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HANSARDDepartment for EducationI tried to intervene on the point about universal credit. I do not believe that I voted on universal credit, because it was voted for prior to 2015, when I was first returned to…26 Feb 2019HANSARDDepartment for Educationrose —26 Feb 2019HANSARDDepartment for EducationThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is notable that we can deliver rhetoric, shout and talk about the individual cases, which of course we should, but the statistics show that…26 Feb 2019HANSARDDepartment for EducationI will not give way, because I am taking quite a lot of time. The reality is that UC is designed to mirror the world of work. In the world of work, 75% of people get paid monthly,…26 Feb 2019HANSARDPolice FundingAn excellent BBC South East report showed that police seizures of ketamine have increased by a third, and are at a 12-year peak. What can the ministerial team do to reassure me…25 Feb 2019HANSARD Deprivation of Citizenship StatusThe Home Secretary has an incredibly difficult job. The interests of the public in this country are paramount and he must keep them safe. We have a fine tradition in this country…20 Feb 2019HANSARDDementia CareWhen the Minister of State looks at the proposals for the Green Paper on social care reform, will she consider the German system of compulsory social care insurance? The rate has…19 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland BackstopThe Solicitor General is not only a great fighter for workers in his constituency, but a canny negotiator for Government. Does he agree that, rather than Members of this place…19 Feb 2019HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities FundingI do indeed. My constituents living in east Sussex are less likely to be in a maintained mainstream school than children living in any other county around us, so I absolutely…12 Feb 2019HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities FundingI congratulate the right hon. Member for Twickenham (Sir Vince Cable) on securing this important debate. In my three minutes, I will touch on school funding, school choices and…12 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ11. Health and safety is strictly followed inside schools, but we expect our children to cross dangerous roads to get to the school gate. Will my right hon. Friend consider…06 Feb 2019HANSARD Local Government FinanceIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for High Peak (Ruth George). She described the challenges in Derbyshire much as I would describe those in East Sussex. I want to thank…05 Feb 2019HANSARDVictims: Policy Alignment9. What steps the Government are taking to ensure that measures in the victims strategy, the forthcoming violence against women and girls strategy and domestic abuse Bill are…05 Feb 2019HANSARDVictims: Policy AlignmentTo return to a theme raised on the Opposition Benches earlier, there is great support on the Government Benches for closing the loophole that may allow convicted rapists to gain…05 Feb 2019HANSARDChildcare Settings: Financial ViabilityTwo of my childcare providers have closed, citing the requirement to pay business rates as the final nail for them. In Scotland and Wales, private childcare providers are not…04 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Apologies, Mr Speaker, I was half asleep. [Interruption.] I am now fully awake. East Sussex bid to the Cultural Development Fund, which would have created an enterprise zone…31 Jan 2019HANSARDCrime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill [Lords]I’m a lawyer.30 Jan 2019HANSARDCrime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill [Lords]I apologise if I have got this wrong, but my understanding is that the hon. Gentleman’s amendment would not have included circumstances in which the journalist could not be…30 Jan 2019HANSARDCrime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill [Lords]I should point out that unlike the Opposition amendment—I think the shadow Front-Bench team largely supported the same change—the amendment that I tabled was realistic about the…30 Jan 2019HANSARDCrime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill [Lords]I absolutely accept that. The hon. Gentleman will know that he and I worked closely throughout the Committee proceedings to make sure that the intent behind what we have now was…30 Jan 2019