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HANSARDGovernment Plan for Net Zero EmissionsThe hon. Lady makes some powerful points. Listening to experts is crucial, so I hope she shares my concern—I hope the Minister is listening—about the Government’s decision to…08 Oct 2019HANSARDFinancial Capability: Prisoners and Prison LeaversToday’s report by Her Majesty’s inspectorate of probation is one of the most shocking independent inspection reports that I have ever read. Nearly two thirds of children are going…08 Oct 2019HANSARDOperation Midland Independent ReportI congratulate the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis) on securing this important urgent question. Sir Richard Henriques’s report makes for extremely sobering…07 Oct 2019HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeI do not doubt that the Minister is doing everything within his power, despite the constraints he has laid out. Given the previous Foreign Secretary’s involvement in this case,…07 Oct 2019HANSARD Hong KongOfcom is currently investigating the Chinese state-backed news channel CGTN following its coverage of the protests. Has the Foreign Secretary spoken to his colleagues in the…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Arms Export Licences (Saudi Arabia)Are any sanctions available for the companies involved in these mistakes, some of which presumably know full well that they should not be applying for the licences in the first…26 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf I was still a serving police officer and I arrested a European national who, unbeknown to me, was wanted for a string of serious violent sexual offences, at the moment I would…05 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.05 Sept 2019HANSARD Policing: StaffordshireAs a special constable for the Metropolitan police in the borough of Lambeth in the immediate aftermath of that serious violent crime spike, I was part of the response to that…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Policing: StaffordshireIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Ruth Smeeth) on securing this incredibly…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Policing: StaffordshireIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship as well, Mr Bone. As I was saying before the Division, my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent North spoke about the…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Policing: StaffordshireThe Minister laid out that the allocation of the 6,000 territorial officers will be decided over the coming weeks and that the funding formula, which we expect to be announced in…04 Sept 2019HANSARD Education FundingSome of the consequences of the chronic underfunding of special educational needs have been a huge rise in the number of exclusions and an increase in the number of parents forced…03 Sept 2019HANSARDLocal Authorities’ Statutory Care Duties4. What assessment he has made of the ability of each local authority to fulfil its statutory care duties by the end of the 2019-20 financial year; and if he will make a statement.22 Jul 2019HANSARDLocal Authorities’ Statutory Care DutiesI am very grateful for those birthday wishes, but I would be even more grateful if the Minister agreed with me that local authorities have a statutory responsibility to ensure…22 Jul 2019HANSARDRoad Transport: DecarbonisationBut the Committee on Climate Change made it crystal clear this month that the target for 2040 is simply in no way compatible with our international obligations under the Paris…18 Jul 2019HANSARDRoad Transport: Decarbonisation9. What steps he is taking to decarbonise road transport.18 Jul 2019HANSARD Children and Mental Health ServicesDoes the hon. Gentleman agree about the importance of bereavement counselling for children with mental health issues? As shadow Police Minister, one of the most common factors…16 Jul 2019HANSARDCommunity and Neighbourhood PolicingInvestment in neighbourhood policing looks set to become even more difficult following last month’s Supreme Court ruling that the Government’s post-2015 pension changes were…15 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsCampaigners and I are really pleased that the Government have commissioned a review of the treatment of victims of domestic abuse by the family courts, but we are concerned that…09 Jul 2019