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HANSARD Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s ProgressI completely agree. That is certainly much-needed technology, and technology with which the world leader, which I hope we will be, would certainly be able to make a massive…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Residents of Leisure Park HomesI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Faversham and Mid Kent (Helen Whately) for raising this important issue, which affects a lot of us here. I have visited both residential and…27 Feb 2019HANSARD Merseyside Police FundingI am not a Merseyside MP, but I grew up there. I pay tribute to Merseyside police, who thankfully I did not cause too much trouble to, but they were always there if required—19 Feb 2019HANSARD Merseyside Police FundingI think they would probably still say that. For the record, my hon. Friend the Member for Southport (Damien Moore) would like to be present to take part in this debate, but he is…19 Feb 2019HANSARDTerms and Conditions of EmploymentI am listening carefully. Having started my working life aged 16 as an apprentice, I would not expect to get the same minimum wage at 16 as I would starting in a new job when I…19 Feb 2019HANSARDTerms and Conditions of EmploymentI am pleased to see the national living wage and the national minimum wage continue to increase and support the lowest paid. Those on the minimum wage often have the hardest jobs,…19 Feb 2019HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities FundingI too want to thank the right hon. Member for Twickenham (Sir Vince Cable) for securing this important debate. Every one of us in the Chamber is here because we want to fight for…12 Feb 2019HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Service Animals) BillAbsolutely. I totally agree with my hon. Friend. The value of dogs in the force is clear. As she says, in 95% of deployments involving dogs the suspects are apprehended. In…08 Feb 2019HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Service Animals) BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Harborough (Neil O’Brien). Like everybody else here, I congratulate my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for North…08 Feb 2019HANSARD Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Ealing North (Stephen Pound), who gave a wonderful and powerful speech. I think we would all agree with every word he said. It is…08 Feb 2019HANSARD Maintained Nursery SchoolsIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Manchester Central (Lucy Powell). I thank her for securing the debate and for the wonderful work she does as chair of the all-party…31 Jan 2019HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris), and indeed all the Members who have spoken so movingly today. The holocaust is a subject that is…24 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Extreme weather events have cost the global economy more than half a trillion pounds over the past few years, and the scientific consensus is that, unless we halve our…24 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ7. To mark Holocaust Memorial Day a Chichester choir will be coming to Parliament to perform “Push”, a moving opera about the life of Simon Gronowski, who was pushed off a train…23 Jan 2019HANSARDImmigration11. What plans he has for the UK’s future immigration system.21 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. As the Minister might have seen, Oxford University recently suspended grants from telecoms firm Huawei due to security concerns. In the same week, Germany joined the growing…21 Jan 2019HANSARDImmigrationChichester is home to a fresh food industry worth £1 billion, and its businesses rely on European workers. One grower in my constituency reached 1.5 million picking hours last…21 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. I recently spent a day with Sussex police and the Environment Agency checking permits on vans and lorries carrying toxic waste. Although these efforts are a step in the right…17 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsNo country has ever left the EU using article 50, so I do not underestimate the challenge, but back in the real world, businesses up and down the country—with the possible…16 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Walthamstow (Stella Creasy) in this historic debate. The process of leaving the European Union was designed at the outset to be…14 Jan 2019