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HANSARDDraft Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I would never put it quite like that. What I would say is that my concern is not to identify the particular individuals, but the professions and the circumstances in which this…04 Feb 2019HANSARDState Pension Age: WomenHealth inequalities and class.31 Jan 2019HANSARDEquitable LifeMany of my constituents who have been affected by the Equitable Life issue regard the APPG as their only voice in not only this place, but the country. Does the hon. Gentleman…31 Jan 2019HANSARDState Pension Age: WomenI thank the Minister for giving way. I recognise the point he is making with regard to the equalisation of pensions between genders and increasing life expectancy, and we are all…31 Jan 2019HANSARDInternational SportI am sure the Minister will join me in welcoming the fact that the 2021 rugby league world cup opening ceremony will take place at Newcastle’s St James’ Park. Does she agree that…31 Jan 2019HANSARD Newcastle United Football Club: RegulationI appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s interest in Newcastle United, and I have seen the figures in Deloitte’s report, which make Newcastle United the 19th richest club in the world.…24 Jan 2019HANSARD Newcastle United Football Club: RegulationMadam Deputy Speaker, I must start by declaring an interest: I am a Newcastle United fan. [Hon. Members: “Hear, hear!”] Thank you. When I raised this with the House authorities, I…24 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMany businesses, particularly small ones, have yet to calculate, or do not want to publicise, the impact on them of a no-deal Brexit. Does the Minister recognise the scale of the…24 Jan 2019HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayIt is a privilege to speak in this debate, and I thank the Backbench Business Committee for securing it and my hon. Friend the Member for Dudley North (Ian Austin) for his opening…24 Jan 2019HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI agree with my hon. Friend that such lies must be called out whenever they are heard. As my Jewish constituents have made clear, the terror of the holocaust does not fade for our…24 Jan 2019HANSARD Newcastle United Football Club: RegulationI thank the Minister for what she has said, and I echo her comments. I was at St James’s Park to see Cardiff City last week. It must be a terrible time for the family and friends,…24 Jan 2019HANSARDSoft PowerAfrican visitor visas are refused at over twice the average rate, and this has a negative impact on all aspects of soft power, including trade, business, culture, education and…22 Jan 2019HANSARDPlastic PollutionI recently visited Canning Street Primary School in my constituency, where the children presented to me their “Keep Benwell Clean” campaign, because they are tired of walking to…17 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAt the last EFRA questions, the Secretary of State was in his place and he was typically effusive in his praise for the glorious north-eastern countryside that so many of my…17 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical Questionsrose—17 Jan 2019HANSARDFibromyalgia: DiagnosisThe effectiveness of primary care in this and many other areas is undermined for the most vulnerable and poorest communities by this Government’s insistence on putting out GP…15 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUDoes the Prime Minister recognise that by threatening Members of Parliament with a democratic catastrophe if we vote against her job-destroying deal, she is embracing not only the…14 Jan 2019HANSARDSupply ChainsFrom Airbus in Bristol to Nissan in Sunderland, millions of British jobs depend upon supply chains that crisscross the channel. Ministers fantasise about replacing them with…08 Jan 2019