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HANSARD Funeral Plans: RegulationI thank the hon. Lady, who is a doughty campaigner in this area, for her intervention. It should go without saying that she has done a great deal, particularly on children’s…05 Jun 2019HANSARD Funeral Plans: RegulationI am well aware of that family-run business, and I share its concerns. My hon. Friend speaks well for them, and it is a point that I wish to make. How do the Government protect…05 Jun 2019HANSARD Funeral Plans: RegulationI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, and it would not be an Adjournment debate without his intervening. The hon. Gentleman raises an important issue, which is the…05 Jun 2019HANSARD Funeral Plans: RegulationBy all means. [ Interruption . ]05 Jun 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill (Second sitting)I thank the Minister for giving way. I remember that, when we published the Joint Committee report, there was some concern about the ambiguity of the Government’s position…04 Jun 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill (Second sitting)For completeness, all three members of the current shadow sponsor body support the amendment, as do I.04 Jun 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill (Second sitting)I am heartened to some extent by what the Minister is saying about his expectations for the accessibility of Parliament, but I am concerned, following discussions at various…04 Jun 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill (First sitting)I am pleased to represent the SNP on the Committee. It is also a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Rhondda, with whom I served on the Joint Committee. He eloquently put…04 Jun 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill (First sitting)Is this not exactly the point at which we should be ensuring that this is a UK-wide project? I say, as a current member of the shadow Sponsor Body, that if this issue is left…04 Jun 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill (Second sitting)I note that the Minister referred earlier to a slightly different area, which was how the project could be beneficial across the United Kingdom. Perhaps this would be an…04 Jun 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionYesterday, in her prequel to this statement, the Prime Minister referred euphemistically to the “devolved lock” that would come forward as part of the withdrawal agreement Bill,…22 May 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right, except that £40 million was for a rebuilt Parliament—a reconstructed building—which was to be opposite St Andrew’s House. The £400 million…21 May 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillThat is a very good point. It is clear from the hon. Lady’s intervention, among others, that the majority view—in this debate, certainly, and in others—has been that we cannot…21 May 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillYes, and that is a line from the report that the hon. Lady and I both helped to author, alongside the right hon. Member for Meriden. The devil will be in the detail as this…21 May 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillThe Minister speaks of his commitment to this not being a London-centric project. I am sure he will have already heard our proposals for a nations and regions capital fund, and I…21 May 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillThe Opposition spokesperson is making a good speech. One of the reasons some of my colleagues on the Committee and I were so keen to insert that line into the report was that part…21 May 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillIn the report produced by the Committee that I served on, we suggested to the Government that there should be a nations and regions capital fund, to make this a truly UK-wide…21 May 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillI come to this debate, as others have already said, having sat on various Committees, bodies and boards regarding the restoration and renewal project. I was on the first Joint…21 May 2019HANSARDVulnerable Claimants: UC and the Legacy SystemOne of the clear vulnerabilities for people accessing UC is indebtedness; the Department’s figures show that 60% of all new UC applicants receive an advance payment. We know that…13 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week, the Secretary of State kept her name in the Tory leadership fray by admitting that social security sanctions can “undermine” the aim to help people into work and…13 May 2019