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HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I apologise for interrupting my hon. Friend, but I note that there is not a single Member of Parliament on the Government Benches. I…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingI am grateful. One thing that has been missing from the debate so far in terms of social care is that the vast majority of domestic visits are carried out by employees of private…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingI am sure the Secretary of State would not want people watching this debate to be misled by what he has just said about police funding. He knows as well as all of us that the…24 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Millions of people are not registered on the electoral roll, and they are much more likely to be from an ethnic minority, young or from a lower demographic class. Does not it…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingLet me make a point that neatly sums up what my hon. Friend is talking about. In Chesterfield, we have had a reduction of 43.2%. I took the time to look at the reduction in the…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingWill the Secretary of State give way?24 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT10. I welcome what the Chancellor said to my hon. Friend the Member for Wakefield (Mary Creagh) a few minutes ago about investigations into the promoters of some of the disguised…09 Apr 2019HANSARDUK Manufacturing: Mutual Recognition of Regulatory Standards14. What assessment he has made of the effect on UK manufacturing of the UK leaving the EU without mutual recognition of regulatory standards in that sector.04 Apr 2019HANSARDUK Manufacturing: Mutual Recognition of Regulatory StandardsThat was not really much to do with my question, which was about regulatory standards. Weightron Bilanciai, a Chesterfield-based industrial weighing machine manufacturer, had to…04 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI share my right hon. Friend’s frustration that there was no time for more scrutiny, but would it not have come better from someone who had not just voted against an amendment…03 Apr 2019HANSARDFurther Education FundingMy hon. Friend is making an important point about capital expenditure. The previous Labour Government had a Building Colleges for the Future programme, which was cancelled in…02 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. The Foreign Secretary has spoken about the pernicious role of the Iranian Government…02 Apr 2019HANSARDBeer Taxation and PubsThe Minister is right that the small business brewing relief is an example of Government forgoing a bit of tax and a huge industry flowering on the back of that. Might he take…28 Mar 2019HANSARDBeer Taxation and PubsI certainly feel strongly that the owner or landlord of a pub is its custodian for the local community. Pubs valued by a community have often been lost as a result of the…28 Mar 2019HANSARDBeer Taxation and PubsI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this important debate. He is absolutely right about rural pubs. However, the importance of the last pub on the council estates in…28 Mar 2019HANSARDBeer Taxation and PubsIt is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for St Albans (Mrs Main), who called at the end of her speech for more to be done to support our pubs—the theme of this entire…28 Mar 2019HANSARDElite-level Professional Tennis7. What information his Department holds on the amount of elite-level professional tennis that will be played in Scotland in 2019.27 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)On a point of order, Mr Speaker. The hon. Gentleman has been on his feet for five minutes, but he has not yet had an opportunity to tell us why we should vote for his motion.…27 Mar 2019HANSARDElite-level Professional TennisIf Scottish Office Ministers invested in access to the internet, they would discover that there are no elite-level events in Scotland, which is why many people feel that the Lawn…27 Mar 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Anyone who heard the urgent question from the right hon. Member for Rayleigh and Wickford (Mr Francois) and all those who responded to it will…20 Mar 2019