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HANSARDFloodingWill the Government give new guidance to planning inspectors to take flood risk very seriously and be more careful about building on floodplains? In my area, the risk has been…24 Feb 2020HANSARD Policing (England and Wales)Has the Minister had discussions with chief constables, and has it emerged from those discussions what priorities they have for the new police officers? I can think of plenty in…24 Feb 2020HANSARDMigration and ScotlandDoes my right hon. Friend agree that we should make the point to business that, if it invites in people at the low end of the income scale, there may be large set-up capital costs…11 Feb 2020HANSARDMigration and Scotlandrose —11 Feb 2020HANSARDMigration and ScotlandPart of centralising Scotland and England and the rest of the Union in a single economic policy is, of course, sharing a currency, so does the hon. Gentleman now think that…11 Feb 2020HANSARD TransportDoes my right hon. Friend agree that a lot of our public want us to bust congestion and get people on the move, so that they can get to school and work more easily? That requires…05 Feb 2020HANSARD Transportrose —05 Feb 2020HANSARD TransportI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. Would he accept that the UK has done more than practically any other country in the world to cut its carbon dioxide emissions since 1990,…05 Feb 2020HANSARD NHS Funding BillI should like to reinforce that point. I in my constituency, as she in hers no doubt, have need that should be tackled and that requires support and treatment, but it is important…04 Feb 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillWill the hon. Lady give the House guidance on what she thinks about meat eating and what sort of scale of meat eating is reasonable, given her environmental objectives?03 Feb 2020HANSARD Global BritainWill the Government confirm that the European Union has misjudged the mettle of this Government and country in thinking that we are going to give away our fish again and accept…03 Feb 2020HANSARD HomelessnessI entirely agree with the right hon. Gentleman. Conservatives have every wish to see the end of homelessness, just as his party does, and Ministers are now making more money…29 Jan 2020HANSARD HomelessnessDoes my right hon. Friend agree that people sleeping rough quite often have drink or drug addiction problems, for example, and that we need to persuade them to get help? Are there…29 Jan 2020HANSARD Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) BillI just want to say well done to the Minister. It is really uplifting that there is something positive and that we can save some money.28 Jan 2020HANSARD Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) BillCan the Minister remind the House how, in the implementation period, we will avoid having to pay twice—both sending money to Brussels and paying direct?28 Jan 2020HANSARD Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) BillWill the Minister confirm that as we move on to the new policy, there will be an emphasis on growing more food at home for import substitution, so that these general moneys can…28 Jan 2020HANSARDGrowth StrategyI wish that those completely untrue statements were not constantly repeated. I have never said anything negative about our prospects because of Brexit—never, never. I have always…21 Jan 2020HANSARDGrowth StrategyIt is a great pity that Labour Members have yet again chosen to completely misrepresent my article in the Financial Times . Had they read the article, they would have seen that it…21 Jan 2020HANSARDGrowth StrategyI agree, and one of the things I hope will happen as we pursue policies that spread prosperity more widely is that some of the higher value-added activities that people come to…21 Jan 2020HANSARDGrowth StrategyMy hon. Friend might like to think about adding an enterprise zone to the free port. Obviously the free port allows people to import and export, but the enterprise zone allows…21 Jan 2020