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HANSARDInternational Humanitarian Law: Protecting Civilians in ConflictI thank my right hon. Friend for securing this important debate. Does she agree that as the UN penholder, the UK has significant leverage to pressurise countries such as Iran?…18 Jun 2019HANSARD Recall of Tumble DryersThank you for granting the urgent question, Mr Speaker. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hammersmith (Andy Slaughter) on his relentless campaigning, and for securing…17 Jun 2019HANSARD Consumer ProtectionUK consumers spend over £1,160 billion a year on goods and services, and they are the backbone of the British economy. They spend their hard-earned money in shops and,…11 Jun 2019HANSARDPost Office Services: Rural AreasThe new report by a representative group of sub-postmasters notes that a fifth of sub-postmasters are planning to leave the profession, due to increasing financial…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Cost of Policing FootballI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, which makes exactly the point that I am raising. Being a lifelong Wednesday fan builds character, as my nana used to say, but it also…04 Jun 2019HANSARD Cost of Policing FootballI beg to move, That this House has considered the cost of policing football. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone, and I am grateful to have been…04 Jun 2019HANSARDBritish Steel(Urgent Question) : To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy if he will make a statement on the discussions he has had with British Steel…21 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelIt goes without saying that the UK steel industry is critical to our manufacturing base and that protecting the industry should be of paramount importance to the Government. The…21 May 2019HANSARDCustoms Union4. What recent assessment the Government have made of the economic effect of the UK leaving the EU customs union.16 May 2019HANSARDCustoms UnionMany of my constituents in Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough contact me regularly with their wide-ranging views on Brexit. Will the Secretary of State reassure them that they…16 May 2019HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Yesterday’s news that the Government are drawing up secret contingency plans for a potential British Steel collapse will have come as a shock to…15 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ7. In Sheffield we have seen youth services cut by 64% as a result of the Government’s austerity agenda. At the same time, we are seeing an increase in knife crime. The report by…08 May 2019HANSARDMental Health Funding11. What recent assessment he has made of the effect on patient outcomes of regional variations in mental health funding.07 May 2019HANSARDMental Health FundingOne in three early intervention in psychosis services in the north of England does not meet the standard that NHS England expects. What is NHS England doing to end this postcode…07 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn 4 April, the Office for Product Safety and Standards published its investigation into Whirlpool and the ongoing issue of its product safety. The report was lambasted by…30 Apr 2019HANSARDPost Office NetworkI want to continue on the point about contingency planning. At an APPG meeting some months ago, when we questioned the management who had turned up to talk to us about various…25 Apr 2019HANSARDPost Office Networkindicated dissent .25 Apr 2019HANSARDPost Office NetworkIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Mr Davies. I congratulate the hon. Member for Motherwell and Wishaw (Marion Fellows) on securing this important debate. She…25 Apr 2019HANSARDPost Office NetworkThe Minister talks about her passion for post offices and how everyone will work together. Would it not make more sense to have a review of how things are working at the moment?…25 Apr 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ7. The Prime Minister will be aware of the Channel 4 “Dispatches” investigation aired last week into the extent of the involvement of both BAE and British military personnel in…10 Apr 2019