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HANSARDTopical QuestionsHolywell Town Council, in conjunction with Tesco, has recently put in place the first electronic vehicle charging point in a town centre in my constituency. I know the Minister…02 May 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Port DelaysThe Transport Minister in the Lords said yesterday that she did not rule out our having a no-deal scenario in October and therefore we could potentially be exactly where we are…02 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe enterprise finance guarantee scheme and its continued use by the Royal Bank of Scotland is still causing controversy. Even this week, we have seen discussions from the hon.…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Rape Victims: Disclosure of EvidenceWill the Minister define what he regards as “reasonable”? The point has already been made clearly that there may be many areas of a victim’s life that it is not reasonable for the…29 Apr 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Political ProcessI wish the Secretary of State well. She has a difficult job. Will she look at the lessons that were learned from the establishment of the St Andrews agreement, which restored…29 Apr 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland: Murder of Lyra McKeeThe Secretary of State said that there is nothing that can justify this act of violence, and she is right. This time it happened to be Lyra, a journalist, but it could have been a…23 Apr 2019HANSARDPrison Officer SafetyWhat about 2010?23 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. How are we getting on with securing the 26 prisoner transfer agreements that are currently in place with the European Union to ensure that they are in place at the end of this…23 Apr 2019HANSARDRetail CrimeThe Minister has indicated that the closure for responses is June, but I would welcome some indication of when she expects to respond publicly. The Home Office has still not…11 Apr 2019HANSARDRetail CrimeI accept that, but we have to be careful not to equate poverty with shop theft. There are many people who have honour in themselves and will not commit crimes. However, I…11 Apr 2019HANSARDRetail CrimeI beg to move, That this House has considered prevention of retail crime. I welcome you to the Chair, Mr Robertson. I thank right hon. and hon. Members for coming to this…11 Apr 2019HANSARDRetail CrimeMy right hon. Friend anticipates a later section of my initial contribution, which will be about the police response. I will come to that in due course, but it is a critical…11 Apr 2019HANSARDRetail CrimeGiven my hon. Friend’s contribution, and that of my right hon. Friend the Member for Alyn and Deeside (Mark Tami), I will skip a couple of paragraphs in my speech and return to my…11 Apr 2019HANSARDRetail CrimeThe vast majority of the convenience stores and local newsagents that have been referred to in the correspondence and representations I have had are one or two-person businesses,…11 Apr 2019HANSARDRetail CrimeThere is a pile of good practice, and the key thing is that the Home Office is in a great position, with the Scottish Government and the Northern Ireland Government, to pull these…11 Apr 2019HANSARDRetail CrimeIs not the key point the issue of age-related sales? Shop workers are upholding the law on behalf of the Government.11 Apr 2019HANSARDRetail CrimeI thank you for chairing the second part of the debate, Mr Wilson, and your colleague Mr Robertson for chairing the earlier part. I thank right hon. and hon. Members for attending…11 Apr 2019HANSARDRetail CrimeIndeed. Again, shop staff are part of the community. The town I live in is 12,000-strong. The people who work in small shops there live in the town. They put a uniform on for 20…11 Apr 2019HANSARDRetail CrimeMy hon. Friend makes a valid point. I will talk about the four or five solutions in a moment, but the outcome of this should not necessarily be putting more people in prison. It…11 Apr 2019HANSARD East Midlands Rail FranchiseThe east coast decision is inextricably linked to the west coast decision, which is forthcoming in June and causing great uncertainty for Virgin rail users in north Wales, the…11 Apr 2019