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HANSARD UK-US Extradition AgreementMr Deputy Speaker, while Members make their way out of the Chamber, I will take this opportunity to congratulate you on being the man who effectively announced our departure from…23 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI rise to support the proposal of my hon. Friend the Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Sir Robert Neill), to go back to the Lords for a compromise on the matter. Of all the…22 Jan 2020HANSARDPrevent ProgrammeThere is no doubt that this is a difficult area, but the Home Office always used to see its job as the protection both of life and of our way of life. Unfortunately, in the almost…22 Jan 2020HANSARD Motorhomes and Vehicle Excise Dutyrose —21 Jan 2020HANSARD Motorhomes and Vehicle Excise DutyI thank the Minister for being so generous in giving way. On that exact point, perhaps the best thing to compare, if he wants to look at more than one-off costs, is the first six…21 Jan 2020HANSARD Motorhomes and Vehicle Excise DutyHe is a total Chair, not a partial one.21 Jan 2020HANSARD Motorhomes and Vehicle Excise DutyThe Minister has my sympathy. I have a sense of déjà vu from the omnishambles Budget, when the last attempt was made to attack pasties and caravans. At the time, I spoke to a…21 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State started topical questions by describing the improper release of 28 million records of students and schoolchildren. That serious breach of privacy and data…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEducation and Local GovernmentI will come directly to the hon. Gentleman’s question later in my speech. He is exactly right in one respect: that is a contributory factor for productivity. But he should not…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEducation and Local GovernmentYes, but this must be the last time.14 Jan 2020HANSARDEducation and Local GovernmentThat was not the only thing that went wrong. I recommend that the hon. Gentleman reads the Augar report carefully, because a lot of things went wrong, including the lack of…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEducation and Local GovernmentProductivity had been at that level for 60 years. It is not difficult to keep things the same as they were before; the really hard thing is to smash productivity down from 2.3% to…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEducation and Local GovernmentMy point here is that we are not about tinkering with one or two rules. We should be rethinking the whole system. The hon. Lady will forgive me if I do not go down the route that…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEducation and Local GovernmentThe first thing to say is that I will not focus solely on education today. As you know, Mr Deputy Speaker, I always focus on my favourite line in the Queen’s Speech, which is the…14 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI thank my hon. Friend for that undertaking, but will he give me one other undertaking, which is that the United Kingdom will take its place in the World Trade Organisation…08 Jan 2020HANSARDUK Special Forces: Iraq and AfghanistanIt seems to me that the hon. Gentleman makes three separate points. One is about having a war powers Act. I was a co-signatory, with Mr Tony Benn, 20 years ago, in a call for a…07 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsGiven the events of the last few years, I am not sure whether it is congratulations or commiserations I should offer you, Mr Speaker, but I certainly express my pleasure at your…05 Nov 2019HANSARD Intelligence and Security Committee Report on RussiaWhen the Minister talked about the ISC, he referred to the Justice and Security Act 2013—the latest Act that crystallised the practical approach to the running of the ISC in the…05 Nov 2019HANSARDGenomicsI commend the Minister for the progressive approach the Government have taken to genomics, but for a large number of genetic diseases the symptoms do not manifest themselves until…29 Oct 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Unaccompanied Child Refugees in EuropeI am sure the whole House welcomes the generous approach of the Government to child refugees in Europe. Will the Government apply the same generosity to child refugees who are…28 Oct 2019