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HANSARDEngagementsUnder the Prime Minister’s leadership, we have a new funding formula for our schools. I warmly welcome it as a first step, but more still needs to be done. To make it fairer…03 Jul 2019HANSARD Divorce, Dissolution and Separation BillI am grateful to the Secretary of State for the careful way in which he is taking us through these proposals and for his indication of support for marriage. Will he look, perhaps…25 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsTen days ago, I met heads and chairs of governors from across my constituency at Corfe Hill School. Will the Chief Secretary to the Treasury meet me to discuss their specific…21 May 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill (First sitting)Q Minister, can I pick up on the point about the threshold and international comparisons? You gave two examples, but you said in broad terms that we compare favourably. Can you…14 May 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill (First sitting)Q Can I pick up on a point made by the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Bootle, on provenance? Were there any recommendations by any key bodies or other organisations? How has…14 May 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill (First sitting)Q That is very helpful. We have touched on the burden on businesses, but can you amplify further the warnings that have been given to businesses to prepare for this? How long have…14 May 2019HANSARD Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019Not only will there be no sense of purpose, but there is no certainty. My hon. Friend’s constituents, my constituents and business are crying out for certainty, but there are…09 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillMy hon. Friend makes a really important point that builds on other points made during Committee. Has not a further defect been pointed out? There is no timeframe. The Prime…03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillAs my hon. Friend rightly recollects, the Prime Minister herself made this very point. Would it not be a catastrophic failure of our politics if, three years after the vote to…03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI looked through the right hon. Lady’s Bill last night and at the drafting of clause 1(2). I had not seen her proposed amendment, but is this not the difficulty of trying to make…03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI have been wondering about that. My hon. Friend says that the motion in effect will mandate, but does he agree with my reading, which is that under subsection (2) the House…03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillFollowing on from the intervention by my constituency neighbour, my right hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Sir Oliver Letwin), is it not the case that in any event,…03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI applaud my hon. Friend’s ingenuity. I am minded to support her amendment this evening and I hope she presses it to a Division. May I ask her about another extension? Clause…03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillOn that figure of £90 billion, has my hon. Friend received any advice recently about whether the Bill would or would not require a money resolution?03 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillOn a point of order, Dame Eleanor. You mentioned the time, and a question was asked earlier about the timing for Third Reading. Are you able to advise the Committee at this stage…03 Apr 2019HANSARDDraft Social Security Coordination (Reciprocal Healthcare) (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft National Health Service (Cross-Border Healthcare and Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Health Services (Cross-Border Health Care and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Let’s hear it.25 Mar 2019HANSARDKurdistan Region in IraqI was with my hon. Friend on the APPG’s delegation. I congratulate him on securing this debate and on leading that successful delegation. We were there to monitor the referendum,…06 Mar 2019HANSARDChildren Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)On a point of order, Mr McCabe. I notified you in advance that I would raise this point of order. As I understand it, you have ruled that my two new clauses are out of scope of…05 Mar 2019HANSARDBrownfield Sites9. What steps his Department is taking to support building on brownfield sites.04 Mar 2019HANSARDBrownfield SitesI am grateful to the Minister for that answer and for visiting the old power station site in Poole, one of the largest regeneration sites in the south-west. What more can he do to…04 Mar 2019