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HANSARDPolicing and CrimeWill my right hon. Friend give way?29 Jan 2020HANSARDAccess to GPsIn 2015 the Secretary of State’s predecessor promised 5,000 more GPs by 2020. The Secretary of State repeated that promise when he took over the job, but my constituents are…28 Jan 2020HANSARDA Green Industrial RevolutionAgain, we are hearing the right noises from the Government, but the action is not being followed through. The commitment to net zero trips off the tongue, but can we achieve it if…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEngagementsQ4. Research published by Oxford University this week shows that our oceans are heating up at an alarming rate, that the process is accelerating, and that it will lead to more…15 Jan 2020HANSARDAir QualityWe are hearing commitments and good words from the Government but we are seeing very little action. They have been lackadaisical when it comes to the breaking of legal limits on…31 Oct 2019HANSARDTributes to the SpeakerI listened carefully to the opening statement by the Leader of the House and was interested to hear what he had to say. I always listen to him carefully. He chooses his words…31 Oct 2019HANSARDThe Economyrose —24 Oct 2019HANSARDThe EconomyThere is a real credibility gap in what the Chancellor is saying, because if austerity was the right thing to do in 2010, why is it not still the right thing to do now, given that…24 Oct 2019HANSARDRail PerformanceI, too, would like to meet the rail Minister, to talk about the Southeastern franchise, the tender for which has been postponed. I should like to see trains from Victoria on the…24 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I seek clarification of what the term “limbo” means. The Leader of the House has told us that the Bill is dead, and from that we read that it…22 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseSplendid.22 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is a bit rich for the Leader of the House, having prorogued Parliament and broken the law to do so, now to complain about a lack of time. Having said that, he has had an offer…22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsThe Conservatives have luxuriated in telling us that the Benn Act undermined their negotiations by forcing them into preventing no deal from being on the table if we left on 31…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseBack in March, when the Leader of the House was reclining on the Back Benches, he gave as a reason for not supporting the previous withdrawal agreement that it did not have the…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Online Pornography: Age VerificationIn the statement yesterday, the Minister said that the regulator will have the discretion to require companies to meet their duty of care, so what sort of enforcement does he…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Preparations for Leaving the EUFigures from the Institute for Fiscal Studies show that after 10 years of austerity we are back to square one, with no discernible global financial crisis to explain the…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Deaths of Homeless PeopleUnder the last Labour Government homelessness came down, partly because we made beds available for those who were on the streets so that those who wanted to move into…01 Oct 2019HANSARDCompliance with the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019The Minister pointed to the Opposition Benches and suggested that those who want to remain will vote against a deal or never vote for one, but there are also Government Members…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationThe Attorney General has tried to take the high moral ground, but I have to wonder what morals were applied by the Government that led to yesterday’s Supreme Court decision. When…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Thomas CookWhere is he now?25 Sept 2019