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HANSARDDraft Intellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018rose—11 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Intellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018No, I am not wandering. I have been in so many Delegated Legislation Committees in which I have asked the Minister, “What is the downside of this?” Ministers keep saying to me,…11 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Intellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018It is good exercise.11 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Intellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I apologise for being late; some of us were trapped in the Chamber for a statement. Was the point that the Minister is pursuing not at the heart of the controversy and fuss around…11 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Intellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My hon. Friend knows, as I do, that if someone had not asked an urgent question last Thursday on roaming charges after Britain comes out of the European Union, that very complex…11 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Intellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018You haven’t had us behind you before.11 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Intellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018No. The fact of the matter is that I am learning the lessons, Sir Edward. It has been a heavy day and I have been trying to catch up on this as the Minister was speaking.11 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Mobile Roaming ChargesI have quite a lot of time for the Secretary of State, but if our Front-Bench team had not asked this urgent question, we would not know what was going on. He may not know this,…07 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsFor my constituents against that man.07 Feb 2019HANSARDPreferential Trade Agreement with IndiaThe Minister might know that, in the Leeds city region, which includes Huddersfield, we have many brilliant businesspeople from an Indian background and they of course have very…07 Feb 2019HANSARDLegal Aid: Post-Implementation ReviewThe Lord Chancellor knows of my long-term interest in this policy area. Let us be humble: no party or Government have got this right. It is a very difficult nut to crack. I…07 Feb 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. In a good introduction to business questions this morning, the Leader of the House mentioned in passing something about National Pizza…07 Feb 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI understand that the Leader of the House’s job is to look after Government business and represent the Government’s view in the House of Commons, so will she guide me? I want an…07 Feb 2019HANSARDPublic Sector ProcurementIs not the Minister guilty of a bit of jiggery-pokery? [Hon. Members: “Oh!”] The fact of the matter is that if the Government looked at good examples such as Huddersfield…06 Feb 2019HANSARDPrisons: Criminal Activity and Drug AbuseThis is my celebration tie for Autism Day, Mr Speaker—a little bit of flamboyance for autism. Nobody wants our prisons to have a culture of drugs and violence, but can the…05 Feb 2019HANSARDUnderperforming ChildrenThis is nothing short of a national scandal and a national disgrace, because we all know where we lose these talented children. We lose them in this transition period, and who do…04 Feb 2019HANSARDChildcare Settings: Financial ViabilityAnd it’s his birthday.04 Feb 2019HANSARDUnderperforming Children7. What steps he is taking to identify children who perform well at primary level but underperform at higher levels of education.04 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay we have an early debate on the state of our town centres and the closure of Marks & Spencer stores? Marks & Spencer used to be a company with high ethical values; indeed, it…31 Jan 2019HANSARDOversight of SolicitorsMay I urge the Solicitor General to do more about solicitors up and down the country who are carrying on their business in a very strange and devious way? I have been talking to…31 Jan 2019