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HANSARDEmployment TrendsThose are very welcome statistics. What is my hon. Friend doing to further grow employment and jobs in Northern Ireland and the rest of the country?22 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsA couple of weeks ago, I asked the Prime Minister about a family in my constituency who desperately needed the life-changing drug Spinraza. This morning we have the wonderful news…15 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere is a huge problem with congestion at Kibworth in my constituency. What development funding will be available to work up a bypass scheme, and will there be any money…02 May 2019HANSARDGreat Western Main LineIt is extremely welcome that a scheme is now being developed for electrification to Market Harborough. Can the Minister say when further decisions will be taken about exactly when…02 May 2019HANSARDCyber-securityWill the Minister update the House on the distinction the Government make between different types of infrastructure equipment from Huawei, and how that will be used to respond to…24 Apr 2019HANSARDCyber-security3. What steps his Department is taking to help improve the cyber security of public and private sector organisations.24 Apr 2019HANSARD East Midlands Rail FranchiseIt is very welcome that we are going to have 80% more seats in the morning peak and new bi-mode trains that can benefit from the electrification to Market Harborough, but may I…11 Apr 2019HANSARDEngagementsMy constituents Mark and Panna Wilson have a little son, Aadi, who has the terrible condition of spinal muscular atrophy. He desperately needs the life-changing drug Spinraza,…10 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeThe point about people being asked for a huge sum of money all at once gets to the nub of the issue. Regardless of the rights or wrongs of the case, does the right hon. Gentleman…04 Apr 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European Unionrose —29 Mar 2019HANSARD Local Government FundingWill the hon. Member give way?27 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI support the Prime Minister’s deal—I think it is a good deal—and I welcome the news that we will be voting on it again, but will my right hon. Friend look closely at the…25 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillI tend towards agreeing with my hon. Friend the Member for Shipley (Philip Davies) rather than with my hon. Friend the Member for Cheltenham (Alex Chalk) about this and about the…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillBefore my hon. Friend moves on, new clause 12 calls for a report on electoral offences, including on whether the number has changed as a result of this legislation. Will he tell…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillI want to put the case against my hon. Friend’s argument in favour of sunset clauses. Last Friday, we were debating the Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) Bill of…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillAt the start of his remarks, my hon. Friend said that we must be careful about repercussive measures. My concern is that the new clause is repercussive and will lead to calls for…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillI must have expressed myself badly. My second question was about what would need to change on the forms and the things that we use to get people’s information. If someone is a new…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillMy hon. Friend is generous with his time. Will he address my first point about the repercussive nature of new clause 1? He says that it cannot do any harm, but it will surely…22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors Billrose —22 Mar 2019HANSARD Overseas Electors BillMy hon. Friend is further burnishing his credentials as a centrist with new clause 1, so I hesitate to introduce a European dimension into the debate, but is he confident that it…22 Mar 2019