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HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir George. It has been mentioned that I am the only Labour Back Bencher in the Chamber, which is a double privilege. First, I think I am…07 Jan 2020HANSARDPlastic PollutionPlastic was rare when I was brought up in the 1950s, so is it possible for the Government to set targets to get us back to those low levels? Recycling just delays the amount of…31 Oct 2019HANSARDE-cigarettesIt is not only the World Health Organisation that is not using evidence for its advice, but the EU. The EU’s directive on the size of the bowls used and the amount of substance…31 Oct 2019HANSARDE-cigarettesI put on record my thanks to the right hon. Gentleman for his time chairing the Select Committee on Science and Technology. It has been an interesting period, in which we have…31 Oct 2019HANSARDHS2Any change to the route of HS2 is likely to lead to further delays and extra cost. Is not the solution to HS2 to put competent people in charge of delivering it, and not to mess…24 Oct 2019HANSARDPlastic Food and Drink PackagingI thank the hon. Gentleman for his co-operation.24 Oct 2019HANSARDPlastic Food and Drink PackagingWould any hon. Members wishing to speak stand up so I can see them? [Interruption.] It looks as though we have plenty of time, so there is no need for any kind of time limit.24 Oct 2019HANSARDPlastic Food and Drink PackagingMinister, may I ask you to leave, if possible, 90 seconds to two minutes for the Chair of the Select Committee to wind up?24 Oct 2019HANSARDPlastic Food and Drink PackagingOrder. May I ask the hon. Gentleman to bring his speech to a conclusion within the next couple of minutes so that there is equal time for the Labour spokesperson and the Minister?…24 Oct 2019HANSARD Exploitation of Missing Looked-after ChildrenMy hon. Friend is making a powerful case about a very serious subject. Does she agree that since the Greater Manchester Police introduced the iOPS computer system, children in…23 Oct 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateI am grateful to the Minister. He is absolutely right: all the political parties have, at one time or another, made a commitment to a referendum. In their 2010 manifestos, the…26 Sept 2019HANSARDProrogation of ParliamentA new argument has come forward. A number of parties have said that if there is a second referendum, they will honour the result only if people vote in a particular way. Does the…09 Sept 2019HANSARDElectric Vehicles: InfrastructureThank you, Mr Speaker. I was surprised to find that the charging sockets are not standardised, either on cars or on charging points. Would it not make sense to regulate to…18 Jul 2019HANSARDBBCIt is a pleasure to see you in your place, Dame Cheryl—having recently supported HS2, I am sure.15 Jul 2019HANSARDBBCBut of course you should be.15 Jul 2019HANSARDBBCRight. David Plowright was one of the great leaders of commercial television. He was the chief executive of Granada Television for many years, where great documentaries and “World…15 Jul 2019HANSARDBBCThat is a reasonable point as far as it goes. The BBC has not only paid very high salaries in a discriminatory way over the last five years; when it was found to be…15 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed 2I have great respect for the right hon. Lady, but she is fundamentally wrong on this issue, although she is right to criticise the way in which the Department for Transport uses…10 Jul 2019HANSARD High Speed 2My right hon. Friend makes a brilliant case. If anything, he underestimates the result. When the Transport Committee went to France to look at the impact of the TGV, it found that…10 Jul 2019HANSARDGATT: Article 24On an all-party visit to the World Trade Organisation, it was made clear that if there was the prospect of a negotiated free trade agreement in the future, tariff-free trade could…27 Jun 2019