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HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Redcar (Anna Turley). I start by thanking and paying tribute to all the frontline care staff around the country, and to all the…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingThe Minister’s reply suggests that the Green Paper already exists. There is a great deal of frustration about the delay. The Green Paper was supposed to follow hard on the heels…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLoan ChargeI thank the hon. Gentleman for making these excellent points. Like me, does he find that he has several constituents who had no option but to be self-employed and were required to…11 Apr 2019HANSARD World Health: 25-Year Environment PlanDoes my hon. Friend feel that there should be greater penalties for acts of environmental vandalism, where developers come in and clear wildlife corridors and later on we find…09 Apr 2019HANSARD World Health: 25-Year Environment PlanMy hon. Friend is making important points about natural capital and health, and I agree with all that he has said so far. However, does he agree that the real elephant in the room…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019Will the hon. Gentleman give way?09 Apr 2019HANSARD HousingDoes the Minister accept that “generation own” is particularly challenging in areas such as South Hams in my constituency? It has the highest property price to earnings ratio in…09 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness without DebateOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. May I put it on record that today the Prime Minister has found time to meet the 1922 committee but, I regret to say, we still do not have a date…08 Apr 2019HANSARD Access to Medical CannabisI warmly welcome the measures announced by the Secretary of State today, but will he go further in discussing the importance of clinical trials and answer some of the many…08 Apr 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. The Liaison Committee, which consists of all the Select Committee Chairs, is the only Committee that can call the Prime Minister. She has said on…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseDoes the right hon. Gentleman accept, however, that if the Government were to Whip for their own withdrawal agreement and future framework, and to combine that with the undoubted…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseWhat the right hon. Gentleman seems to be confirming is that the withdrawal agreement and future framework does not represent the will of the people and is rather unpopular. In…03 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionDoes the Minister agree that it was the publication of the manifesto that was the tipping point for the Conservatives, and it was all going quite well until then, when things fell…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionIs the Minister saying that everybody who has been asked not to disclose any issues to do with the supply of medicines is now at liberty to disclose them?01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionOn no-deal preparation, one thing that has been quite frustrating is the use of non-disclosure agreements—gagging clauses. It is very difficult for the Health and Social Care…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionIs that a whipped abstention or advisory?01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionWill the hon. Lady clarify what Labour’s position is tonight on voting in favour of the revoke motion?01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. “If a democracy cannot change its mind, it ceases to be a democracy.” Those are not my words, but those of our first…01 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the European Unionrose —01 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Votes)On a point of order, Mr Speaker. This is both a national tragedy and a national embarrassment. Is this situation not partly down to the fact that we tried to reduce a complex…27 Mar 2019