Pennsylvania…18 Jun 2019HANSARD History Curriculum: MigrationThat is very interesting. The hon. Gentleman makes a pertinent point. I did not study Irish history until my third year. I hold my hands up that I did not know who Michael Collins…18 Jun 2019HANSARD History Curriculum: MigrationThank you, Mr Streeter. I, too, apologise to my hon. Friend the Member for West Ham (Lyn Brown). She has been in the House a lot longer than I have and perhaps should have been…18 Jun 2019HANSARDPost Office Services: Rural AreasWith banks closing their rural branches, post offices are the last places where people can access cash. However, as I know from the experience of Pontllanfraith in my…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Trophy HuntingThat is exactly the point: they are not preserved. Common sense dictates that if people go around shooting every animal in sight, there will soon be none left to kill, so there…15 May 2019HANSARD Trophy HuntingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I congratulate the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Zac Goldsmith) on securing this debate. He is one of the…15 May 2019HANSARD Trophy HuntingThank you very much—I will pass that on to her tonight. There are three main areas of the EU action plan that I hope the Minister will adopt: “Prevent trafficking and reduce…15 May 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Low-income FamiliesHas the Minister received an assurance from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions that the social security freeze will not continue after 2020?03 Apr 2019HANSARDPuppy SmugglingOn a point of order, Mr Hollobone. There is no Minister present. Is that in order?02 Apr 2019HANSARDPuppy SmugglingI thank you for calling me to speak, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate the hon. Member for Mid Worcestershire (Nigel Huddleston) on calling this important debate. I am a dog lover. I…02 Apr 2019