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HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)Just to clarify, the air quality in Putney High Street was dreadful before the unfortunate closure of the beautiful Hammersmith bridge, due to years of neglect under previous…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for that apposite remark. That is what we risk if we do not include the amendment. If it is not explicit in the Bill, it will have to be negotiated in every…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Fourth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham. This is my first opportunity to speak in a Bill Committee as a new MP, and what an honour it is to speak in such an…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Third sitting)Would you give that a score, then?18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Third sitting)Q In terms of global best practice on trade agreements, if there was a ranking system, with nought being no parliamentary scrutiny at all and 10 being maximum parliamentary…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Third sitting)I have a declaration of interest. In my former role as head of campaigns for CAFOD—the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development —I was a co-founder of the Trade Justice Movement.18 Jun 2020HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession)My constituents in Putney are very worried about the implications of the partnership and all the Brexit agreements for the NHS. Can the Secretary of State guarantee that the NHS…17 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q My second question is about the impact on developing countries. What is your assessment of the impact on developing countries of creating the TRA and the new negotiations it…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q Can I ask you to unpack and give some more examples of the workers’ rights that are at risk, Rosa? You have talked about freedom of association and you have mentioned pay, but…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q I have two questions. First, on the equivalent standards that you were just talking about, specifically those on animal health and welfare, can you give any more examples of how…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q My question is to both contributors; thank you very much for coming. It is about our trade with developing countries. Looking specifically at sanitary and phytosanitary…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q I have two questions. The first is about the membership of the TRA. The Bill sets out that the maximum number will be nine. What do you think would be the optimal number, and…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you for the examples on animal health. Similarly, for plant health, do you have any examples of how there will be a difference between our farmers and those in other…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFuture Relationship with the EUIt is clear from the Minister’s remarks that this deal is far from “oven-ready”. Are the Government prepared to say no to any deal that will diminish our food and environmental…09 Jun 2020HANSARDPublic Health England Review: Covid-19 DisparitiesThe Spanish flu epidemic led to huge, widescale social reform, and this report points to the need to do the same. Almost three quarters of health and social care staff who have…04 Jun 2020HANSARDEngagementsI hope that the Prime Minister will join me in standing together not only in grief at the killing of George Floyd but in determination that we will work together against racism,…03 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety BillI fully support the broad purposes of this Bill. Any Bill that takes us a step closer to righting the wrongs of Grenfell tower gets my full support, and my thoughts are also with…29 Apr 2020HANSARDLoan Charge 2019: Sir Amyas Morse ReviewI, too, congratulate the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis) on securing this important debate at a time of national crisis. This is a crisis for 50,000 people…19 Mar 2020HANSARD Educational SettingsWill the Secretary of State give further clarification on those taking A-levels and going on to university? Will the discussions with UCAS bear in mind the most disadvantaged…18 Mar 2020HANSARDEducation (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me for calling me to speak in this debate on a subject that affects families across my constituency of Putney and across the country.…13 Mar 2020