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HANSARDProbation Reform8. What recent progress he has made on probation reform.09 Jul 2019HANSARDProbation ReformBy any stretch of the imagination, the changes to the probation service have been a shambles, fragmenting the system and increasing risk to the community at large. A simple…09 Jul 2019HANSARDUK Ambassador to USA: Leaked EmailsThe Minister’s tone today is spot-on, and right and proper. Given that the leaks took place over two and a half years, will he examine how many people have had access to all that…08 Jul 2019HANSARDVeterans: Universal CreditHas the Minister had the opportunity to discuss with the Department for Work and Pensions the symptoms and expectations relating to post-traumatic stress disorder and how it…08 Jul 2019HANSARDDevolved Government: Restoration12. I obviously hope that the devolved Administration is restored as soon as possible but, in the absence of devolution, can the Secretary of State examine how this House can…03 Jul 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilWill the Prime Minister confirm that a no-deal Brexit would mean that we would not be part of Europol or of the overarching institutions that manage internet safety, thereby…24 Jun 2019HANSARDUN Convention on the Rights of the Child1. What steps he is taking to ensure his Department’s policies are compliant with the UN convention on the rights of the child.24 Jun 2019HANSARDUN Convention on the Rights of the ChildMay I first take a moment to congratulate you, Mr Speaker, on serving 10 years in the Chair? That is worthy of recognition. Will the Minister give some indication of when the…24 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. When representatives of the National Education Union met Welsh MPs last week, they told us that £59 million of education spending had been lost to the Welsh Assembly…24 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU10. Given that the Scottish Government and the Welsh Assembly have both said that the economies of Scotland and Wales would fall by between 7% and 8% on no deal, what has the…19 Jun 2019HANSARD Recall of Tumble DryersBy the Government’s own admission, there are 500,000 unmodified machines in existence, which equates to around 700 per constituency. The Minister has just reaffirmed that the…17 Jun 2019HANSARDViolent CrimeWhether we are talking about police officers required to tackle county lines from Liverpool to north Wales and Cheshire, or police officers needed to tackle the issues that my…17 Jun 2019HANSARD Inequality and Social MobilityI thank my hon. Friend, with whom I share a constituency border, for giving way. Does she agree that one thing we do not need at this time to tackle social mobility is a tax cut…12 Jun 2019HANSARD Imprisonment for Public ProtectionI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi) for his contribution in opening this debate. I want to say something at the very beginning that I hope Members will regard…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Imprisonment for Public ProtectionAbsolutely. The hon. Gentleman—or my hon. Friend, as I will still call him in this case—makes a key point. The key issue that I want to raise is this. Many IPP prisoners have…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Imprisonment for Public ProtectionIt is not unreasonable to ask at what stage that process will be completed for prisoners currently serving IPP sentences.11 Jun 2019HANSARD Imprisonment for Public ProtectionI agree with the hon. Gentleman, in the sense that we have to assess the risk that an individual potentially presents to society. We have a minimum term; people have passed that…11 Jun 2019HANSARDFree TV Licences: Over-75sKnowing that this decision was coming down the line, knowing that the BBC may have made the choice that it has made and knowing that this was a manifesto commitment of his…11 Jun 2019HANSARDCystic Fibrosis Drugs: OrkambiThe previous Chair set a time limit on speeches of six minutes, which has been successful, in that all right hon. and hon. Members have been able to take part in the debate, but…10 Jun 2019HANSARDCounter-TerrorismThis weekend, the Home Secretary announced as part of his leadership bid a £500 million investment in border security in Northern Ireland, plus ongoing costs. Will the Minister…10 Jun 2019