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HANSARD Transport: CheshireMy hon. Friend is making a powerful case. Although he feels his constituents are discriminated against, does he accept that the same applies to people from Knowsley, parts of…05 Jun 2019HANSARD Transport: Cheshirerose —05 Jun 2019HANSARD Transport: CheshireDoes the Minister accept that having to pay an additional £20 a week just to go to work is unacceptable for my constituents and those of my hon. Friends?05 Jun 2019HANSARD Trade Union Access to WorkplacesMy hon. Friend mentions insecure employment. Does he agree that while those on short-term or rolling contracts are among the least organised of the workforce in the United…04 Jun 2019HANSARD Pension Funds: Financial and Ethical InvestmentsOrder. To get the three remaining speakers in and leave enough time for the Front Benchers, and a moment of two at the end for the right hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Sir…22 May 2019HANSARD Pension Funds: Financial and Ethical InvestmentsOrder. I am sorry; the hon. Gentleman has exceeded his time limit.22 May 2019HANSARD Pension Funds: Financial and Ethical InvestmentsOrder. Before I call the next speaker, in view of the importance that people rightly attach to this issue, a large number of people want to speak. Accordingly, I will have to…22 May 2019HANSARD Pension Funds: Financial and Ethical InvestmentsOrder. To give people time to adjust their speeches, I say now that I will reduce the time limit to four minutes after the next speech.22 May 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionThe Prime Minister rightly referred in her statement to the need to avoid the risks inherent in the Brexit process. Does she not realise that her latest proposals hard-wire those…22 May 2019HANSARDSupporting the High StreetDoes the Chancellor agree with me that companies such as St Modwen that buy up town centres such as Kirkby in my constituency do nothing with them—in fact, they leave them to…21 May 2019HANSARDHormone Pregnancy TestsI am grateful to my hon. Friend, not just for securing the debate and for the way in which she has conducted it, but for her leadership on the issue over a long period. One of the…23 Apr 2019HANSARDVotes at 16Order. In view of the number of hon. Members who want to take part, I will impose an informal time limit of five minutes. If hon. Members stick to that, we should be able to get…03 Apr 2019HANSARDVotes at 16Order.03 Apr 2019HANSARDVotes at 16I do not want to inhibit people from intervening, because I accept that it is a useful way of conducting the debate. However, the more interventions that are made and accepted,…03 Apr 2019HANSARDVotes at 16To get the final three speakers in, I am imposing a formal three-minute limit on speeches.03 Apr 2019HANSARD Sittings of the House (29 March)On a point of order, Mr Speaker. In view of the question raised by my right hon. Friend the Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn) a few moments ago and either the Attorney…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Sittings of the House (29 March)Not good enough.28 Mar 2019HANSARD Sittings of the House (29 March)In a point of order a few moments ago, Mr Speaker, I asked you whether there was any mechanism by way of an urgent question that we could get a response from the Attorney General…28 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeMy hon. Friend speaks with his normal passion and insight. He is right on exclusions from school and young people disappearing, but there is another problem. When some youngsters…25 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman and to my hon. Friend the Member for Hartlepool (Mike Hill) for their positive conduct of the debate. I am sure that the hon. Member for…25 Mar 2019