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HANSARD Preparations for Leaving the EUI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. I am sure that the 3 million EU citizens who live in our country will very much welcome that their rights to health, education and…08 Oct 2019HANSARD No-deal Brexit: Schedule of TariffsI congratulate my hon. Friend on his clear command of his brief. Will he take this opportunity to update us on the progress that he is making on seeking continuity of some of the…07 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillIt is a great pleasure to follow the right hon. and learned Member for Camberwell and Peckham (Ms Harman). I thank her for the evidence that she gave the Joint Committee, as it…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI am afraid I cannot take any more interventions. I want briefly to turn to the Government’s response to our Joint Committee report and to make one point—I should like to have…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI have a huge amount of respect for the hon. Lady, but we run the risk of derailing a Bill that is long overdue. I urge people to have some sense of restraint on what we might do…02 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe Government are backing a new hospital to serve Basingstoke with money to develop our business case. Does my right hon. Friend agree that a bid that could include new jobs, new…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI cannot give way; I have only 20 seconds left. The Committee was also concerned about the absence of a definition of domestic abuse victims who are children. I am reassured by…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillMy hon. Friend needs to accept the fact that women are more affected by domestic violence than any other group. Does he not agree with the Joint Committee recommendation that,…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI understand the point that the right hon. Member for North Norfolk (Norman Lamb) made, but does the hon. Lady agree that this issue is the best argument for every child in this…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Health Infrastructure PlanMay I welcome my hon. Friend’s announcement that the Government are backing Basingstoke’s plan for a new hospital to serve not just north Hampshire but across mid-Hampshire? It…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's Role in Creating a Safe EnvironmentWhen it comes to creating a safe environment in this place, we have a very clear code of conduct, which is enforced by you, Mr Speaker, in this Chamber. Yesterday, you were…26 Sept 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateWe in this place are all custodians of this country’s democracy, and I think it is right that we should feel that as a heavy weight on our shoulders. In many ways, the reason why…26 Sept 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateMy hon. Friend makes a strong point. We do need to work together. That is what we do most of the time. Hon. Members have said that calling the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2)…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Brexit Readiness: Operation YellowhammerI thank my right hon. Friend for so clearly setting out the contingency planning he is doing, but I am deeply concerned about the way in which leaked information has sometimes…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 3(2)My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is absolutely right that the best way to deal with the vast majority of the issues in these reports is through a…09 Sept 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentMy right hon. Friend will know that under the Conservatives, record numbers of women are in work in this country. If we are to be successful post Brexit, we will have to make sure…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPersonal Independence Payments: Supreme Court RulingMany people will be unaware of the way in which PIP supports people who have mental health conditions far better than the predecessor benefit, disability living allowance, but…23 Jul 2019HANSARDBullying and Harassment of MPs’ Parliamentary StaffI join other hon. Members in welcoming Gemma White’s report. The Leader of the House is right that we should never fail to condemn the sort of bullying or harassing behaviour that…17 Jul 2019HANSARDBullying and Harassment of MPs’ Parliamentary StaffNo one would expect non-recent cases to be dealt with immediately; it is obvious that they will take time to look into. Why cannot the Leader of the House enable cases to be…17 Jul 2019HANSARDBullying and Harassment of MPs’ Parliamentary StaffI apologise for not hearing the start of my hon. Friend’s speech. Does she not agree that there needs to be accountability for who is looking at that? This process needs to be led…17 Jul 2019