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HANSARD Valedictory DebateI would just like to thank my right hon. Friend for all he did in that role, particularly the way he kept Members of Parliament on both sides of the House so well briefed. When…05 Nov 2019HANSARD Valedictory DebateIt is a great honour to follow my friend the hon. Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Stephen Twigg), from whom I have learned a huge amount, both in the time when I served under…05 Nov 2019HANSARD Princess Royal Hospital, TelfordI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Telford (Lucy Allan) on securing this important debate. A number of constituents from the west side of my constituency rely absolutely…05 Nov 2019HANSARD Valedictory DebateI can never resist anything that my right hon. Friend says, so I will most definitely do what I can. I would like to pay tribute to all those who work in our schools and colleges,…05 Nov 2019HANSARDPlastic Pollution4. What steps she is taking to tackle plastic pollution.31 Oct 2019HANSARDPlastic PollutionI thank you, Mr Speaker, for your tremendous support for Back Benchers throughout this House during your time in the Chair. I also thank Becki Woolrich, who founded Stafford…31 Oct 2019HANSARD Disability-inclusive DevelopmentIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Evans. It is also a great honour to follow the hon. Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Stephen Twigg)—the two years I spent on…31 Oct 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Integrated Foreign PolicyDoes my hon. Friend agree that one of the problems that we face in integration and influence is that our senior leaders travel far too little in places of importance, such as the…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Integrated Foreign PolicyDoes the fact that British foreign policy suffers because Ministers are understandably tied to Parliament not point to a fundamental problem in our country? We do not have the…30 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsEarlier this year, the Secretary of State spoke about the importance of introducing new financing mechanisms to develop and deploy drugs and vaccines to tackle antimicrobial…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMay we have a debate on support from the UK for the people of Burundi, where not only is there the highest level of malnutrition in the world, but people face the potential threat…24 Oct 2019HANSARDHealth Visitors (England)When health visitors visited me in my constituency surgery in Penkridge, their frustration was that, although they love their job and want to do it properly, they cannot do it to…23 Oct 2019HANSARDHydraulic FracturingDoes my right hon. Friend think that it might be a good idea to leave those carbon-based fuels in the ground as a reserve for future generations in case of emergency?22 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThis Government, like the previous Government, have made a welcome commitment to oppose the persecution of Christians globally and to support freedom of everybody in religion and…17 Oct 2019HANSARDThe Climate EmergencyThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right, and Ethiopia has pledged to plant 4 billion trees in the next year.17 Oct 2019HANSARDThe Climate EmergencyAt the beginning of last year, I was moved when I visited Calais and listened to the stories of some of the refugees there who had been forced to move from their homelands against…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Battle of Arnhem: 75th AnniversaryI am most grateful to my right hon. and gallant Friend. Does he agree that what is even more remarkable is that for many of the units—I include 2nd Battalion South…14 Oct 2019HANSARD HMRC Impact Analysis: CustomsDoes my hon. Friend agree that there will be extremely serious impacts on exports? We have been trying to promote exports for many years, given that we have such a large trade…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Preparations for Leaving the EUOn page 71 we see a reference to transitional arrangements for financial services that need to be in place by 31 October. How many of them are in place?08 Oct 2019HANSARD No-deal Brexit: Schedule of TariffsWill my hon. Friend confirm whether an impact assessment will be published at the same time as the new schedule of tariffs to show the effect of these tariffs on both imports and…07 Oct 2019