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HANSARDDraft European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
Draft European Qualifications (Pharmacists) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018The Minister has been very generous in giving way. We should be clear that, as things stand, the early warning system will not be in operation. It is important to express our…29 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
Draft European Qualifications (Pharmacists) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018We all hope that arrangements will be in place, but my question was: have any discussions been entered into yet with individual member states about the arrangements in a no-deal…29 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
Draft European Qualifications (Pharmacists) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Howarth. I thank the Minister for introducing the regulations. As we have heard, current EU law sets out a reciprocal…29 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness CommunityConcerns have been raised with me by the road haulage industry about the burden of the extra customs paperwork that will be required in the event of no deal. What estimate has the…24 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness Community13. What recent discussions he has had with representatives of the business community on the UK leaving the EU.24 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWe had a little sprinkling of snow on Wednesday, and of course transport chaos ensued. My constituents are mystified as to why, two days later, we still have no trains running on…24 Jan 2019HANSARD Freehold Estate FeesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship once again, Mr Hollobone. I am delighted to follow my constituency neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Alyn and Deeside…22 Jan 2019HANSARD Freehold Estate FeesI thank my hon. Friend for securing the debate. I draw a comparison between the fees that councils ordinarily charge for communal services and the kind of fees she is talking…22 Jan 2019HANSARD Grassroots Football Funding: Wembley StadiumI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. That is one of a number of ways in which we can harness the wealth that is in the game to better effect, and as I say, that is…22 Jan 2019HANSARD Grassroots Football Funding: Wembley StadiumI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention; that is what I was trying to convey. There are lots of agencies involved, there is lots of money there, and Government need to guide,…22 Jan 2019HANSARD Grassroots Football Funding: Wembley StadiumThat is an interesting point. Of course, we can debate ring-fenced taxes all day—there have been discussions about that in the context of the NHS, for example—but I think we can…22 Jan 2019HANSARD Grassroots Football Funding: Wembley StadiumI thank my hon. Friend for his contribution and for his excellent work with the parliamentary football club and with the Football Foundation. He is absolutely right about the…22 Jan 2019HANSARD Grassroots Football Funding: Wembley StadiumMy hon. Friend is right. As the shadow Sports Minister, she will know far more about the challenges than I do. When we compare our facilities with other countries, we are lagging…22 Jan 2019HANSARD Grassroots Football Funding: Wembley StadiumMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. A whole range of groups are participating in football that possibly traditionally did not, and we need to encourage them as well. I am not…22 Jan 2019HANSARD Grassroots Football Funding: Wembley StadiumI beg to move, That this House has considered the future of Wembley Stadium and the funding of grass roots football. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr…22 Jan 2019HANSARD Grassroots Football Funding: Wembley StadiumAs a Manchester United fan, I would say that, if we can encourage more George Bests, I will certainly be very pleased to see that. I will talk a little more about how we can…22 Jan 2019HANSARD Grassroots Football Funding: Wembley StadiumI am grateful to the Minister for picking up so well from where she left off, all that time ago. The central thrust of what I was saying, which I think most Members agree with, is…22 Jan 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.21 Jan 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillWe want to ensure that there are appropriate safeguards with regard to costs, not least because the Bill currently gives the Secretary of State authority not only to facilitate a…21 Jan 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) BillIt is true that there is some concern in the insurance industry about our potential failure to secure bilateral agreements. I think it inevitable that unless those agreements are…21 Jan 2019