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HANSARD Business of the HouseLast week, the northern powerhouse Minister, the Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the hon. Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Jake Berry),…04 Jul 2019HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning, it is good to have you with us today. I wondered if you could expand on the changes that were proposed in the Family Law Act 1996, and explain why they have not…02 Jul 2019HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill (First sitting)Q Nigel, earlier in your evidence you mentioned that people cannot afford to wait two years. Can you explain that a little more? Afford it in what sense—financially or…02 Jul 2019HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill (First sitting)Q I have one final question. David, you mentioned flaws in the legislation, and you have also talked about the need for some amendments. Is there a danger, as we go through this…02 Jul 2019HANSARDAccess to CashWill the Government commit to working with cash machine suppliers to ensure that cash withdrawals remain free across the board? Charges disproportionately affect those on lower…02 Jul 2019HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill (First sitting)Q Is there evidence that demonstrates clearly that no-fault divorces are any less damaging to children than divorces in general? Regardless of whether fault and blame are…02 Jul 2019HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill (First sitting)Q Mrs Owens’ case brought this to prominence in recent years. How many other such cases have there been that I may have missed? Professor Trinder: It is extremely unusual. About…02 Jul 2019HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill (Second sitting)I hear the hon. Gentleman’s perspective, but I wonder who he thinks it serves in the long run to apportion such blame.02 Jul 2019HANSARD Puffin HabitatsDoes my hon. Friend have any thoughts about the additional assistance that inshore fishermen could provide in making the environment for puffins free from pollution, and in…26 Jun 2019HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Lists) Bill (First sitting)Q I am interested, Councillor Watts, in the comment you made in one of your earlier responses about the level of reserves that local authorities have had to retain, pending the…25 Jun 2019HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Lists) Bill (First sitting)Q Do you have any idea of how much is held nationally in reserves for this purpose? Did you mention that? Councillor Watts: Yes, it is £2.5 billion. Adrian Blaylock: It was £2.5…25 Jun 2019HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Lists) Bill (First sitting)Q That seems an extraordinarily long time for anyone to be waiting and holding finance that, as was rightly mentioned, should be being spent in local communities. Do you…25 Jun 2019HANSARDFree SchoolsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Buck. I congratulate the hon. Member for Fareham (Suella Braverman) on securing this important debate, and I look forward to…19 Jun 2019HANSARDFree SchoolsI will not, because the hon. Lady had a good 20 minutes to set out her case. I am sure she will cover these things extensively in her report or in summing up at the end of the…19 Jun 2019HANSARDMental Health ServicesMy learning disabled constituent, who also has mental health and substance abuse issues, was placed in poor-quality housing and left without food and heating by a local care…18 Jun 2019HANSARDNetwork Rail: Accountability10. What steps he is taking to ensure the accountability of Network Rail to its customers.13 Jun 2019HANSARDNetwork Rail: AccountabilityCan the Minister tell me of any other publicly funded body that provides a service to 500 people every day that can decide to close that service, as Network Rail has with the…13 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. May I ask how many doctors the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency employs, because they seem to think that they know better than my HGV drivers’ doctors when it comes to…13 Jun 2019HANSARDNet Zero Emissions TargetWhat are the Government doing to support bioenergy and carbon capture and storage technology to enable the energy estuary of the Humber to become the UK’s first net zero…12 Jun 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse and HomelessnessIs the Minister planning to accept the amendment proposed in the report “A Safe Home”?12 Jun 2019