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HANSARDSpecial Educational NeedsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I thank the hon. Member for York Outer (Julian Sturdy) for covering so many points in his introductory remarks. I…20 Mar 2019HANSARDDRAFT ZOONOTIC DISEASE ERADICATION AND CONTROL (AMENDMENT) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2019I am delighted to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I am always pleased to serve on the occasional statutory instrument with the Minister; this is only the second…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Food and Agriculture)I am sure my hon. Friend agrees that this is as much to do with DEFRA as with the Department of Health and Social Care, and it shows why we need a food strategy in this country so…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Transition Towns and Fossil FuelsWe had a very good record until quite recently, but that seems to have gone somewhat into reverse. Does my hon. Friend agree that that is disappointing?18 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am delighted to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gapes. As always, I thank the Minister for his remarks. I will start with the usual caveat. At one level, this is one of those…18 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Given that so much halal meat, in particular, is exported—it is an important export trade—what additional requirements does that put on the Government to make sure that they…18 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am still waiting for some written bits.18 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I agree, and that is why I am saying that we have to ensure that our standards not only stay high, but get higher. Therefore, we will find, hopefully, that countries that we trade…18 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That would certainly be very helpful. There are three abattoirs in my constituency; I could not say how many of them are personed by EU vets, but I know that that is common across…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Transition Towns and Fossil FuelsMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Does she agree that one of the most disappointing aspects in this area is the stalling of the renewable industries?18 Mar 2019HANSARD Human Medicines (Amendment) RegulationsThis is not something just for the future. I am already getting reports that certain medicines are in short supply, and patients are being advised to go back to their GPs to see…18 Mar 2019HANSARD InterserveOn the back of the collapse of Carillion, I was told by someone who works in the business of two other companies that they would go the same way in due course. They said that the…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Agriculture)I am delighted to be taking part in this debate at this fairly late hour. We could have done this in a Committee Room upstairs at 6 o’clock, so it is good to know that the…18 Mar 2019HANSARDHealth and Care Professions Council: Registration FeesForgive me if I am being simple, but do we know where the extra money is going and what the HCPC is doing with it? Can it explain that? Are the Government holding it accountable?…14 Mar 2019HANSARDHealth and Care Professions Council: Registration FeesThe Minister will have heard my earlier intervention. Will he assure us that he will ask for complete transparency and accountability, so that we know what the additional costs…14 Mar 2019HANSARDHealth and Care Professions Council: Registration FeesDoes my hon. Friend agree with me—she is making this case anyway—about how unaccountable this body is? I have dealt with individuals who have fallen foul of it and I have written…14 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Health Services and Legal ActionWhat guarantees can the Secretary of State give us that pharmaceutical companies will not relocate to the EU, meaning that in effect more and more of our drugs would be imported?…14 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am delighted to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McDonagh. It is a pity that you have to be here rather than in Cheltenham, but we all have to make our sacrifices. It might be…13 Mar 2019HANSARD War Pensions: Appeals ProcessMy hon. Friend may be aware of the ongoing issue affecting those who allege that because of taking Lariam when they were in the forces, they have been completely disabled in later…13 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ10. Last Saturday morning, with three colleagues, I met the heads and governors of Gloucester schools. Each school outlined the impact of education cuts on their particular…06 Mar 2019