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HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI thank the Prime Minister for allowing me to intervene. Under her leadership, this Government have become the first in British history to be found in contempt of Parliament and…16 Jan 2019HANSARDUN Climate Change Conference: Government ResponseMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. Does she agree that climate change is an interlinked issue? We are asking our Government to make representations to the Trump…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s Governmentrose —16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s Governmentrose —16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentIn modern British history, when faced with a defeat even a fraction of the size of the titanic and calamitous margin that the Prime Minister faced yesterday, Prime Ministers have…16 Jan 2019HANSARDUN Climate Change Conference: Government ResponseI thank my hon. Friend for securing this important debate. According to the latest UN report, there will need to be a tripling of ambition globally to avoid more than 2° of…16 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)My hon. Friend is making very powerful points. Does he agree that there needs to be greater democratic accountability and responsibility? If a clinical commissioning group or…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Does my hon. Friend agree that, with regard to 16 and 17-year-olds, we need to ensure there is provision for parents or guardians to object to care arrangements? If that has an…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)My hon. Friend is making a very powerful point. Hopefully the Minister will acknowledge that if family members are excluded from the care process, alarm bells should ring…15 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)To ignore the conflict of interest would be an absolute dereliction of our duty as parliamentarians. Does my hon. Friend agree that pre-authorisation reviews should be carried out…15 Jan 2019HANSARDTelevised Election DebatesI whole-heartedly commend Sky News and others for their initiative for an independent commission on televised election debates. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that there should be…07 Jan 2019HANSARDTelevised Election DebatesI agree that the proposal is entirely sensible and inevitable, but surely the fear is that the Government may kick the petition and the campaign into the long grass. Electoral…07 Jan 2019