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HANSARD International Education StrategyI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this timely debate. International students can act as ambassadors for us in a funny sort of way, because they understand the culture of…22 May 2019HANSARDLoan Charge21. Given that nurses and cleaners—the lower-paid—can be adversely affected by this and distinguished from those who are deliberately tax avoiding, will the Minister not agree at…21 May 2019HANSARDMedical Cannabis under PrescriptionI pay tribute to the right hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead (Sir Mike Penning). For a long time, he has been campaigning very strongly on this issue—in fact, we met some families…20 May 2019HANSARDUse of Torture OverseasTo follow on from what the right hon. Member for Sutton Coldfield (Mr Mitchell) said about the United Nations criticism, was the review prompted by that criticism, or by something…20 May 2019HANSARD EducationThat will affect not only Scottish universities but English universities, certainly in the midlands and in the Coventry area, where there are two universities. Those universities…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceI have discussed this with the Policing Minister before: despite the increase in funds to recruit more policemen, funding is not sufficient. That is the message my hon. Friend the…15 May 2019HANSARD Trophy HuntingTrophy hunting has become an industry in Africa. They see people coming from the United States and just killing tigers, for no apparent reason other than that they think they are…15 May 2019HANSARDPrisons and ProbationAbout 20 years ago when I was on the Home Affairs Committee, we visited private prisons in the United States. In those days, boot camps were in vogue; they were going to save a…14 May 2019HANSARD Shared Prosperity FundI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. When I was leader of Coventry City Council a long time ago, we badly needed regional aid, which at that time came from…14 May 2019HANSARDOne Public Estate ProgrammeI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. He talks about social housing, and there are five major cartels in this country that the Government should tackle. They get…14 May 2019HANSARD HealthTwo or three weeks ago I visited a food bank, one of the biggest in the west midlands, and what amazed me was that it had to provide clothing for babies, which struck me as very…14 May 2019HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Preparation for Digital Services) BillOne of the reasons that there is a reaction from businesses regarding the level of business rates is that while central Government should have been responsible for funding certain…13 May 2019HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Preparation for Digital Services) BillHas the Minister seen press reports today that some major companies are calling for a 20% reduction in business rates? Does he have any comments to make about that?13 May 2019HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Preparation for Digital Services) BillAnybody who has any experience of local government—my hon. Friend does, as do I and many others in here—knows that three or four years down the road, though they hint at looking…13 May 2019HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75sIf what the hon. Gentleman says is right, why did he put this in his manifesto? We have to come back to that: why did the Conservatives put it in their manifesto knowing that they…08 May 2019HANSARD Full-time Social ActionThe groups the hon. Gentleman has mentioned are to be commended. I have come across young people who help those with dementia—there is an interesting project in Coventry—and…08 May 2019HANSARD Full-time Social ActionDoes the Minister agree that many of those projects help young people to find their way forward in life? Often, young people have not quite made up their mind about what they want…08 May 2019HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75sMy hon. Friend will recall that last week I asked the Prime Minister a question about TV licences and bus passes and got an extremely vague answer. More importantly, when that…08 May 2019HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75sTo come back to the point I made earlier, if you have given the responsibility to the BBC, why did you include it in your election manifesto? That is the nub of the issue. Can you…08 May 2019HANSARD Severe Disability PremiumHas the Minister not got the message that this system is not working? As has been pointed out repeatedly, it is not working. About a fortnight ago, I visited one of the biggest…07 May 2019