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HANSARDNo Deal EU Exit: Job Losses17. This country’s public sector institutions spend £1 billion a year on food, and there have been many warnings that food price inflation in the event of a no-deal Brexit will…05 Mar 2019HANSARD No-deal EU Exit: Public Sector CateringThe Minister is appearing before the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee tomorrow afternoon, so he can expect a little more of that treatment then.05 Mar 2019HANSARDSchool FundingWe absolutely want a balance of newer and more experienced teachers in schools. However, it has been raised with me that schools have to pay the apprenticeship levy, which is…04 Mar 2019HANSARDSchool FundingThe hon. Member for St Albans (Mrs Main) was spot on about so many things in her speech. She spoke from her experience as a teacher and no doubt someone who keeps in close contact…04 Mar 2019HANSARD Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s ProgressThe Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee is making an excellent speech, as would be expected. She mentions that very little progress has been made in agriculture. I know…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s ProgressOn a related issue, we talk a lot about the melting of the polar icecaps, but in the Himalayas, which are often known as the “third pole”, the permafrost is thawing and the ice is…28 Feb 2019HANSARDHuman RightsHuman rights defenders around the world are under attack. They are censored, imprisoned and sometimes even murdered for speaking out, and women who speak out in countries such as…26 Feb 2019HANSARDHuman Rights17. What diplomatic steps his Department is taking to promote and support human rights internationally.26 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Environment and Wildlife (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That was going to be my question to the Minister. There is keen public interest in ensuring that we do not promote the fur trade in any way, shape or form. It is one thing to say…14 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Environment and Wildlife (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am glad that the Minister mentioned the need for expert advice. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, however, is incredibly stretched at the moment, so what…14 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Environment and Wildlife (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Will the Minister give way?14 Feb 2019HANSARD Primary Schools: Nurture and Alternative ProvisionI visited a school in my constituency, St Anne’s Infants School, which won the Marjorie Boxall Quality Mark Award for its nurture group in 2016. I appreciate the really good work…13 Feb 2019HANSARD Primary Schools: Nurture and Alternative ProvisionI was going to mention teaching assistants in my last intervention, because they are so important. For a child who needs extra attention and one-to-one support, whether because of…13 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUWe were told that we would see the final report on anti-dumping duties on aluminium foil by Christmas; entirely predictably, we have not seen anything at all. The issue is very…12 Feb 2019HANSARDSupermarket Supply Chains: Human RightsI secured a debate last year on this issue, highlighting the shocking extent of modern slavery in our supermarket supply chain. Will the Minister tell me what action has been…12 Feb 2019HANSARDSupermarket Supply Chains: Human Rights4. What recent assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of human and labour rights abuses in the global supply chains of UK supermarkets.12 Feb 2019HANSARD Young Carers SupportThis is such an important issue, and I am glad that my hon. Friend is raising it. He has said, quite rightly, that in many cases young carers are unidentified within the system.…12 Feb 2019HANSARDRough SleepingIt is a pleasure, as always, to see you in the Chair, Ms Buck. I know how personally committed you are to dealing with housing issues. There is no more depressing image of the…07 Feb 2019HANSARDBritish Businesses Investing OverseasThe Environmental Audit Committee has just started an inquiry into the role of UK Export Finance. We pledge to meet climate change targets at home, so why is it that nearly every…07 Feb 2019HANSARDGWR and Network PerformanceMy hon. Friend has not yet mentioned the problems faced by people with disabilities and mobility issues when travelling on trains. I was at a recent meeting with a group people…05 Feb 2019