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HANSARDKnife CrimeThe Government were warned about cutting police numbers. Had the 20,000 police officers we have lost still been in place and enabled one stop and search per week, there would have…07 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Sports Minister comment on whether English Football League football fans were consulted on the “fans fare” scheme to protect the fares of away travelling fans?07 Mar 2019HANSARD Rail Services: South-east LondonThe right hon. Gentleman is being generous in giving way. I agree with absolutely everything he is saying about transport infrastructure. He has already referred to this, but I…06 Mar 2019HANSARD Rail Services: South-east LondonI congratulate the right hon. Gentleman on having secured this important debate. He is absolutely right: when a landslide last happened along that line, questions were asked in…06 Mar 2019HANSARDMacpherson Report: 20th AnniversaryI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. I would contribute to it by making a speech, but unfortunately it clashes with an event that I planned several months ago,…25 Feb 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseDefinitely the most important thing I have ever done in my 21 years in this House was to call for the public inquiry into the investigation of the murder of Stephen Lawrence. I…21 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThere have been no trains through my constituency all this week due to a landslide. This is two years after I tabled questions in the House asking for the infrastructure to be…14 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Travel DisruptionIf I understand this right, the Secretary of State is claiming a triumph for having signed a contract with a company that had no ferries to provide no ferries and, because it cost…14 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUThe proposals from my right hon. Friend the Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn) have the best prospect of securing a majority across the House, far better than the Prime…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Cairncross ReviewI have not yet read the whole report, but I am surprised by the focus on the BBC when these two internet giants are dominating and hoovering up all the advertising revenue. Is it…12 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I congratulate the Secretary of State on signing a trade agreement with the Faroe Islands? Those must have been tough negotiations. Is he seeking an extension to article 50 to…07 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Mobile Roaming ChargesThe Secretary of State needs to remember that the Government’s deal was voted down across this House, by two thirds, so it is no good coming here to lecture the Opposition alone.…07 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness Rates Relief SchemeI am grateful to the Minister for the answer. I recently visited a new start-up in my high street that runs escape rooms and panic rooms—I commend them to the Prime Minister. They…28 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness Rates Relief Scheme14. What steps he is taking under the 2019-20 business rates relief scheme to encourage a diversity of businesses on the high street.28 Jan 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate with you in the Chair, Ms Buck. I know that if you were not chairing it, you would be contributing to the debate with a great deal of…24 Jan 2019HANSARDContingency Planning: No DealIs it the Government’s position that if we need additional time in which to agree a deal that will pass through the House, they will crash out on 29 March rather than extending…24 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn every answer that the Secretary of State and his Ministers have given this morning, they have declined to recognise that they lost the vote on the deal by 230 votes—by more…24 Jan 2019HANSARDEU Free Trade AgreementsSome 24 countries have lodged their opposition to the schedules on goods and services that we have placed with the World Trade Organisation. Does that indicate how complex it is…24 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionThe Prime Minister has said that there is no majority in this House for a second referendum. She may be right, but there is clearly a majority against leaving with no deal. Is she…21 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Services of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Revocation etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I wonder what the Minister thinks about the situation in the House at the moment. Does she believe that there is a majority among Members of Parliament to leave the European Union…16 Jan 2019