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HANSARDWildlife HabitatsA 38 Degrees petition started by Norman Pasley from Bristol is calling for legislation on the installation of swift boxes in all new housing developments, and it has more than…20 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThere is growing concern that, despite all the assurances given to the contrary, as EU legislation—particularly, in this instance, pesticide policy—is being converted into British…20 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. An investigation published last week by The Guardian , the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and “Channel 4 News” suggested that at least 3,000 deaths each year could be…20 Jun 2019HANSARDMental Health ServicesIn Manchester on Saturday, people were giving away free “Unknown Pleasures” t-shirts, partly to mark the 40th anniversary of one of the greatest albums ever made. But, as anyone…18 Jun 2019HANSARDNet Zero Emissions TargetIt is a simple fact that we cannot reach net zero without a change in diet, a radical rethink of land use, at least a halving of food waste and embedding sustainability in the…12 Jun 2019HANSARD Sustainable Development GoalsExactly. I could not agree more. It is absolutely shocking that so many families in this country are so reliant on food banks and other emergency food provision in this day and…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Sustainable Development GoalsThe Chair says there were five Ministers. We asked, “Who is responsible for hunger?” and it was not just that there was no one with designated responsibility, but the fact that…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Sustainable Development GoalsThe Secretary of State will know that the UN special rapporteur described the levels of poverty in the UK recently as “systemic” and “tragic”—I think those were the words—and that…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Sustainable Development GoalsThe Secretary of State is giving a characteristically thoughtful speech. I do not want to cast any doubt on what he is saying—I agree about the need to cross party boundaries when…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Sustainable Development GoalsIt is always a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Stephen Twigg) on giving such a…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Sustainable Development GoalsYes, I very much agree with my hon. Friend the Chair of the Committee. I would say that since 2010 the Government have absolutely refused to acknowledge that this is a direct…11 Jun 2019HANSARDCystic Fibrosis Drugs: OrkambiI thank my hon. Friend for all her support on this issue. I agree that the issue with the Argentinian solution is that in a buyers’ club where people have to pay privately, the…10 Jun 2019HANSARDCystic Fibrosis Drugs: OrkambiI really welcome the fact that the Minister is saying so passionately that she feels she has a moral obligation to act. The question is: when? I say that because Vertex has been…10 Jun 2019HANSARDCystic Fibrosis Drugs: OrkambiIt is on this issue.10 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. The Home Secretary might not be aware of this, but he did rather upset people when he last spoke about his childhood in east Bristol. May I urge him to look at what the police…10 Jun 2019HANSARDCystic Fibrosis Drugs: OrkambiI am really pleased that there is now cross-party working on this issue. Life expectancy is a very sensitive issue for cystic fibrosis patients and their parents. I am aware that…10 Jun 2019HANSARDCystic Fibrosis Drugs: OrkambiThank you, Mr Bailey; it is a pleasure to see you in the Chair. I thank the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam (Paul Scully) for introducing the debate on behalf of the Petitions…10 Jun 2019HANSARDCystic Fibrosis Drugs: OrkambiWhen?10 Jun 2019HANSARDCystic Fibrosis Drugs: OrkambiWill the Minister give way?10 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI recently introduced a ten-minute rule Bill on animal sentience. When I asked the relevant Minister about it before the Select Committee, he said that the Government were just…06 Jun 2019