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HANSARD Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillA number of people may question why we are rushing through this business in one day today, so may I ask my right hon. and learned Friend, if the business were not completed today…12 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureThe Prime Minister will understand that Andy Street and I tend to talk about soft furnishings, as the subject tends to avoid argument, because I am less than enthusiastic about…11 Feb 2020HANSARDZero VAT Rate: E-publicationsWhile agreeing with the point made for the SNP by the hon. Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Martyn Day), does the Minister not find it somewhat ironic that the only way we…11 Feb 2020HANSARDPoints-based Immigration System9. What plans she has to introduce a new points-based immigration system; and if she will make a statement.10 Feb 2020HANSARDPoints-based Immigration SystemI for one welcome this, particularly the fact that we will be able to get the brightest and the best not only from Europe but from other nations as well, such as the US, Australia…10 Feb 2020HANSARD UK TelecommunicationsNotwithstanding the fact that all our iPhones are manufactured in China by a company associated with Huawei, I want to ask my right hon. Friend about the four 5G networks already…28 Jan 2020HANSARDBusiness Productivity: BirminghamWhen my right hon. Friend meets my friend the Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street, will she discuss the possibility of opening a giga factory in Birmingham or the immediate…21 Jan 2020HANSARDInfrastructureHas not the whole point about infrastructure and the M4 been missed so far—unless I missed it during the singing—because of the fact that the Severn crossing is now free? Is it…15 Jan 2020HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I do not think that it will have escaped anybody’s attention—nevertheless, it is worth making the point—that we went through all the names on the…08 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityMy right hon. Friend has mentioned the 14 attacks that have happened since October in Baghdad, but is he aware that the US Department of Defence has estimated that more than 600…07 Jan 2020HANSARDPer Pupil FundingMy right hon. Friend, coming from the west midlands, will know that Staffordshire has historically been one of the most underpaid counties per pupil. How will his changes affect…07 Jan 2020HANSARDUK Soft PowerLast summer, the Red Arrows went to North America on an 11-week deployment and I happened, by sheer coincidence, to be in Chicago with the Mayor of the West Midlands. There we…05 Nov 2019HANSARDUK Soft Power17. What the activities are of staff working in his Department on soft power; and if he will make a statement.05 Nov 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Woodland Trust, of which I am a keen member, believes that we can increase the amount of tree coverage by natural regeneration. That seems to be the best way of doing it, so…31 Oct 2019HANSARDArchbishops of Canterbury and York: Workload7. What assessment has been made of the effect of the workload of the Archbishops of (a) Canterbury and (b) York on their ability to carry out their functions effectively; and if…31 Oct 2019HANSARDArchbishops of Canterbury and York: WorkloadBut both these men are overworked. My right hon. Friend—indeed the whole House—will be aware that 1,200 years ago, Archbishop Hygeberht was the Archbishop of Lichfield. It seems…31 Oct 2019HANSARDArchbishops of Canterbury and York: WorkloadNo, Lichfield. We want him in Lichfield and then the hard work done by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York could be shared. We have that precedent; we want you now.31 Oct 2019HANSARDOffice for Environmental ProtectionSay, “Question 7.”31 Oct 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Workers’ RightsAnyone who has travelled in the European Union will know that conditions of employment in the UK are higher, particularly on contracts of employment, as well as the other points…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Points of Orderrose—29 Oct 2019