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HANSARDISIS Members Returning to the UKI thank the right hon. Lady for that intervention. Yes, I believe strongly that Shamima Begum should be brought home and put on trial. The possibility that there is insufficient…18 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActJean-Claude Juncker was very clear in his press conference yesterday, sitting beside the Prime Minister, that this is the end of the road for negotiation—there is no further…12 Mar 2019HANSARDOnline Content: CrimeAt the moment tech companies are apparently taking down masses of material, but would it not be much more helpful if they were automatically required to pass on to law enforcement…25 Feb 2019HANSARDEmployment and Support Allowance: UnderpaymentsThe Minister is sorry and says lessons are being learnt, but where is the sense of accountability for this terrible error, which has had such a profound effect on many thousands…25 Feb 2019HANSARD Small Modular ReactorsIt is great to see you in the Chair, Mr Paisley. I congratulate my neighbour, the hon. Member for Copeland (Trudy Harrison), on securing this debate and on continuing to be a…20 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIs the Secretary of State in favour of other Departments spending a few million so that he can save hundreds of millions from his budget? If he is, will he put the weight of the…18 Feb 2019HANSARDUK Nationals returning from SyriaWonderful tributes have been paid to Paul Flynn, and few things demonstrated his place as a wonderful contrarian so well as the fact that he lent his support to my hon. Friend the…18 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesIt absolutely does, and let me say a little more about that point before I go in what may be an unexpected direction and ask whether beating up the banks will really work. The…14 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesWill the Minister give way?14 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesPerhaps the Minister should do that first, then.14 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesIt would be useful to understand why universal credit is not being made available for payment into Post Office card accounts, but I wanted to intervene on another issue relating…14 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Rosindell. I thank the hon. Member for Glasgow East (David Linden) for securing and organising this debate, which I was happy to…14 Feb 2019HANSARD Social SecurityI want to tell the Minister and the House a little about the life of Jack Hordon, who was until recently one of my constituents. Sadly, Mr Hordon died in December last year after…06 Feb 2019HANSARD Social SecurityThe Minister will be aware that Barrow and Furness has the highest number of asbestos-related cancer deaths in the whole of England and Wales. Is she aware of how many sufferers…06 Feb 2019HANSARDKnife Crime Prevention OrdersThere will be £20 million a year for the very welcome youth endowment fund, but the Minister knows that far more than that has been cut from local authority budgets, while four…04 Feb 2019HANSARDIntermediate-Range Nuclear Forces TreatyIf we are on the subject of our parents’ contributions to nuclear non-proliferation, I should put on record that my mother was a Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament campaigner who…04 Feb 2019HANSARDIntermediate-Range Nuclear Forces TreatyWe have both changed our views since then. Is there not a responsibility on everyone in the House not to hand Putin another PR coup by suggesting that the breakdown of this treaty…04 Feb 2019HANSARDDisadvantaged Children: Attainment GapFigures released last week show that only 15% of school leavers in the Furness area go on to higher education. That is the lowest in the country. Will the Secretary of State or…04 Feb 2019HANSARDCrime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill [Lords]Are we not in danger of believing that there is a false choice between upholding the UK’s international obligations and taking action to secure this treaty? Will the UK not be…30 Jan 2019HANSARDCrime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill [Lords]Listening to this debate, I found myself nodding along with the shadow Minister, as often I do. He made a well-honed speech about the bipartisan approach that has long been taken…30 Jan 2019