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HANSARDJusticeWill my hon. Friend the Minister outline what plans he has to increase support for rape crisis centres?21 Mar 2019HANSARD Wildlife CrimeI am delighted that the hon. Gentleman has secured this debate, and in particular that he has raised the issue of hare coursing. The feedback I am getting is that hare coursing is…20 Mar 2019HANSARDIndustrial Strategy: High-quality JobsAs my hon. Friend will be aware, we often talk about our being the fifth largest economy, but by GDP per head we are ranked about 23rd or 24th, according to the International…19 Mar 2019HANSARDIndustrial Strategy: High-quality Jobs9. What recent steps he has taken through the industrial strategy to increase the number of high-quality and well-paid jobs.19 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillThat is an excellent point. Frankly, whatever form the legal joining takes, we cannot legislate for humanity’s various ways of working positively and negatively and interacting…15 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillI was pleased to speak on Second Reading, but I think one question was not covered—forgive me if it was. It will be interesting to see what happens to civil partnerships before we…15 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillIt is a great pleasure to stand up as an anointed smartarse and talk on this important subject. Before I do so, I want to echo all the words that have been spoken today about what…15 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillI am reading out her personal and passionately held views. I certainly would not make any judgment on them. The interesting thing is that when my researcher passed me this note,…15 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. In reading this real-life testimony and talking about the potential impact of the new structure, I can imagine that there would be those…15 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillThat needs no further comment—it was brilliantly put, as always, by my hon. Friend. I look forward to hearing from him today, as we so often do on private Members’ Bills.15 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillMy hon. Friend makes an excellent contribution and he is absolutely right. It is interesting that the Bill brings not only choice, but responsibility. We are not talking about…15 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillMy hon. Friend is making a powerful and personal point, and we all admire him for his bravery in doing so. Does he not agree that one of the great powers and privileges we have in…15 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillWe are used to this tradition of Friday speeches. The whole point is that we are giving a new right, not taking any away from people.15 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillForgive me if I am wrong, and I imagine that it would be hard to measure, but many of the people who go down this route would not have got married. This is an additional choice,…15 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillDoes my right hon. Friend agree that this measure will bring security to a great many people?15 Mar 2019HANSARD Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) BillI am very grateful to my right hon. Friend. This is a very, very good Bill. I was brought up in her constituency, and, like Mr Speaker, born in Edgware. Many of my friends and…15 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillI think this is an excellent Bill in principle, but I want to clarify one specific point. Subsection (2) of the new clause says: “The Secretary of State must exercise that power…15 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill my hon. Friend the Minister outline what plans he has to increase support for rape crisis centres?12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActMy right hon. Friend may have slightly lost her voice, but is it not true that were we to have a second referendum, 17.5 million people would have lost their voice?12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActThe right hon. Gentleman raises a very good point about Switzerland, but surely the most important point about the Swiss is that they are one of the only examples of a country…12 Mar 2019