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HANSARDArmed Forces Personnel5. What recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of armed forces personnel.18 Feb 2019HANSARD Defencerose —18 Feb 2019HANSARD DefenceIt is the first time I have ever been positively encouraged to intervene—it could catch on. I share the Minister’s views about the wider issues alongside pay. One of the other…18 Feb 2019HANSARDArmed Forces PersonnelMany people may see it as an incompetent accident that the Government continually fail to hit their supposed targets on Army recruitment, but is it not the truth that this is a…18 Feb 2019HANSARD DefenceI am very grateful to the Minister for allowing me to intervene again. I just want to take him back to the comments he was making a moment ago about cyber-warfare and hybrid…18 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. It has been reported that up to 300,000 Venezuelans could die if aid does not reach them shortly. Given that the Maduro regime will not allow aid from America, what can…13 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUThe Food and Drink Federation has said today that the industry would face its biggest catastrophe since 1939 if we were to leave without a deal. Yet the Government have still not…12 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Intellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I am not so interested in the Minister’s terminology, but I am very interested in the consultation. In asking us to support the draft regulations, he is asking us to take quite a…11 Feb 2019HANSARDFurther Education: Economic Sustainability3. What recent representations he has received on the economic sustainability of the further education sector.04 Feb 2019HANSARDFurther Education: Economic SustainabilityI thank the Minister for that answer. I am sure that the Minister does get out there, and I think we all have a strong sense of the sympathy with which she is attempting to make…04 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 30 January.30 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsI associate myself with the Prime Minister’s comments about the tragic situation in Brazil. My son is one of thousands of young people to have their life chances transformed by…30 Jan 2019HANSARDHMRC Estate TransformationBusinesses in Chesterfield that I have spoken to that have had cause to query HMRC judgments have found the organisation monolithic and unresponsive to their queries. Does the…29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018The right hon. Lady is not the first Prime Minister to discover that the Conservative party is un-uniteable and unleadable on Europe. Many others have learnt that lesson. However,…29 Jan 2019HANSARDCollege FundingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I congratulate the petitioners who got the petition going, and every one of the 70,000 people who signed it. It shows…21 Jan 2019HANSARDCollege FundingI agree entirely. A diverse education system is incredibly important for any country that wants to be competitive in the global race. I am worried that we are leaving far too many…21 Jan 2019HANSARDCollege FundingMy hon. Friend is starting to make a very strong case about further education. In answer to his question, my belief is that we have a Government who fundamentally do not…21 Jan 2019HANSARDRecognition of Fibromyalgia as a DisabilityI entirely agree. The impact on the rest of the family includes caring responsibilities that fall on them, restricting their ability to develop their earning potential. The…15 Jan 2019HANSARDRecognition of Fibromyalgia as a DisabilityThat point is spot on, and made from the powerful perspective of someone who knows what it is like to live with someone experiencing fibromyalgia. I will come on in a moment to…15 Jan 2019HANSARDRecognition of Fibromyalgia as a DisabilityI pay tribute to the voluntary group that my hon. Friend speaks of. We all recognise the incredibly important role that voluntary groups of that sort play, and it is true that,…15 Jan 2019