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HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI wish the hon. Member for Plymouth, Moor View (Johnny Mercer) were still in his place, because we would have the kind of clash of opinion we want in this House. He suggests that…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI will not give way, because loads of people want to speak and I want to be fair to them. It is only because of those policies that those things happen. People across the country…16 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. As I have seen recently in my own constituency, access to mental health services is sometimes deplorable. Notwithstanding what the Under-Secretary of State for Health and…15 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActAs we reflect on this debate and those of the last few days, weeks and months—and indeed for the day or two to come—the question the public will ask and for us to ask is this: how…14 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseFurther to the comments from my hon. Friend the Member for Walthamstow (Stella Creasy), and previously from my hon. Friend the Member for Leyton and Wanstead (John Cryer), Jayden…10 Jan 2019HANSARDYouth EntrepreneurshipIs not part of the problem of encouraging youth entrepreneurship that vocational education is seen as second rate? How will we change that?08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillI support the two new clauses. Unlike the hon. Member for Torbay (Kevin Foster), I think that they are very measured. They simply ask the Government to review the impact of the…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillThat is right. Every Member of this House would no doubt say, “Isn’t it great that there are food banks and so many volunteers at them?” I agree with that; I agree that it is good…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillI agree with my hon. Friend. In my relatively brief contribution I just want to ask the Government why there is disagreement about these perfectly reasonable new clauses that ask…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillI agree. I am not sure if the Minister is listening, but that is the point. Surely the Government would want to know whether their policies were working, so that they could do…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillThat is the point: the assumptions on distributional analysis are assumptions. What we want is to see whether those assumptions turn into reality.08 Jan 2019