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HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillAnd the Dogs Trust will be very pleased with that plug that my right hon. Friend has given it. I was there. It is a magnificent Dogs Trust, and my own family has had two rescue…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillI do not think we can have an intervention on an intervention, but the hon. Lady makes a good and valid point that it seems my hon. Friend the Member for North Herefordshire is…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillMy right hon. Friend, who has years of wisdom and experience, is yet again absolutely right. My hon. Friend the Member for North Herefordshire (Bill Wiggin) mentioned the fact…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge (Angela Smith), who has been a consistent champion of animal welfare since the moment she was elected to…10 Jul 2019HANSARDVE and VJ Days: Anniversary17. What plans she has to mark the anniversary of VJ Day.08 Jul 2019HANSARDVE and VJ Days: AnniversaryI am absolutely delighted with my right hon. Friend’s announcement, but will she please reassure me that equal expenditure and prominence will be given to VJ Day? These heroes…08 Jul 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI join others in paying tribute to the Serjeant at Arms and the Speaker’s Chaplain. I also joined the protest at the Iranian embassy. I am also delighted to say that…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMindful of the upcoming celebrations of Armed Forces Day, and notwithstanding the reports of Army instructors being accused of historical abuse, will my right hon. Friend find…27 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWill my right hon. Friend find time for a debate on the future of the BBC? There have already been concerns about taking away free TV licences from the over-75s, but frankly,…20 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWill my right hon. Friend find time for a debate on strengthening the law on people who are found guilty of animal cruelty? I am sure the whole House was shocked at the recent…13 Jun 2019HANSARDSocial HousingHowever long the present Government last, I want them to deliver on my hon. Friend’s vision for the future, because we cannot all live in London and the south-east. Scotland has…13 Jun 2019HANSARDSocial HousingI congratulate the hon. Member for Warwick and Leamington (Matt Western) on securing this debate. I share his disappointment about the attendance, which I will come to in a…13 Jun 2019HANSARDSocial HousingMy hon. Friend makes a jolly good point, because all colleagues present agree that we have to make sure the infrastructure is there when we build— theschools, the transport and…13 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsHas my right hon. Friend found time today to look at the ombudsman’s report on mental health services in my region, with its worrying criticisms of leadership failures? And I have…12 Jun 2019HANSARDGrenfell Tower FireGrenfell should not have happened and it is a stain on this place that it did, but my words will be of no comfort to the victims and relatives of those left behind. I think I was…06 Jun 2019HANSARDTrade Promotion5. What steps his Department is taking to promote trade for development.06 Jun 2019HANSARDTrade PromotionIs my right hon. Friend aware that a number of local companies in Southend are very keen to be involved in trade and development, including Borough plating and Jota Aviation? Does…06 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI join others in paying tribute to the outgoing Leader of the House and congratulating my right hon. Friend on his appointment. Will he find time for a debate on future relations…06 Jun 2019HANSARDGrenfell Tower FireI apologise to my hon. Friend and the Home Secretary. I was not aware that that action had been taken and I have not had time to look at it. I will read it with great interest and…06 Jun 2019HANSARDOverseas Electors8. What plans he has to change the 15-year time limit on participation by overseas electors in UK elections.05 Jun 2019