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HANSARDSixth Form CurriculumThe curriculum, diverse or otherwise, can be successfully delivered only if students attend. Will the Minister condemn the growing trend of students going on strike to protest…11 Mar 2019HANSARDCommonwealth DayThe Commonwealth accounts for one third of the world’s population and half of the world’s top 20 cities, so on Commonwealth Day, should we not celebrate the terrific economic…11 Mar 2019HANSARDShamima Begum and Other CasesThe problem is that not enough British nationals who return from Syria are being prosecuted. We know that 900 British nationals have gone to aid Daesh in Syria and Iraq. Some 180…11 Mar 2019HANSARDPublic Libraries: NorthamptonshireAgainst a very challenging financial background, will my hon. Friend join me in congratulating the county council on finally coming up with sensible plans to keep all the…07 Mar 2019HANSARDPublic Libraries: Northamptonshire11. If he will take steps to prevent the closure of public libraries in Northamptonshire.07 Mar 2019HANSARDTreason9. What information his Department holds on the most recent prosecution for treason.07 Mar 2019HANSARDTreasonWill the Solicitor General strongly encourage the Law Commission to revise its 2008 guidance that the Treason Act 1351 has ceased to be of contemporary relevance, so that the law…07 Mar 2019HANSARDKurdistan Region in IraqI am listening to the hon. Lady’s speech with great interest—she makes a powerful point. Is she aware that Kurdistan attracts 2 million visitors per year for its tourism industry?…06 Mar 2019HANSARDKurdistan Region in IraqI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate, and I am following his speech with great interest. Given the fact that if it had not been for the Kurds, Daesh would have…06 Mar 2019HANSARD Solar IndustryIt is impermissible.05 Mar 2019HANSARD Solar IndustryThe Minister may be under the misapprehension that she has to allow the mover of the motion time to sum up, but that does not apply in half-hour debates, so she has another four…05 Mar 2019HANSARDMoney LaunderingCan the Minister quantify the amount of extra tax that the Government have collected since 2010 that would otherwise have been unpaid, as a result of the measures they have taken…05 Mar 2019HANSARD Solar IndustryWill those Members not staying for the next debate please be kind enough to leave quickly and, importantly, quietly?05 Mar 2019HANSARD Social SecurityThe hon. Lady has concerns about working-age benefits—we all understand that, and she is right to highlight them—but at the beginning of her speech, she spent about five seconds…04 Mar 2019HANSARD Privatised Probation SystemThe longer a prisoner serves in jail, the less likely he or she is to reoffend. That is simply a fact. If, under the this new system, repeat prolific offenders are more likely to…04 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeThe gangs operating on our streets are “complex and ruthless organisations, using sophisticated techniques”— to recruit children— “and chilling levels of violence to keep them…04 Mar 2019HANSARDLocal Authority ServicesI declare my interest as a member of Kettering Borough Council. At its budget last week, the council confirmed that it will achieve a 10-year council tax freeze, and despite cuts…04 Mar 2019HANSARD Tax Avoidance, Evasion and ComplianceMay I accuse the Minister directly of encouraging a very large number of people to avoid tax? Is it not the case that, in 2010, when the Conservatives came into government,…04 Mar 2019HANSARDInvestment and the UK EconomyCan the no-deal Minister confirm to the House that the UK is No. 2 in the whole world for foreign direct investment after only China and that although the doom mongers before the…28 Feb 2019HANSARDIsrael and PalestineOne of the big problems the Palestinians have is that they do not speak with one voice. Is there any sign of a reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas?26 Feb 2019