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HANSARDImmigrationThe hon. Lady is making some important points. I want to expand on her point about visitor visas, on which she seems to suffer the same sorts of issues as I do. A great many of my…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Climate ChangeWill the hon. Gentleman give way?24 Jun 2019HANSARD Climate ChangeDoes the hon. Lady agree that France and Germany are showing ambition on electric vehicle charging points? France has four times the number that were introduced here in the past…24 Jun 2019HANSARD History Curriculum: MigrationMy hon. Friend makes an interesting point about migration and the history of those coming into communities in south Wales. Of course, many from south Wales went to Chile and other…18 Jun 2019HANSARDSocial HousingI thank my hon. Friend who is very learned on this topic, and I bow to her knowledge. She is right: what we have seen is a transfer of wealth from the public to the private…13 Jun 2019HANSARDSocial HousingI beg to move, That this House recognises that there is a housing crisis with too few genuinely affordable homes to rent and buy; further recognises that the number of new social…13 Jun 2019HANSARD University Hospital CoventryMy hon. Friend is making some very powerful points. For me, one of the most staggering facts —I am sure he will agree—is the sheer scale of the number of such operations that are…13 Jun 2019HANSARD University Hospital CoventryI thank my hon. Friend for giving way. He is making a very important point. Does he agree that one of the key issues, as he was just alluding to, is that with any potential loss…13 Jun 2019HANSARDSocial HousingMay I start by thanking everyone across the House for their incredibly valuable contributions to what I would agree with the Minister was a constructive and illuminating debate. I…13 Jun 2019HANSARDSocial HousingI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention and I hope that she will make a speech later. Her point is valid and I am sure there are huge pressures in her community and other parts…13 Jun 2019HANSARDSocial HousingMy hon. Friend makes an incredibly important point. We have seen an absolute crash in the supply of social homes, and I understand that only one is being built for every five we…13 Jun 2019HANSARDSocial HousingMy hon. Friend makes another important point. This is absolutely about the cost of providing housing and land and about how authorities are facilitated to do that. This is the…13 Jun 2019HANSARDSocial HousingMy hon. Friend makes an incredibly important point, and I will come on to it. I am particularly familiar with his constituency, and I know that many areas of our country have seen…13 Jun 2019HANSARD Bus Drivers’ Working HoursI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I agree with him entirely about the marketisation of the bus sector, and the pressures that that has put on bus drivers and the hours…06 Jun 2019HANSARD Bus Drivers’ Working HoursI beg to move, That this House has considered local bus drivers’ working hours. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham. Back in February I brought forward…06 Jun 2019HANSARD Bus Drivers’ Working HoursDoes the Minister sense that there is possibly under-resourcing or under-capacity in the enforcement of what should be going on with these bus companies and through their depots?…06 Jun 2019HANSARD Bus Drivers’ Working HoursOn that point, it is my understanding that this is a derogation and every country can derogate from the EU directive on local bus driving hours. However, in the two examples I…06 Jun 2019HANSARD Bus Drivers’ Working HoursI thank the Minister and, indeed, everyone who has participated in the debate. I also thank the Minister for standing in for his ministerial colleague, because clearly this is not…06 Jun 2019HANSARD Education FundingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I thank the hon. Member for Sittingbourne and Sheppey (Gordon Henderson) for securing this important debate. The…04 Jun 2019HANSARD Pension Funds: Financial and Ethical InvestmentsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Howarth. I thank the right hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Sir Edward Davey) for bringing this important debate to the…22 May 2019