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HANSARDThe Climate EmergencyOn 1 May, the Labour Party, led ably by my hon. Friend the Member for Workington (Sue Hayman), forced the Government to declare a climate emergency. The motion gave the Government…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMr Speaker, I note that you did your bit for British-Irish relations at the weekend by appearing on “The Late Late Show” on RTÉ—it is good viewing, if anyone wants to watch it.…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Portishead RailwayI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman, my constituency neighbour, both for securing this debate and for allowing me to intervene. He will be aware that, in addition to the…16 Oct 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Proposed ChangesHave the Government sought and received advice on the compatibility of their proposals with strands 2 and 3 of the Belfast/Good Friday agreement?07 Oct 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 5I, too, welcome the Minister to his new post. He and I have previously met and talked in our respective roles in the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly. He is a great loss to…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Health Infrastructure PlanI worked on many business cases for capital projects during my long NHS career. These projects are important to local people, but local people across the country were misled over…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 4It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Congleton (Fiona Bruce) and my hon. Friend the Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris), who have both spoken with great knowledge…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Brexit Readiness: Operation YellowhammerPicking up on the points well made by the hon. Member for North Down (Lady Hermon) and the Minister’s response to the hon. Member for Glenrothes (Peter Grant), I, too, appreciate…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Education FundingThe question is whether parents have the information they need for utilising school funding. In Bristol South, as few as a quarter of primary schools and no secondary schools will…03 Sept 2019HANSARD Decriminalisation of AbortionIn my role as a member of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly, the committee on which I serve, which is chaired by the noble Lord Dubs, has for the past two years been…23 Jul 2019HANSARDCommunity Transport OperatorsI thank the Minister for her answer. She is right: the service is very valuable. In parts of Bristol South, 40% of people do not own a car or van, so public transport is crucial…18 Jul 2019HANSARDCommunity Transport Operators5. What steps his Department is taking to support community transport operators.18 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ4. Head teachers and parents in Bristol South tell me that the lack of schools funding is impacting significantly on children with special educational needs, in addition to the…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI shall endeavour to make sure that everyone has time to speak, Dame Rosie. The Opposition Front-Bench new clauses each cover three issues in three stages. On each issue, the…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillAs the hon. Lady knows, Labour was the architect of much of the devolution throughout the United Kingdom, so we are proud of the devolution settlement. We are asking the House to…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI wholeheartedly agree. I commend the hon. Lady and others. Women have travelled here to tell us about those experiences. I commend hon. Members, whatever their views, to take…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillThe hon. Gentleman raises what is a hugely controversial subject, as he knows. I have met some of those people, who have challenged me directly on the matter. We know that it is a…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Assisted DyingI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. He must have seen the next point in my speech, because it is exactly that. Geoffrey and Ann’s story has been the prompt…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Assisted DyingTen years ago, I worked with some excellent doctors, nurses, patients and carers who were trying to improve clinicians’ communication skills to help patients gain a better…04 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland CentenaryThe 100th anniversary of the establishment of Northern Ireland is an opportunity to look at the history of Northern Ireland in its times of darkness and of light, and particularly…03 Jul 2019