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HANSARDDraft Food and Feed (Chernobyl and Fukushima Restrictions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Food and Feed (Maximum Permitted Levels of Radioactive Contamination) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Sadly, my intervention does not relate to berries. Will the Minister confirm that standards and safeguards will not be watered down as a result of these statutory instruments? We…14 Mar 2019HANSARD KashmirMany of us were appalled by the despicable terrorist attack in Pulwama, but it was also awful to see reprisals against entirely innocent Kashmiri people in India. Along with my…07 Mar 2019HANSARD Regional Transport InfrastructureI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. Does he agree that the Government need to commit to and invest in schemes that will benefit regions? For example,…05 Mar 2019HANSARDJammu and KashmirThose of us of south Asian ancestry were overjoyed recently at the opening of the Indo-Pak border—an historic and commendable decision by both Governments—so that Sikhs and others…27 Feb 2019HANSARDJourney Times: Chepstow to Gloucestershirerose—27 Feb 2019HANSARD Draft International Waste Shipments (amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019On the long-term vision, does my hon. Friend agree that rather than having a vision for building the nation’s recycling infrastructure and dealing with core issues right now, the…27 Feb 2019HANSARD Future of DFIDI beg to move, That this House has considered the future of the Department for International Development. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Dorries. I have…27 Feb 2019HANSARD Future of DFIDI am very much heartened by the comments from the Minister, and her commitment. I am grateful to right hon. and hon. Members from both sides of the Chamber for their invaluable…27 Feb 2019HANSARD Future of DFIDThat is precisely why I and others of like mind applied for and secured this debate. We are concerned about the lack of leadership in the Government, or of Government members…27 Feb 2019HANSARD Future of DFIDMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. Indeed, he may be telepathic, because I was just about to mention that, but I concur fully with his view. The Pergau dam affair was…27 Feb 2019HANSARD Future of DFIDThe hon. Gentleman makes a valid point. We must ensure that aid reaches those who need it most and that it is not siphoned away by corrupt individuals in Governments, whether in…27 Feb 2019HANSARD Future of DFIDI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I had only reached 2003, and was coming gradually to the right hon. Member for Sutton Coldfield (Mr Mitchell), but he makes a…27 Feb 2019HANSARDJourney Times: Chepstow to GloucestershireThank you, Mr Speaker. The western rail link to Heathrow will significantly reduce the journey time between Wales and the airport. The Government committed themselves to the link…27 Feb 2019HANSARD Future of DFIDWill the Minister categorically say that she is against the former Foreign Secretary’s comments? Some of us are looking for the reassurance that post Brexit there will be no…27 Feb 2019HANSARD Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [Lords]I thank my hon. Friend and I fully agree with him. The cuts to local government have been devastating and the Bill will merely exacerbate the situation. Finally, we have come a…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Torbay (Kevin Foster). It is my firm belief that the Bill is deeply flawed. Even with the concessions Ministers have made, and the…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [Lords]I thank the hon. Lady for her intervention, but in terms of human rights, this issue is being raised not just by me, but by more than 100 pre-eminent organisations in the field.…12 Feb 2019HANSARDRough SleepingTo build on those statistics, research in 2014 found that 61% of women and 16% of men who were homeless had experienced violence or abuse from a partner. Does my hon. Friend agree…07 Feb 2019HANSARDRough SleepingI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. If it were not for local organisations, such as the Slough homelessness forum in my constituency, which helps the…07 Feb 2019HANSARD Local Government FinanceMy hon. Friend is making a most powerful argument. Local authorities like Slough are currently housing 79,000 homeless families in temporary accommodation, including more than…05 Feb 2019