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HANSARD Business of the HouseThe winner of the South Wales police and crime commissioner partnership award was a multi-agency suicide review and response group made up of South Wales police, Public Health…24 Oct 2019HANSARD British Children: SyriaI trust the Minister’s integrity and honesty, and while he has been vague about the actions that are being taken, I accept his assurance that action is being taken. But the House…22 Oct 2019HANSARDService Personnel: Recruitment and RetentionDuring visits with the NATO PA and, indeed, the Select Committee on Defence to Finland, Norway and Sweden, I have noted their highly selective and competitive attempts to recruit…21 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsUltimately, the bottom line is the future of people’s livelihoods. Never mind our emotional passions about being or not being in the European Union; what are the implications for…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseLast week, more than 600 MPs from around the world were in London for the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s annual session, and I thank the House staff who worked diligently over the…17 Oct 2019HANSARDPublic ServicesThis is one of the most shocking abuses I have heard of late. People in my constituency are losing 15 minutes of salary every time they have to leave the floor to go to the…16 Oct 2019HANSARD US Troop Withdrawal from Northern SyriaI thank the Minister for his statement, which has been very clear. He said that the issue has now moved into diplomatic discussions; this weekend, and over the next few days, it…08 Oct 2019HANSARD HMRC Impact Analysis: CustomsFord finally came up with its frustration in relation to a lack of customs union and single market and decided to close the engine factory in Bridgend, with 1,700 jobs lost…08 Oct 2019HANSARDTerminally Ill PeopleThe Scottish Government have already done this work. They have talked to the medical profession, the third sector and patients. My Bill to implement a system in England and Wales…07 Oct 2019HANSARDTerminally Ill People1. What progress her Department has made on its review of how the benefits system supports terminally ill people.07 Oct 2019HANSARDAmazon DeforestationOrder. A total of 16 Members wish to speak. I will call first the nine Members who notified me in advance.07 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI thank my hon. Friend for the amazing work that she has been doing in this field; she is one of our champions for victims of domestic abuse. One of the things that has always…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI thank the right hon. Lady—I am awfully sorry, but I am still tempted to refer to her as the Prime Minister. When I worked in child protection, I worked with a young mother in a…02 Oct 2019HANSARDAdult Learning and Vocational Skills: Metropolitan Borough of DudleyIn welcoming the Minister to her new post, I remind her to try to leave one or two minutes for the hon. Member for Stourbridge (Margot James) to wind up.01 Oct 2019HANSARDCompliance with the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019On Tuesday, I was in Addis Ababa with a delegation from across the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in a meeting with the United Nations, the European Union and the African Union. I…26 Sept 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the Electoraterose —26 Sept 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateIt is my hon. Friend’s use of the word “fascist” that got me. I have just had a message from one of our female colleagues, whose office has been attacked and has had to be closed…26 Sept 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateThat felt very much like a very personal discussion between the right hon. Member for North Shropshire (Mr Paterson) and me, as his eyes seemed to be on me all the time. I want to…26 Sept 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateThe word “fascist” was not my word. It was the word shouted by the demonstrator attempting to break the windows of an hon. Member’s constituency office with her staff behind the…26 Sept 2019HANSARD IranThank you, Mr Speaker. This week, Iran has announced its intention of carrying out exercises in the Gulf, along with China and Russia. How is this a decrease in an escalation of…25 Sept 2019