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HANSARD VAT (Listed Properties)To that list, I add churches, which are also listed buildings. Does my hon. Friend think that the grant scheme is adequate and properly replaces VAT in the way that it is carried…04 Mar 2020HANSARD Recent Violence in IndiaThe United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights recently introduced an intervention plea in the Supreme Court of India about the CAA; she has been given a brush-off by the…03 Mar 2020HANSARD Housing and PlanningI have been involved in planning for most of my working life. I wrote “Open Source Planning”, which helped to guide the reforms of 2010 and 2011; I helped to draft the national…03 Mar 2020HANSARD Draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Commencement No. 14) Order 2019The Minister makes a distinction between the AAMR and medical treatment. Is he happy that that is a robust distinction that can be upheld in practice?02 Mar 2020HANSARDEnergy Efficiency Measures: Net Zero BuildingsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Ludlow (Philip Dunne) for his comprehensive assessment of the issue. I…26 Feb 2020HANSARDUK Oil and Gas IndustryIn just a second, I will tackle an issue that I hope will help with the hon. Gentleman’s concerns. The figures have already been quoted for the number of people employed in the…25 Feb 2020HANSARDUK Oil and Gas IndustryI like to think that it is something to do with the activities I have been conducting on behalf of the Government that there are so many Nigerians in Aberdeen. I suspect I cannot…25 Feb 2020HANSARDUK Oil and Gas IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. Earlier in my career I was involved with the oil and gas sector as a taxation expert, dealing with the taxation of…25 Feb 2020HANSARD Social MobilityMy right hon. Friend talks of Margaret Thatcher coming from a humble background. I wonder whether he participated in a booklet produced about 10 years ago of Conservative Members…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Social MobilityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford (Sir David Evennett) for introducing this…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Apprenticeship LevyI shall do my best, Ms Nokes. I want to draw Members’ attention to a new apprenticeship training centre in my constituency at the Culham science centre, to illustrate some of the…11 Feb 2020HANSARDNet Zero Emissions TargetThe next UN climate conference is the perfect opportunity to set out exactly what we are doing to get our emissions down to net zero by 2050. Can the Minister assure me that the…11 Feb 2020HANSARDNet Zero Emissions Target3. What fiscal steps he is taking to ensure that the Government meets its target of net zero emissions by 2050.11 Feb 2020HANSARDViolent Crime: Young People19. What steps she is taking to divert young people away from violent crime.10 Feb 2020HANSARDViolent Crime: Young PeopleWhat is the Minister doing to protect young and vulnerable people from drugs gangs, particularly in rural areas such as mine, where they are extremely prevalent?10 Feb 2020HANSARD Release Under InvestigationMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point, and there is another point to that: since we cannot take away people’s passports, they can go wherever they like and not be traceable.…05 Feb 2020HANSARD Beer and Pub TaxationWill my hon. Friend give way?05 Feb 2020HANSARD Beer and Pub TaxationI thank my hon. Friend for giving way. One of the things I have been most proud about over the last 12 years is that, at the beginning of that period, we introduced assets of…05 Feb 2020HANSARD Rail Services: Maidenhead, Twyford and Branch LinesMy right hon. Friend mentioned the problem at Twyford. Part of that originates with people from Henley driving to Twyford to get the trains through. Will she accept my enthusiasm…05 Feb 2020HANSARD Release Under InvestigationI am listening intently to the hon. Gentleman. In the Thames valley, the number of people on police bail dropped to 379 in 2018, while the number on RUI increased to more than…05 Feb 2020