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HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sure the Leader of the House is forward-thinking. In anticipation that his motion for tomorrow may not be carried, he is probably thinking what business might be considered…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Brexit Readiness: Operation YellowhammerA few weeks ago, I went with a parliamentary delegation to visit the port of Rotterdam. That port is trying to recruit more than 100 vets to do checks on animals, food and other…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Thomas CookThe Secretary of State says we need to legislate to reform the travel industry, and we need a new Session of Parliament to do that. Will he guarantee the presence of a Bill to…25 Sept 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundI wish the hon. Lady all the best for the future, as she has indicated that she will not be in this place after the election. It is important that areas such as Cornwall get the…05 Sept 2019HANSARD HS2Given the delays to the southern section of the route, will the Secretary of State ask the review to consider the possibility of starting the northern sections before the southern…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Building SafetyI welcome the Secretary of State to his position. With regard to ACM cladding, will he give a date when he is going to require—not expect, but require—this cladding to be removed,…05 Sept 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundHere comes the money.05 Sept 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ13. Professor John Snowden of Royal Hallamshire Hospital has just received a top NHS award for pioneering work on stem cell transplantation for multiple sclerosis sufferers. I…24 Jul 2019HANSARDFracking: Planning PoliciesI remind the Minister that the consultation he refers to closed last October. Twelve months ago, the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee did a report opposing…22 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThree weeks ago, I went on a parliamentary visit to the Netherlands and had a tour of the port of Rotterdam. That one port alone is recruiting over 100 new vets to carry out the…18 Jul 2019HANSARDRelationship Education in SchoolsI appreciate what the Minister has done on this issue in many respects, but does he not understand that while prescription will not necessarily stop the protests, it will make it…16 Jul 2019HANSARDDefence SpendingWe now come to the contributions from the Front Benches. Please do not exceed the guideline of six minutes, as that allows a minute for the mover to wind up.16 Jul 2019HANSARDDefence SpendingI thank all the Front Benchers for co-operating in reducing the time they take on their speeches.16 Jul 2019HANSARDDefence SpendingOrder. There are slightly more speakers than we had anticipated, so I will introduce a time limit of three minutes to try to get everyone in. We may have a squeeze at the end if…16 Jul 2019HANSARDDefence SpendingThe hon. Gentleman can have an extra minute, because the Front-Bench spokespeople have agreed to take only five minutes, so hon. Members have four minutes each.16 Jul 2019HANSARDDefence SpendingSlightly unusually, if an hon. Member takes an intervention, I will not add on time, because that would push somebody else out at the end and they would not be able to speak.16 Jul 2019HANSARDRelationship Education in SchoolsYou were meant to be.16 Jul 2019HANSARD Leasehold ReformI am not sure about that, Mr Speaker. Certainly, I thank all Members who have made their contributions today and particularly those—I think it was all of them—who have expressed…11 Jul 2019HANSARD Leasehold ReformI beg to move, That this House takes note of the Twelfth Report of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, HC 1468, on Leasehold Reform and the Government’s…11 Jul 2019HANSARDMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentI have quite a lot of sympathy with my hon. Friend’s point about the Help to Buy scheme, particularly with regard to the NAO report. Does he agree that, whatever different views…02 Jul 2019