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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Glenrothes (Peter Grant). I rise to speak in favour of amendments (f), (a) and (d). This country, and indeed this House, now face a…25 Mar 2019HANSARD European Council: Article 50 ExtensionThe Minister has come here and given a series of confused and contradictory replies to colleagues this morning. Once again, this shows the state of complete and utter disarray in…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. I appreciate that he has a great deal of interest in a wide range of potential amendments. Does he agree that there is a certain rich irony in…22 Mar 2019HANSARD European Council: Article 50 ExtensionOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I believe that the Minister may have used unparliamentary language in what he has just said. Can you guide me and offer me some advice on this…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillIs the hon. Gentleman aware of the churn on the electoral register in some city centres and densely populated areas? In one part of Reading, a quarter of the population on the…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way, on that last point?22 Mar 2019HANSARDServices for People with AutismDoes my hon. Friend agree that it would be helpful to many families and indeed professionals who are challenged by these circumstances if the Government were able to put more…21 Mar 2019HANSARDCycling and WalkingWalking is the most basic form of transport, and a 10-minute walk offers huge benefits to our health and our communities by easing congestion and air pollution. Areas where…21 Mar 2019HANSARDBus Journey NumbersMy hon. Friend the Member for Bradford South (Judith Cummins) made an excellent point, and on this Government’s watch the number of bus journeys is in freefall. Bus funding has…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Wildlife CrimeI am grateful to my hon. Friend for securing this debate and for his comments about the support of the NFU in trying to deal with some of these appalling crimes. Does he agree…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionWill my hon. Friend give way very briefly on that point?20 Mar 2019HANSARD Human Medicines (Amendment) RegulationsI wholeheartedly support the points my hon. Friend is making and the concern she is raising about the potential link to Brexit, which would seem to many Members to be an obvious…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 Extension ProcedureThe Government have run down the clock, and they have failed twice. When will Ministers finally set out a realistic plan for an extension of article 50?18 Mar 2019HANSARD Solar IndustryI would like to show my support for the hon. Lady’s initiative on this important matter, and to reinforce her point. Surely the issue is not that our carbon emissions are…05 Mar 2019HANSARD Solar IndustryOn a related matter, will the Minister also consider the issue of the private rented sector, which in some parts of our towns and cities makes up a substantial amount of the homes…05 Mar 2019HANSARDTransport for TownsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Austin. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Caroline Flint) on securing this important debate, and…19 Feb 2019HANSARDNHS 10-Year PlanI concur on the benefits of our Labour health policy and how the Government should do much more to fund healthcare in this country. Does my hon. Friend agree that there is a…19 Feb 2019HANSARDUK Nationals returning from SyriaThames Valley police has lost several hundred officers thanks to Government cuts. Will the Home Secretary tell the House how he thinks such cuts will affect the police’s ability…18 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesI support the hon. Gentleman’s point about the distance for small businesses. We have that issue in my constituency with the post office closure, which relates to the bank…14 Feb 2019HANSARDBus JourneysIt is clear that buses are a lifeline for many elderly people, particularly those living in rural areas, as my hon. Friend the Member for Bishop Auckland (Helen Goodman) has…14 Feb 2019