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HANSARD New Covent Garden MarketI am sure the tenants would be delighted to have such an opportunity, but there would obviously have to be some sort of procurement process. That is not a possibility or a…02 Jul 2019HANSARD New Covent Garden MarketI know that changes at the top of the market authority have been welcomed by the tenants, and that much better conversations are being had now than have been had for many a year,…02 Jul 2019HANSARD Murders in Northamptonshire: Serious Case ReviewsI thank the Minister and, indeed, the Opposition spokesman, the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish (Andrew Gwynne), for the way they have treated this matter in the House today.…10 Jun 2019HANSARDProportional Representation: House of CommonsI am sorry that I did not stand at the last point, Mr Evans; I thought there were more people behind me. I congratulate the hon. Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge (Angela…23 Apr 2019HANSARDProportional Representation: House of CommonsThe hon. Lady makes some powerful points, but the only time that the British National party has ever been elected was through the d’Hondt system of proportional representation in…23 Apr 2019HANSARD European CouncilHow difficult is it to negotiate with our EU partners now, when actions taken by this Parliament and advice given to the Prime Minister by No. 10 mean that my right hon. Friend…11 Apr 2019HANSARDPay LevelsWhat assessment has the Minister made of the rather bizarre policy suggestion of removing personal allowances from the low paid?09 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn Question 2 the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central (Chi Onwurah) told us how warehousing across the country was full to bursting point as businesses prepared for a…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Access to Medical CannabisA number of us have been written to by constituents about such cases, and I have corresponded with the Secretary of State about Julie and Stuart Young, the parents of Lloyd, for…08 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionPerhaps the hon. Lady missed the email update last week to 19,000 doctors by Professor Russell Viner, president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, who said: “I…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI have said what I have said in public, and I will happily take that up with the hon. Lady after the debate. I also thank the hon. Members for Swansea West (Geraint Davies), for…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI will congratulate the hon. Lady properly later. She mentioned that things had moved on and that there had been a general election. Will she remind the House what the Labour…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionThe problem is that people sometimes do not like it when politicians say one thing and do another. We all recognise that, and it is a difficulty that we all might have at some…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI do not think that I was blaming hon. Members collectively. I was just making a point about what people might well have expected. It is not just the Government but many…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI am afraid I completely disagree. Let me be clear. To revoke article 50 or to hold a second referendum would be failing to deliver on the commitments we have made. Parliament…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European Unionrose—01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI think that is a completely honourable position for the hon. Gentleman to take. The hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North, who has been straightforward throughout this…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI hear what the hon. Lady says. We have a Speaker who believes in the evolution of parliamentary process at a very speedy rate, so I am sure there is a way that very popular…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionThat is what I had started to do. Failing to deliver on the commitments that we, as politicians, have made to the people we serve, would be hugely damaging.01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI always read the paper that my mother reads; it is very important to know where she is going to come at me next time. I apologise if that is not the correct figure, but I…01 Apr 2019