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HANSARDEngagementsThe expressway is part of a strategic plan for the Oxford-Cambridge corridor, which is probably the best opportunity for economic growth, innovation and job creation anywhere in…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe motion also said, of course, that subject to those changes, those who voted for it would be willing to accept the withdrawal agreement. Talks are continuing with the so-called…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsWhat is happening in Venezuela is appalling. We have seen the suppression of democratic institutions and traditions, and we have seen 3 million people forced to leave their…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsTwo issues were raised there. On the point about access to a Member of Parliament, there is no excuse for any organisation or individual to try to stop a constituent approaching…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsThere is no attempt to hold anything up. The Government are very determined that we need to make progress, not least because of the two-year deadline under article 50 and the…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsAs the hon. Gentleman will appreciate, I am not familiar, as he is, with the details of his constituency case, and I was not certain from how he posed his question whether the…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman raises a constituency case. I do not know the details other than those he has just relayed to the House, but I will ask the relevant Minister at the Department…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about the critical importance of this stretch of line not just to south Devon but to the whole south-west, in particular people living in…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsAs the Prime Minister has said, it is not right that grieving parents have to worry about how to meet the funeral costs for a child. We have confirmed that parents will no longer…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsI do not believe that there is any Member of this House whose reaction to that ghastly news yesterday was other than horror and the most deeply felt sense of sympathy with the…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe Government are absolutely committed to ensuring that the most vulnerable people get support when they need it most. It is important, obviously, that people are able to keep…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsAs I would expect, my hon. Friend is a very strong advocate for the health needs of her local area. I understand that she met the Secretary of State for Health yesterday, and I am…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsOf course, new tests of housing need have recently been introduced. They are designed to reflect the fact that under successive Governments of all political parties, we as a…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsMy right hon. Friend, perfectly properly, made reference to the 2017 Conservative manifesto, but I could also refer him to many, many statements made from this Dispatch Box and…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman has been a completely open and honourable champion of the second referendum, and I respect that fact. He knows the Government’s concerns that that would lead to…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsI have to say that, in the past couple of weeks, one of the things I have been spending my time doing is talking to right hon. and hon. Members from all parts of the House,…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsOn the hon. Gentleman’s point about EU health workers, with the end of freedom of movement, we will need to put new arrangements in place. The immigration Bill before the House…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsI completely understand the concerns about that issue of not only my hon. Friend but many parents. Of course, a lot depends upon the location of a school and the circumstances of…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsObviously if there are concerns about a particular case, the relevant Health Minister will be happy to discuss it with the hon. Gentleman. On his more general point, as part of…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsI certainly understand, not least from my own constituency, the valuable service that Citizens Advice provides in many parts of the country. As my hon. Friend knows, the funding…06 Feb 2019