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HANSARD Persecution of ChristiansThis has been an excellent debate, and I will shortly do my best to summarise the most memorable contributions. I am glad that my new colleague, my hon. Friend the Member for…06 Feb 2020HANSARDNATO AlliesDuring the recent NATO summit, there was a concerted effort by President Erdoğan of Turkey to block progress unless fellow NATO members agreed to label our Kurdish heroes in…04 Feb 2020HANSARD Global BritainWho is going to be leading it?03 Feb 2020HANSARD HomelessnessDoes my hon. Friend agree that out-of-borough housing, often in seaside towns, means that people move away from their communities and support networks?29 Jan 2020HANSARD HomelessnessThe street count system is not working, and people do not trust it. When they see the increasing number of people sleeping on our streets but the statistics say the numbers are…29 Jan 2020HANSARD HomelessnessThe Minister has agreed to introduce a Bill that will, hopefully, get rid of no-fault evictions and to provide a decent redress system. Will he meet me, and some representatives…29 Jan 2020HANSARDPlanning System: Gypsies and TravellersDoes the hon. Gentleman agree—perhaps he will not—that historically, planning laws have discriminated against Travellers who live a nomadic lifestyle, the percentage who are not…29 Jan 2020HANSARDPlanning System: Gypsies and TravellersIn local plans, councils must identify land that is acceptable for private housing and for business to meet the needs of the local community. If they do not identify suitable…29 Jan 2020HANSARDPlanning System: Gypsies and TravellersIs the hon. Gentleman saying that in its local plan, Kettering Borough Council identified a number of sites, sufficient for local need, that can be purchased and that, if…29 Jan 2020HANSARD HomelessnessExactly, and that might stop some of the deaths, but the deaths are not just in emergency accommodation; they are on our streets. In the past year Robert Bartlett, aged 30, died…29 Jan 2020HANSARD HomelessnessWill the Minister give way?29 Jan 2020HANSARDPlanning System: Gypsies and TravellersLet me give a pointed example. Since Brighton opened a transit site and expanded the permanent site, the number of encampments in unauthorised locations has reduced by almost…29 Jan 2020HANSARD HomelessnessWill the Minister give way?29 Jan 2020HANSARD HomelessnessWill the Minister talk to his health colleagues who, in the public health grant to local councils, do not require a minimum standard of substance misuse services, meaning that it…29 Jan 2020HANSARD HomelessnessIf the hon. Gentleman thinks we should have wet accommodation, does he support consumption rooms or shooting galleries so that we can also help people to ween themselves off these…29 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsI will not give way because we must soon move on. The economic argument shows that this country is stagnating, and that jobs do not pay enough to live. That is a disgrace in this…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsThe Chancellor spoke after the shadow Chancellor. He complained that we were producing an unreconstructed list of misery and that we were not jolly enough about how fantastic he…20 Jan 2020HANSARDA Green Industrial RevolutionMy hon. Friend is making some good points. Does she agree that another advantage to the early adoption of a zero-carbon target is that we can lead the world in the products we…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEducation and Local GovernmentMy hon. Friend is talking about areas that the Government failed to address and Bills that they should perhaps support. In the last Parliament, I introduced a Bill on youth work,…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEducation and Local GovernmentWill the Secretary of State give way?14 Jan 2020