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HANSARDFree Childcare: Costs and BenefitsI will impose an advisory time limit of nine minutes.19 Feb 2019HANSARD Points of Orderrose—14 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUDoes the hon. Gentleman accept that the Speaker has ruled that all these motions are advisory, including the motion rejecting no deal, and that the referendum itself was also…14 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUThe Prime Minister is offering a choice between being shot in the head with a no-deal Brexit or shot in the foot with her Brexit. When will she realise that the best way of…12 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ3. This is Children’s Mental Health Week. There has been a massive deterioration in children’s mental health, with one in seven children now having a mental health disorder, much…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsDoes he agree that parents who voted to leave did not vote to leave their children in greater risk of mental disorder and deserve a final say to protect their future?06 Feb 2019HANSARDGWR and Network PerformanceWill the Minister give way?05 Feb 2019HANSARDGWR and Network PerformanceBriefly, we are, in the first instance, talking about problems with the trains. On the new trains there are problems with the toilets. When someone washes their hands in the sink,…05 Feb 2019HANSARDGWR and Network PerformanceSince 2010, Wales has received 1.6% of investment for 5% of the population and 11% of the railway network. Over a longer period, it has been only 1%. That is fatal…05 Feb 2019HANSARDEarly Parenthood: Supporting FathersOrder. We have six speakers, which with my maths makes about six minutes each. I would like to introduce an advisory limit of six minutes. As with the EU referendum, it is not…30 Jan 2019HANSARDEarly Parenthood: Supporting FathersI am sure we all wish you and your wife very well.30 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillDoes the hon. Gentleman accept that most graduates who come out of British universities cannot expect to earn £30,000 in their first year, although many can? The threshold is…28 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that the Bill, apart from being appalling, is premature, given that we do not know what will happen in the Brexit debate? There may be a public vote;…28 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI support my right hon. and learned Friend’s amendment, and she may be interested to know that a Swansea resident, Otis from Congo, was ripped from his bed on the Thursday before…28 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillIs my hon. Friend aware of reports that have shown that on average migrants contribute 35% more in tax than they consume in public services? Will the new restrictions not mean…28 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionHaving been the trade rapporteur for the Council of Europe to the WTO, can I gently say to the Prime Minister that in the event of a no-deal Brexit we would end up with our rules…21 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentMargaret Thatcher famously quoted Attlee in saying that referendums were the instruments of “demagogues and dictators” because Hitler used them to adopt supreme power and,…16 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUJust to clarify, obviously it is not me.14 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUMay I say that you have only 45 minutes?14 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIn the event that the deal is voted down next Tuesday and there is a vote of no confidence, with the Opposition parties joined by those on the Government Benches who want a…10 Jan 2019