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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Government have failed to increase stamp duty on purchases of properties by overseas buyers by 3%, instead cutting it back to 1%, which has resulted in less money being…09 May 2019HANSARD Buildings with ACM CladdingCan the Secretary of State clarify whether this money is being made available to compensate those freeholders who wilfully refuse to spend money on remedial action to remove ACM…09 May 2019HANSARD South-Eastern Rail FranchiseI do not quite understand how the Minister can anonymise the two bids when there are only two bidders, one of which is the existing franchise. Setting that aside, this franchise…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Sri LankaI thank the Foreign Secretary for his statement and my right hon. Friend the Member for Islington South and Finsbury (Emily Thornberry) for her response. They set a perfect tone…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyIn answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Ynys Môn (Albert Owen), the Minister said she liked local innovation but refused to direct any resources for improving the built…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Action and Extinction RebellionI think I could sum up the Minister’s response today as, “The rest of the world is rubbish. We are better. We are doing things ahead of everybody else. I can’t understand why…23 Apr 2019HANSARD European CouncilThe Prime Minister seems to have indicated that she is quite clearly not prepared to give at all on her red lines. She said in her statement that if we cannot come to a…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballThis year I had the pleasure of judging the football community trust club of the year awards and was able to read the testimonies of many football clubs and see how much work is…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseOn Monday evening a man was rammed off his motorbike, stabbed and had his motorbike stolen. He is in a critical condition in hospital. The week before, a young man was stabbed at…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Arrest of Julian AssangeI find it extraordinary that someone so rich and powerful—or powerful, anyway—can avoid an allegation of rape in the way that Julian Assange has for so many years, costing so much…11 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am sorry if I missed it, but will the Leader of the House clarify tomorrow’s business? Will there be protected time for the SI? It seems strange to cram it in tomorrow, given…26 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Aviation SectorRegardless of when we leave the European Union, we must continue to apply the highest environmental standards around our airports. What will the Secretary of State do to continue…21 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy train home on Monday night was cancelled and the train that I was trying to get in on yesterday was advertised as 20 minutes late when I gave up on it. That is just two of the…21 Mar 2019HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsIn answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Hornsey and Wood Green (Catherine West), who said that the cost of Brexit was currently £500 million a week, the Minister said that he…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 Extension ProcedureThe Minister has made it clear that his understanding is that the House has voted that we will not leave with no deal. We are in this situation because of the mess the Government…18 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionWill my right hon. and learned Friend give way?14 Mar 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI think the moment has passed, Mr Speaker. [ Laughter. ] I am going to dispense with the gambling theme. My right hon. and learned Friend will have heard the Chancellor of the…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseIt was only a little while ago that the Government were attacking the Leader of the Opposition for not agreeing to meet the Prime Minister. If were are trying to fulfil the will…13 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and Non-Contractual Obligations (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am sorry to pursue the point, but the draft instrument was published only on 8 March 2018. Is the Minister sure that there has been sufficient time for a response to that? There…13 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and Non-Contractual Obligations (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am grateful for the answer that the Minister gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Huddersfield. Could she just enlighten me? Paragraph 10.1 of the explanatory memorandum…13 Mar 2019