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HANSARD EducationI am a trifle confused. The territorial extent of the regulations is described as across the UK, but in fact they contain not a lot, if anything, that affects Scotland. They do…15 May 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseNext week is national Deaf Awareness Week, a unique campaign in that many different organisations participate, each able to provide their own work within the broad spectrum of…02 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ6. May I be lucky enough to be one of the 27% who get their question answered by this Prime Minister? Payday loans disproportionately affect the vulnerable and the Motherwell…01 May 2019HANSARDPost Office NetworkI beg to move, That this House has considered the sustainability of the Post Office network. It is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship yet again, Dame Cheryl. I thank…25 Apr 2019HANSARDPost Office NetworkI totally agree with the hon. Gentleman. I have a temporary postmaster still in office in Wishaw after the sub-post office there was temporarily closed last year. What the public…25 Apr 2019HANSARDPost Office NetworkMy hon. Friend is completely right, and I have heard many similar tales from Members from all parts of the Chamber. One told me that the sub-postmaster who served his mother…25 Apr 2019HANSARDPost Office NetworkIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chamber and to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. Unfortunately, you missed the beginning of the debate, and I have to say that the…25 Apr 2019HANSARDPost Office NetworkI agree with the hon. Gentleman, and I will come to the point he raises further into my speech.25 Apr 2019HANSARDDevolved Government14. What recent assessment has the Secretary of State made of the extra-budgetary payment to Northern Ireland agreed between her Government and the DUP on the devolution…10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentWill the hon. Gentleman give way?10 Apr 2019HANSARDBritish Steel Pension Scheme: TransfersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Howarth. I congratulate the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent (Nick Smith) on securing this important debate. I should also…10 Apr 2019HANSARDNo Deal: PreventionAll of the leave campaigns promised that we should leave with a deal. Last week, no deal was rejected by over 71% of MPs, and the Prime Minister’s deal has also been…04 Apr 2019HANSARDNo Deal: Prevention11. What recent steps he has taken to prevent the UK from leaving the EU without a deal.04 Apr 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundThe worst inequality in any EU member state exists between London and Wales, and leaving the EU would make that worse. Can the Secretary of State confirm that he is working to…03 Apr 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity Fund8. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the UK shared prosperity fund.03 Apr 2019HANSARDCatalonia10. If he will take steps to promote human rights and self-determination for Catalonia in Spain.02 Apr 2019HANSARDCataloniaIt is everyone’s responsibility—including this Government’s—to uphold human rights. Far from becoming the major global player that Brexiteers imagine, the UK appears more and more…02 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseNext week is World Autism Awareness Week, so may we have a debate in Government time on the difficulties in accessing employment and apprenticeships for adults with autism…28 Mar 2019HANSARDHouseholds Below Average Income StatisticsDoes the Secretary of State realise that the majority of households affected by the two-child benefit limit are in work? She is pushing them into poverty. Why?28 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Public ServicesThe number of EU nurses applying to work in the UK has fallen by 87%, and more than 7,000 nurses and midwives from the European economic area have left the UK since the EU…27 Mar 2019