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HANSARDPoints of OrderAnd he is one.27 Mar 2019HANSARDOrkambiI am glad that the Secretary of State is taking a personal interest in this matter. In Thursday’s debate, I mentioned the case of Oli Rayner, who gave evidence to the Health…26 Mar 2019HANSARD NICE Appraisals: Rare Diseases TreatmentsMy hon. Friend will probably be aware that the Government are looking at a new food strategy, and one of the things under consideration is better food labelling. A lot of people…21 Mar 2019HANSARDTransport EmissionsOver the past decade, Bristol has seen a 40% rise in bus use, which is obviously really good, but there is a downside in that buses and coaches contribute almost a quarter of NOx…21 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Rural Development (Rules and Decisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I assure the Minister that I have gone through what he said in the Agriculture Bill Committee with a fine-toothed comb. I have a very long list of where there might now be some…21 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Rural Development (Rules and Decisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My recollection of the Agriculture Bill Committee is that the right hon. Gentleman disagreed with rather a lot of the Bill. Now he has been promoted to the Front Bench, has he had…21 Mar 2019HANSARD NICE Appraisals: Rare Diseases TreatmentsI will be brief because I have spoken on this topic many times, specifically about cystic fibrosis, but before I get on to that I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for…21 Mar 2019HANSARDTransport Emissions2. What steps he is taking to reduce transport emissions.21 Mar 2019HANSARDCyclone IdaiAs has been mentioned, Bristol’s links with the fellow port city of Beira go back a long way—in fact, back to the days of anti-apartheid campaigning when we were officially…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Insect PopulationThis is such an important issue. My hon. Friend talked about agriculture, and the growth of the agrochemicals industry is obviously a main cause. Does he agree that integrated…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Modern Farming and the EnvironmentSorry—I did not quite get that. And, yes, soil is absolutely brilliant for carbon sequestration. I will just conclude, Mr Evans; I apologise, as I did not know that you had said…12 Mar 2019HANSARD Modern Farming and the EnvironmentIt is a pleasure, as always, to see you in the Chair, Mr Evans. It is also a pleasure to be reunited with two former colleagues on the Environmental Audit Committee, the hon.…12 Mar 2019HANSARD Exiting the European UnionIt is ridiculous that we are here at this time of night trying to work out what on earth is going on, based on Twitter rumours and bits of paper that are being passed to the…11 Mar 2019HANSARD The Modern Commonwealth: Opportunities and ChallengesI want to focus today on a matter that has already been mentioned: the adoption at CHOGM last year of the Commonwealth blue charter. Some Commonwealth countries are among those…07 Mar 2019HANSARDDangerous DogsI apologise for being unable to stay for the whole debate; I need to speak in the House. As the Committee inquiry highlighted, the prohibition on the transfer of dogs is utterly…07 Mar 2019HANSARD Social Security and Employment Support for Disabled PeopleAt a recent surgery I held for carers, a woman came along with a case relating to her daughter who has disabilities, and we managed to get a back payment of £22,000 in disability…06 Mar 2019HANSARD No-deal EU Exit: Public Sector CateringMy hon. Friend does amazing work on schools through the all-party parliamentary group, and through the children’s future food inquiry, which I am pleased to be involved in. She…05 Mar 2019HANSARDCatholic Sixth-form CollegesIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Davies. My hon. Friend the Member for Harrow West (Gareth Thomas) delivered an excellent and comprehensive speech, so I do not think…05 Mar 2019HANSARD No-deal EU Exit: Public Sector CateringThe point about perishable food being held up at ports is really important. I am vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary group for fruit and vegetable farmers. We have heard…05 Mar 2019HANSARD No-deal EU Exit: Public Sector CateringMy hon. Friend is being very generous. I am involved in something called Feeding Bristol, which is an offshoot of Feeding Britain—an organisation that aims to eradicate food…05 Mar 2019