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HANSARD Whitsun AdjournmentI am pleased to hear about the steelworkers’ monument that the hon. Gentleman has just mentioned. There is a firefighters’ memorial at St Pauls and a construction workers’…23 May 2019HANSARD Whitsun AdjournmentI hope I am not interrupting the hon. Gentleman’s excellent speech, but I sense he is coming to the end of it, and I wonder whether he has included on his last page…23 May 2019HANSARD British Sign Language Users: Access to NHS ServicesI alluded to the fact that a lot of progress has been made behind the scenes. The authorities are working very hard to see whether provision can be made, as it is in other…15 May 2019HANSARD British Sign Language Users: Access to NHS ServicesIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Ryan. I am delighted to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (Catherine McKinnell). I congratulate her on…15 May 2019HANSARD British Sign Language Users: Access to NHS ServicesI commend the framework document and the action plan published last year; the Department of Health got a lot of plaudits for putting in place a plan to ensure that that which…15 May 2019HANSARD Death of John Smith: 25th AnniversaryI am grateful and honoured to be called to speak briefly in this debate to pay tribute to John Smith. I am pleased to follow the very personal testimonial of my hon. Friend the…09 May 2019HANSARD Buildings with ACM CladdingThis bail-out for unscrupulous freeholders and developers is welcome, especially to leaseholders such as mine at New Providence Wharf, so I thank the Secretary of State and his…09 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) BillThe Minister says that he believes that the definition is adequate, but surely he will concede that such matters can be explored and tested in Committee. If it can be demonstrated…07 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) BillI am grateful to be called to participate briefly in this uncontroversial and consensual debate, and it is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Tiverton and Honiton…07 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) BillI have great respect for the former Minister, as he knows. Does he share my lack of understanding of the fact that animal welfare was never a reason for us to ban wild animals in…07 May 2019HANSARD Overseas Students: English Language TestsNobody is claiming that everybody is innocent. The Minister has quoted legal cases, and those who are guilty deserve everything that they get. However, the Home Office has also…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Private Tower Blocks: Removal of CladdingI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. Before he moves off the point about discussions across Government of what further measures they might be able to take, is he able to…29 Apr 2019HANSARD Private Tower Blocks: Removal of CladdingI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bethnal Green and Bow (Rushanara Ali), my parliamentary neighbour, on securing this important debate and on representing the plight of…29 Apr 2019HANSARD HousingThe Minister knows that I have residents in New Providence Wharf who are being pressured by Ballymore to pay for the removal and replacement of defective cladding. He has kindly…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeI am grateful to be able to contribute to this debate on an issue that affects many of my constituents. I am pleased to follow the right hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead (Sir Mike…04 Apr 2019HANSARD BruneiOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am grateful to the Minister, my next-door neighbour, for his best wishes, but it is very unkind of him to tell the whole world that it…04 Apr 2019HANSARDPuppy SmugglingIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Hollobone, and to follow the Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, the hon. Member for Tiverton and Honiton…02 Apr 2019HANSARD World TB DayIt is a pleasure to see you presiding today, Sir Christopher, and to follow the right hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs (Nick Herbert), whom I congratulate on securing the…27 Mar 2019HANSARD World TB DayNot at all; it was a great speech, and well delivered. As the right hon. Gentleman said, TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease. Despite it being entirely curable, it…27 Mar 2019HANSARD World TB DayIt certainly is. Of course, one of the big downsides is that the risk of spreading the infection means that there has to be some degree of isolation, guilt and emotional stress.…27 Mar 2019