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HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillSuper-duper. I am delighted to hear that. As everybody else has said, it has been an honour to work on the Bill over the past three years—I wish it had been only one or two—not…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillDoes the hon. Lady agree—and Claire’s case speaks to this more loudly than almost any that I have ever heard—that the presumption of access by an abusive parent has to end?02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that the recent case of Sally Challen has given voice to the issue? Hopefully, legal change will continue through the Bill to allow people to understand…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI pay massive tribute, as everybody has done, to those who have spoken, particularly my hon. Friends the Members for Bradford West (Naz Shah) and for Canterbury (Rosie Duffield),…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's Role in Creating a Safe Environment(Urgent Question) : I had wanted to ask the Prime Minister, but I shall ask the Minister if he will ask the Prime Minister to reflect on his language and role as Prime Minister to…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's Role in Creating a Safe EnvironmentI did ask a question, and that was whether the Prime Minister would reflect or could be asked to reflect. Let me start by saying that I am not—and nobody is in this House—a…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateI know that the Prime Minister wants to appear as a strong man, but the strongest thing he could do that would look the best to this country at the moment is to act with some…25 Sept 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I am thankful to my hon. Friend the Member for Brent Central (Dawn Butler) on our Front Bench for slightly changing the tone, because I have an…09 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am afraid that the right hon. Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup (James Brokenshire) is no longer in the Chamber, but when he was in the Government, he promised that the next…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionI entirely agree. I am going to speak for Brenda in Bristol, although there are plenty of Brendas in Birmingham. I do not think that we should have a general election, and I will…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionLet us make no bones about the suggestion that I am not able to be completely critical when I think that things are wrong, both in my party and in the governing party. It is just…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionI could not agree more. There are thousands of EU migrants in my constituency, and lots of them have absolutely no idea what their situation will be. I have to represent those…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionI absolutely agree. Personally, I will not vote for any election that would fall before 31 October.04 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionI very much wish to talk about a general election—the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Mr Duncan Smith) has criticised others for not doing so—and to speak…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionThe reality is that what we have here is a game, and we are not being told what the rules are. The Prime Minister could bring a deal to the House. He could tell us what his plans…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionSorry, would the hon. Gentleman like to make an intervention? Crack on!04 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionI am not going to give way any more. I apologise, but I have given way plenty of times already. If we were to go out into the street and ask them, the British public would say…04 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitI beg the Prime Minister to answer the question that I am going to ask, rather than just saying “No comment” as if this were a magazine interview. Along with others, I have filed…03 Sept 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseI am delighted to welcome the Bill today. It feels like the first parliamentary step in what has seemed like a marathon to get to this point, but I think that we can all agree…16 Jul 2019HANSARDRelationship Education in SchoolsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I seek your advice about potentially correcting the record on something that has been said during this urgent question. The Minister stated that…16 Jul 2019