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HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI hope you do not mind if I take a small intervention, Mr Speaker.29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI have to say, Mr Speaker, that the minute you rose I realised the error I had made in speaking injudiciously and inaccurately. From now on, I will take a forensic approach. The…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI am grateful to have been called when I was not able to be present for the whole debate. I will try to keep my remarks brief, because I know that other colleagues want to speak.…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillRight honourable.29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI have enjoyed every second of my hon. Friend’s 29-minute speech, and I am grateful to get in just before the end of her remarks, because I know that she is going to give way soon…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillAnyone on the Government Benches who voted against the withdrawal agreement proposed by the last Prime Minister cannot really complain if other people voted against different…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillNo, I’m waiting for you to finish.29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillAre you winding up?29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillDoes my hon. Friend not agree with me that this election provides a fantastic opportunity for each of the main parties to set out in principle what they want to see from Brexit,…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillMr Speaker, I cannot work out whether you are eating popcorn as you watch this extraordinary spectacle of a great debate between two of our great parliamentarians play out across…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Workers’ RightsOne way in which the Government could show that they are not only committed to workers’ rights but innovative in the field of workers’ rights is to look carefully at what rights…29 Oct 2019HANSARDPrescription Costs: Health OutcomesAnd humility.29 Oct 2019HANSARDPrescription Costs: Health OutcomesPrescriptions not only include pharmaceuticals, so I congratulate the Secretary of State on the launch of a national academy for social prescribing, which he pushed through with…29 Oct 2019HANSARDShared Rural NetworkWhen the previous Prime Minister rang to fire me from my position as telecoms Minister, she could not get through because I did not have a signal on my mobile phone, so this…28 Oct 2019HANSARDMajor Incident in EssexAs the Prime Minister’s trade envoy to Vietnam, I echo the comments made by the chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on Vietnam, the hon. Member for Caerphilly (Wayne…28 Oct 2019HANSARDPlace-based Crime PreventionThe Minister will be aware that there is a plethora of evidence that we can design out crime, both in the built environment and through the design of objects. The Secretary of…28 Oct 2019HANSARDService Personnel Families: Pupil PremiumWhen the Minister next comes to visit the Royal Military College in Shrivenham in my constituency, will he pop into Watchfield primary school, where he will see a brilliant…21 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsWe will find out if the Secretary of State made the right decision in giving way. I have a genuine question.19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsYes. I am asking for a friend. If the Letwin amendment is passed and the Bill comes in next week and is agreed to before 31 October, we will leave on 31 October, but if the Letwin…19 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Actsrose—19 Oct 2019