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HANSARD Antisemitism in Modern SocietyOver the last 16 years, I have written repeatedly to every single party here today to raise specific issues, with great success across every single party. In every single…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Antisemitism in Modern SocietyI shall comment on one issue only—not the racists and the antisemites who have been exposed, but the enablers, because the enablers are an equally big problem and there are a lot…20 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Small Charitable Donations Act (Amendment) Order 2019I will not be abstaining on the instrument; I will be supporting it on behalf of the charities in my constituency, where there are a lot of small charities. This is a minor but…12 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Floods and Water (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It would be remiss of me not to remind the Committee of the significant announcement that the Prime Minister made on environmental standards last Monday. She made clear in detail…28 Jan 2019HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayIf I may, I will continue. The problem is not just a British one, and we do not like talking about some of these things, but I am quite hard-nosed about some things now. When I…24 Jan 2019HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI hope we are not just “considering” Holocaust Memorial Day, with our antiquated practices in this place, but endorsing it. I pay tribute to my team of Danny Stone, Amy Wagner and…24 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsOn the Monday before Christmas, my constituent Nathan Garrett, aged 18, was referred by his GP for emergency mental health support. On the Tuesday, he was helping others and…23 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActWe can all manage a rhetorical flourish, the right hon. Gentleman better than most, but does he not agree that part of the problem we have had since the referendum is that his…10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActWell, I shall finish by inviting the right hon. Gentleman and everybody else to sign amendment (p). We should see more amendments like this on equality issues and other red lines,…10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActI have a small point for the Secretary of State before he explains the benefits of the deal, in his view. My savvy constituents like to participate in the biggest horse race event…10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActI invite the right hon. Member for Wokingham (John Redwood) to sign our amendment (p), because through it we want to take back control to Parliament. The substance of the…10 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (Amendment) Order 2018It would be remiss of Committee members not to record their congratulations and thanks for the outstanding leadership of the Mayor of Manchester—a huge loss to the House and to…08 Jan 2019