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HANSARDEngagementsQ11. Five years ago, my constituent Barry Bednar’s 14-year-old son Breck was brutally raped and murdered. The perpetrator is now serving a 25-year prison sentence. However, in…06 Mar 2019HANSARDEconomic Growth and EmploymentIt is welcome that 75% of those new jobs are full-time and only 3% are zero-hours contracts. It is also welcome that the minimum wage has gone up by 38% since 2010, but what…05 Mar 2019HANSARDEconomic Growth and Employment11. What fiscal steps he is taking to increase (a) the number of jobs and (b) economic growth.05 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes the Secretary of State agree that promoting and encouraging home ownership is important? Recent figures on first-time buyers are, of course, encouraging, but what more can…04 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.04 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI voted remain in the referendum but, just like the right hon. Member for Don Valley (Caroline Flint), I completely accept the result and the fact that I stood on a manifesto…26 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ10. First- time buyer numbers, which collapsed under the last Labour Government, are now at a 10-year high thanks to initiatives such as Help to Buy and the first-time buyer…30 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018If trade volumes are the principal determinant of policy in this area, would the right hon. Gentleman not agree that, given that 61% of Scotland’s exports go to the rest of the UK…29 Jan 2019HANSARD Fire Safety and CladdingI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising this important issue in the Chamber. Like the constituents of my other neighbour, the hon. Member for Croydon Central (Sarah Jones), many of…23 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentIn moving this motion of no confidence earlier today, the Leader of the Opposition claimed that it was about delivering Brexit—but this Parliament, elected in 2017, was elected to…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentThe Prime Minister is quite right to point out the yawning chasm at the heart of Labour’s policy, but the problem is that she also said that we need to come up with a constructive…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI will give way again in a moment. I heard the NHS mentioned as well—of course, a vital institution that we all cherish. Contrary to the dire warnings issued at various general…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentIs not the Leader of the Opposition engaging in a piece of shameless political opportunism, putting party interests ahead of national interests? Is he not simply trying to…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI am grateful to my hon. Friend for clarifying the multiplicity of policies that the Leader of the Opposition adopts at different times when he finds it convenient to do so. I…16 Jan 2019HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Can you advise me whether there are any ways to remove the need for a money resolution for a Bill brought forward by a Back Bencher? Could you…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillFirst, is it not the case that the UK and, indeed, the entire EU currently trade with major economies, such as the USA and China, under WTO terms? Therefore, while not desirable,…08 Jan 2019HANSARDEU Withdrawal Agreement: Legal ChangesThe Secretary of State has already referred to the letter calling on the Government to rule out no deal. Does he agree that if we foolishly ruled out no deal, we would be left…07 Jan 2019HANSARDMigrant CrossingsI welcome the Home Secretary’s decisive action. Under the European Union’s Dublin regulation, asylum seekers should claim asylum in the first safe country that they reach. I think…07 Jan 2019