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HANSARD Permitted Development and Shale Gas ExplorationThe 2017 Conservative party manifesto that Conservative Members stood on spoke about a revolution in shale gas and liberalising the planning regime.28 Mar 2019HANSARD Local Government FundingOn Saturday, I was with a number of Unison members and frontline workers who work in local government. Despite the horrendous cuts of £330 million to my local council, they are…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Leasehold ReformI would like to put on record my thanks to the Chair of the Select Committee, every Select Committee member, the all-party group and the campaign. Many of my constituents in the…21 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Social Security Coordination (Regulation (EC) No 987/2009) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Social Security Coordination (Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Council Regulation (EC) No 859/2003) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Social Security Coordination (Regulation (EC) No 574/72) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Social Security Coordination (Regulation (EC) No 883/2004, EEA Agreement and Swiss Agreement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I thank the Minister for outlining the Government’s position on the regulations. I am less thankful to the Government…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Wildlife CrimeThe constituents of Weaver Vale and Chester would welcome that. People are tired of evidence being presented to the Crown Prosecution Service, and the current law is just not…20 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsFracking is bad for the environment, our health, our democracy, our landscape and even the courts. Does the Minister recognise that the Government are on shaky ground, quite…19 Mar 2019HANSARDWelfare SupportMinisters may like to claim that nobody will be worse off on universal credit, but people transferring through natural migration get no protection against loss of income, even…18 Mar 2019HANSARD InterserveI am afraid that some of the Minister’s answers will come back to haunt the Government in the not-too-distant future. Some 45,000 jobs are at stake—£2 billion-worth of public…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 Extension ProcedureCan the Minister finally give the House the details of his spirit-of-optimism deal?18 Mar 2019HANSARDEmploymentLast month’s unemployment figures showed rises in six areas, including the north-east. There are more than 800,000 people on zero-hours contracts and wages are £9 a week lower…18 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019But the explanatory memorandum refers to using the current system, not the new system.13 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank the Minister, and you, Mr Hanson; it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I sincerely hope there are no further pings. Hon. Members will be pleased to hear that…13 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Care FundingEighty-seven people in this country die each day before receiving the care that they need. Does the Minister agree that that figure is shameful and that the Chancellor should use…05 Mar 2019HANSARD Regional Transport InfrastructureWill the hon. Gentleman give way?05 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Care Funding10. Whether he plans to change the level of funding allocated to social care.05 Mar 2019HANSARDSchool FundingThe Institute for Fiscal Studies talks about real-terms cuts of 8%. When Members go through the Division Lobby and vote for such policies, people—teachers, parents and the…04 Mar 2019HANSARDInvestment and the UK EconomyYesterday, I met the Cheshire and Warrington local enterprise partnership, which told me how the Government’s prolonged approach to Brexit negotiations was already having a major…28 Feb 2019HANSARDInvestment and the UK Economy11. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect of the ongoing negotiations for the UK leaving the EU on investment and the UK economy.28 Feb 2019HANSARDDepartment for EducationIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Airdrie and Shotts (Neil Gray). I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for High Peak (Ruth George) on securing such an important…26 Feb 2019HANSARDPolice FundingCheshire police force has lost 135 officers since 2010, and central Government cuts for a ninth consecutive year, in real terms, continue to put real pressures on our local…25 Feb 2019