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HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillI do not intend to detain the House for long. I support this Bill, but only regret that it is necessary. I wish to tell the House about an email that I received from a friend…21 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsDriving off a cliff never ends well, particularly if it results in a crash and burn Brexit with no deal in just 72 days’ time, but there is a way to avoid this: to be realistic by…16 Jan 2019HANSARDNHS FacilitiesThe maintenance backlog across the NHS is deeply worrying. It affects equipment as well as buildings. Two of the 10 operating theatres at Torbay Hospital remain out of action.…15 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActThis deal simply does not deliver on the will of the people—it cannot do so mathematically. It is unwanted by the 48% who wanted to remain, and it is unloved by a very significant…14 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActDoes my hon. Friend think that any responsible Government could in all conscience inflict no deal on their people?14 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActIf the deal does come back to this House—and once the Labour party has gone through its processology and is able to deliver on the wishes of its own members to back a people’s…14 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActMy hon. Friend makes a valid point, but the point is that if this House agreed to a referendum Bill, those decisions would be made by this House. My feeling is that it should be a…14 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActAs it happens, I do not agree, but I do not think that any of us should pretend that it is for us, right now, to decide what the referendum question would be. We now know what the…14 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillWill my right hon. Friend give way?08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillWill the Minister clarify his last sentence? Is he saying that if the deal is voted down next week, it will become the Government’s stated objective to deliver no deal?08 Jan 2019HANSARDSeaborne FreightI am glad to hear the Secretary of State confirm that no money will change hands, but there will undoubtedly be vast manpower and bureaucracy costs in no-deal planning, and we…08 Jan 2019HANSARDPubs CodeAs the Minister will know, in the case of tenanted pubs the rent is partly set according to the volume of beer sold. However, there is a long-standing grievance about a…08 Jan 2019HANSARD NHS Long-term PlanI warmly welcome this ambitious and wide-ranging long-term plan for the NHS. I agree with the hon. Member for Central Ayrshire (Dr Whitford) that so much is dependent on social…07 Jan 2019