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HANSARD Offshore Helicopter SafetyOn that point, may I bring the Minister to the interaction between the air accidents investigation branch and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service? Surely, without…06 Feb 2019HANSARD Offshore Helicopter SafetyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Henry. I congratulate the hon. Member for Stockton North (Alex Cunningham) very warmly on obtaining this debate The hon.…06 Feb 2019HANSARD Offshore Helicopter SafetyI agree with the hon. Lady up to a point. There will be occasions when it is absolutely crucial that the AAIB should proceed in the way that it is doing. It should not insist on…06 Feb 2019HANSARD Offshore Helicopter SafetyMay I add one further reminiscence? I was pulled back to this by the hon. Member for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill (Hugh Gaffney) because as a student I assisted the senior…06 Feb 2019HANSARD Human Rights: XinjiangI beg to move, That this House has considered human rights in Xinjiang. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Wilson. I am delighted to have the opportunity to…29 Jan 2019HANSARD Human Rights: XinjiangThat is absolutely the case. It is the contagion of the abuse of human rights. We have seen it times without number in different parts of the world down the decades. What…29 Jan 2019HANSARD2019 Loan Charge13. If he will take steps to prevent the 2019 loan charge from being applied retrospectively.29 Jan 2019HANSARD Human Rights: XinjiangThank you very much, Mr Wilson, for calling me to speak again. I thank the Minister for that response. We should not fool ourselves that we will probably be the main focus of the…29 Jan 2019HANSARD Human Rights: XinjiangI have heard that suggested. The evidence around the purpose of the use of DNA harvesting—I think, clearly the fact that it is suggested demands proper investigation. I think it…29 Jan 2019HANSARD Human Rights: XinjiangI always think it invidious to try to compare persecution in one country with that in another. However, the hon. Gentleman’s point is a good one. I suspect that we do not hear…29 Jan 2019HANSARD2019 Loan ChargeHer Majesty’s Revenue and Customs is allowed to go back to 1999 to look at tax records. Records that it can look at include those in otherwise closed years. If that is not…29 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.24 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the Secretary of State for that answer. The “Whitehall Monitor 2019” report, which was published on Monday, revealed that the overall number of civil servants is up by…24 Jan 2019HANSARD Proxy VotingMay I be another to congratulate the Leader of the House, my hon. Friend the Member for East Dunbartonshire (Jo Swinson) and all others who have finally succeeded in overcoming…22 Jan 2019HANSARDImmigrationCan the Home Secretary tell us how the settled status scheme will work for EU nationals ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, but working in the offshore oil and gas…21 Jan 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Security SituationI, too, thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of her statement. This incident is of a sort that we all hoped belonged in the past but, in truth, those of us who are…21 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Common Fisheries PolicyIf the Government’s commitment to ending the CFP on 31 December next year is sincere, why do they continue to resist amendments to put that date in the Fisheries Bill?16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s Governmentrose—16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I thank the Prime Minister for her assurance that the motion that will be brought on Monday will be amendable, and may I seek your guidance, Mr…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentAs I understand it, the Leader of the Opposition will allow his party to decide whether he will deliver Brexit should he become Prime Minister. His party has already decided that…16 Jan 2019