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HANSARDInternational Sportrose—31 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAs the Prime Minister’s trade envoy to Ethiopia, I have seen at first hand the vital work that is done by aerospace companies such as Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Bombardier in…31 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. My right hon. Friend has heard the huge concerns from both agriculture and manufacturing about leaving without a deal, but 80% of our economy is services. What impact would…24 Jan 2019HANSARDEU Free Trade AgreementsThe hon. Member for Liverpool, Wavertree (Luciana Berger) was quite right to point out the seriousness of this issue. I am most grateful to the Minister for tackling this with…24 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionIn her welcome statement, the Prime Minister said that “the Government will consult this House on their negotiating mandate, to ensure that Members have the chance to make their…21 Jan 2019HANSARDImmigration6. What plans he has for the UK’s future immigration system.21 Jan 2019HANSARDImmigrationWill my right hon. Friend assure me that the skills-based immigration system will not fall foul of an arbitrary salary cap? This is important in many sectors. In research—I…21 Jan 2019HANSARDPersecution of ChristiansThe number of Members who attended the meeting in the House yesterday about the Open Doors report shows just what huge interest there is in this issue. It was very disturbing to…17 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: No DealLast Saturday I had the honour of attending the plough service to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Staffordshire NFU, an extremely good organisation representing farmers…17 Jan 2019HANSARDPersecution of Christians3. What (a) steps the Church of England is taking and (b) recent discussions the Church of England has had with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on tackling the persecution of…17 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseStaffordshire police, in order better to investigate and prosecute online child sexual exploitation, has taken on some world-leading software from Semantics 21, which was…17 Jan 2019HANSARDCar Production: SolihullMy hon. Friend is making some excellent points. Jaguar Land Rover has invested a huge amount of money in south Staffordshire, on the border with Wolverhampton, precisely to build…16 Jan 2019HANSARDTaxation of Low-income FamiliesI thank all Members for their contributions today. Extremely important points have been made. I thank the Minister for his commitment to look at this area, and I thank my hon.…16 Jan 2019HANSARDTaxation of Low-income FamiliesMy hon. Friend makes the incredibly important point that this is certainly about children, but is also about carers. The enormous number of unpaid carers in this country do a…16 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ10. On behalf of all the members of the all-party parliamentary group on Kenya, which I chair, and my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Derbyshire (Mrs Latham), the Prime Minister’s…16 Jan 2019HANSARDTaxation of Low-income FamiliesMy hon. Friend makes an important point about the money. These things do not come without a certain loss of revenue. Does he agree that one area to look at—it is interesting that…16 Jan 2019HANSARDTaxation of Low-income FamiliesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and that is why both the debate and that report are so important in showing the Chancellor that this issue is vital for many colleagues across…16 Jan 2019HANSARDTaxation of Low-income FamiliesThe hon. Gentleman makes an extremely important point. I shall refer to three reports today, but this one, “Make Work Pay: A New Agenda for Fairer Taxes” by the Centre for Policy…16 Jan 2019HANSARDTaxation of Low-income FamiliesI beg to move, That this House has considered taxation of low-income families. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David. As a Conservative and a…16 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActIt is a great honour to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake), and I agree with absolutely everything he said. Before Christmas I spoke in the…14 Jan 2019