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HANSARDIntermediate-Range Nuclear Forces TreatyThe Minister’s response to the urgent question today has been clearer and more assertive than his response to the same urgent question in October, and I welcome that. There is no…04 Feb 2019HANSARDKnife Crime Prevention OrdersI thank the hon. Member for Gedling (Vernon Coaker) for tabling this urgent question and you, Mr Speaker, for granting it. As with antisocial behaviour orders, what is to stop…04 Feb 2019HANSARDFurther Education: Economic SustainabilityHow will the Department assist the businesses that will offer the placements which will be such an essential part of the T-level qualifications?04 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionPaul Scully has one hour and 20 minutes to sum up the debate.04 Feb 2019HANSARD English Channel: Illegal Seaborne ImmigrationI am listening to this good speech very closely. One of the pull factors for asylum seekers is that so many of those who make an asylum claim that is then rejected get to stay…30 Jan 2019HANSARD English Channel: Illegal Seaborne ImmigrationI could not have put it better myself; my hon. Friend is exactly right. Those people need to be taken back to France, whether they are intercepted trying to cross the channel or…30 Jan 2019HANSARD English Channel: Illegal Seaborne ImmigrationI shall draw my remarks to a close. What nationality are the people crossing the English channel illegally? It is reported in the media that most of them are Iranian. I understand…30 Jan 2019HANSARD English Channel: Illegal Seaborne ImmigrationI beg to move, That this House has considered illegal seaborne immigration across the English Channel. May I say what a joy it is to see you in the Chair, Sir Christopher? I am…30 Jan 2019HANSARD VenezuelaI am obliged to call the Front-Bench spokespeople no later than eight minutes past 5. The guideline limits are five minutes for the SNP and for Her Majesty’s Opposition, and 10…29 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: No DealWill the Minister confirm that, in the event of a no-deal Brexit, we would immediately be able to eliminate VAT on domestic fuel and reduce tariffs on foods imported from outside…29 Jan 2019HANSARD VenezuelaWe now come to the Front-Bench speeches. The guideline limits are five minutes for the SNP, five minutes for Labour and 10 minutes for the Minister.29 Jan 2019HANSARD VenezuelaOrder. There is to be no noise from the Public Gallery, or it will be cleared. This is Parliament and everyone has a right to be heard without interference.29 Jan 2019HANSARD VenezuelaWe now come to an important debate about the political situation in Venezuela. The debate can last one hour, and lots of people are seeking to contribute. I encourage those who…29 Jan 2019HANSARDHomelessness: Death RatesOf the 600 homeless people who died last year, 85% were men, one third died of drug overdoses and 10% died from alcohol poisoning. Will the Secretary of State ensure that those…28 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaIt takes a special kind of socialist incompetence to turn a country with the largest proven oil reserves in the world into one where 90% of the population live in poverty and 3.5…28 Jan 2019HANSARD Grassroots Football Funding: Wembley StadiumThank you. We now move on to the very sporty Sports Minister for her to respond.22 Jan 2019HANSARD Freehold Estate FeesOrder. The debate lasts one hour and the finish time is 6.41 pm. I am obliged to call the Front-Bench spokesman for the Opposition no later than 6.19 pm, but until then it is…22 Jan 2019HANSARD Grassroots Football Funding: Wembley StadiumThe sitting is resumed. The finish time will be 5.41 pm and the Minister has eight minutes left.22 Jan 2019HANSARD Grassroots Football Funding: Wembley StadiumOrder. I am so sorry to interrupt the Minister, but a Division has been called in the House. I understand that there may be more than one. If there is one, we will return in 15…22 Jan 2019HANSARD Grassroots Football Funding: Wembley StadiumThe debate can last until 4.30. The hon. Member is standing.22 Jan 2019