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HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business of the HouseOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I have been in this House a hell of a long time, as most people know.12 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business of the HouseThey always say that, don’t they? The fact is that I have no idea what the Secretary of State is talking about when he mentions a “blind motion”. Could you tell us what he is…12 Jun 2019HANSARDFemale Employment11. I am very keen on women— [Laughter] —in good jobs, because I have a wife, three daughters and five granddaughters, but may I urge the Minister to pay more attention to getting…12 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ6. The Prime Minister knows that I have tracked her impressive career for 22 years, from the June day when I heard her maiden speech. With her integrity, her experience and her…12 Jun 2019HANSARD Points of OrderThey are killing people.12 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business of the HouseBefore my right hon. and learned Friend moves on, will he give way?12 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business of the HouseAnd I grew up!12 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business of the HouseWe have heard a lot about parliamentary democracy in the short time we have been having this debate, but this is surely about parliamentary sovereignty—our right to have a voice…12 Jun 2019HANSARDSmall Businesses: Morley and OutwoodI am sure that the members of the ministerial team know that Huddersfield and Morley and Outwood are part of the dynamic Leeds city region, but are they aware of the Power Up The…11 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsCan I give the Minister a brief message from my constituents? They say that perpetrators of organised crime are constantly improving their ability to use new technologies to…10 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAs I told the House earlier today, my thoughts are with those commemorating the 75th anniversary of the D-day landings. As a small child I saw very little of my father in the…06 Jun 2019HANSARDUK-Israel Medical Research and DevelopmentI congratulate the Secretary of State on mentioning D-day. My father served in the Royal Engineers throughout the war, and my thoughts are of him and our brave troops today. The…06 Jun 2019HANSARDWomen's EqualityDoes the Minister agree that if we want to make women more equal worldwide, we have to free them from poverty? And does she agree that a road death or serious injury can plunge a…06 Jun 2019HANSARD Sure Start: IFS ReportI have some sympathy for the Minister, only because the evidence she is not looking at is the evidence she can do little about—the fact that the dramatic cuts from the Treasury to…05 Jun 2019HANSARDPost-conviction DisclosureThe Minister will know that I welcome part of what he said warmly, but as co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on miscarriages of justice, I know that in order to…04 Jun 2019HANSARDEU Parliament Elections: Denial of VotesCan I say to the junior Minister that I feel sorry for him? Here he is, like the last boy left on the burning deck of the ship. He has no colleagues behind him. There is an…04 Jun 2019HANSARDPost-18 Education and FundingAs I learned from the 10 years I chaired the Select Committee, we make most progress in higher education when we find a cross-party consensus, as anyone who looks at the Robbins…04 Jun 2019HANSARDPost-conviction Disclosure3. What steps he is taking to improve the post-conviction disclosure regime.04 Jun 2019HANSARD Whorlton HallI chair the Westminster Commission on Autism. The Minister will know that people on social media are asking why it took a television programme to reveal this. Can we learn the…23 May 2019HANSARDSupport for Parliamentarians (Intimidation and Harassment)This is deepest complacency. These are supposed to be topical questions. Lord Neuberger has said that the justice system is in crisis because of legal aid cuts. Does the Attorney…23 May 2019