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HANSARDKnife CrimeI join my hon. Friend in remembering the victims she refers to, and all other victims. Our thoughts and hearts go out to the grieving families. These are tragedies beyond words.…25 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismMay I join hon. Members from across the House in condemning these horrific, sickening, cowardly terrorist attacks? Can we, as a House, unite today and pay tribute to the…18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementAlmost half the children living in my constituency are living in poverty as a direct result of the Chancellor’s ideological austerity agenda. Why is the stain of rising child…13 Mar 2019HANSARDViolence in PrisonsThe point that the Minister conveniently misses is that frontline prison officer resignations have more than tripled since 2010, and now one in three officers has less than two…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI declare straight away that I have never climbed mountains—there is time for me yet to get into it—but it is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire…12 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse Schools Strategy11. What progress he has made on implementing the northern powerhouse schools strategy.11 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse Schools StrategyMany of the projects that the Minister has referred to today and previously have a national reach and are not solely catering for the north, which betrays the very purpose of the…11 Mar 2019HANSARD KashmirI join other Members in our unanimous condemnation of terrorism in all its forms. I welcome the Minister’s efforts to de-escalate this very dangerous situation. I also welcome the…07 Mar 2019HANSARDShort Prison SentencesIt is, of course, a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. First, I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Lewisham West and Penge (Ellie Reeves) for bringing this…07 Mar 2019HANSARD Regional Transport InfrastructureLike others, I congratulate my hon. Friend on bringing this important debate to the Chamber. He makes a powerful argument, particularly in favour of infrastructure support for all…05 Mar 2019HANSARDJammu and KashmirPerhaps there is a point on which we can have agreement across the House while, as we sit here today, the drums of war beat once more between two nuclear powers. Surely we must…27 Feb 2019HANSARDRelationships and Sex EducationI will not. Parents are also concerned about the faith-appropriateness of the content that will be taught. Importantly, parents of all faith backgrounds are high- lighting those…25 Feb 2019HANSARDRelationships and Sex EducationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Warrington North (Helen Jones) for leading this important debate today. I pay…25 Feb 2019HANSARDRelationships and Sex EducationNot at the moment, because we are on the clock and I have a number of points that I want to get on the record. I may give way later. Throughout the existing education system, the…25 Feb 2019HANSARD Recall of Women to PrisonsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone, and to follow so many strong and passionate contributions. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Swansea East…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Recall of Women to PrisonsMy hon. Friend makes a very pertinent point. She is right, and I hope the Minister will address that issue. The Government also delivered a huge funding cut to the female offender…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Recall of Women to PrisonsI thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. That point has been made by various Members today and the questions have been posed. I will continue to explore further some of…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Mediation)A number of objections have been raised, as I have set out, but the bottom line is that these regulations repeal legislation and mean effectively that the higher European…18 Feb 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Mediation)Absolutely. The hon. Gentleman is right; we are talking about mediation. The Minister will know, and rightly pointed out, that there are two issues: time limits and…18 Feb 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Mediation)Will the Minister confirm that as a direct result of the SI standards will be lowered, particularly with regard to mediation, because time limits will be reduced?18 Feb 2019