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HANSARD Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillWe will find out in due course when we pass this Bill whether that is the case. My fear is that the dissolution rate may be higher if people believe that civil partnerships are a…15 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillThat is probably the strongest argument for it, but my hon. Friend has already said that his constituent was going to get married in the absence of this measure. I am nervous…15 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillI start by agreeing with your extremely wise words on the evil that was done in New Zealand, Mr Speaker. I also send my thoughts to my constituents at Oadby mosque as they gather…15 Mar 2019HANSARDGeneral Election (Leaders’ Debate) BillIt is also my view.15 Mar 2019HANSARD Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) BillMy right hon. Friend is again making an incredibly powerful speech. I do not understand why a sunset clause was put into the original legislation. She is quite right that we must…15 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillAt the moment, the dissolution rate for civil partnerships in the UK is higher than for marriages. Of course my hon. Friend is correct that it is not a good example, because there…15 Mar 2019HANSARDGeneral Election (Leaders’ Debate) BillI am incredibly grateful to my hon. Friend for being so generous with his time. He seems to be proposing sweeping Henry VIII-style powers for the commission, which is entirely…15 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree with his researcher that marriage has sexist connotations?15 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillHaving heard my hon. Friend’s observations on my hon. Friend the Member for South Suffolk (James Cartlidge), I am loth to ask a question, but I wonder if he will reflect on the…15 Mar 2019HANSARDGeneral Election (Leaders’ Debate) BillWill my hon. Friend give way?15 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) BillMy hon. Friend is right to add that. As I said, this Bill does two wonderful things with which I completely agree, but I will now talk about my dog in the manger. There is no…15 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI have a constituent who served in Northern Ireland at the height of the troubles, and he is extremely scared that, although he has done nothing wrong, he will be dragged through…14 Mar 2019HANSARDPublic Spending: Disabled PeopleWhat has happened to total spending on disability benefits since 2010, and what has happened to the employment and unemployment rates for disabled people?14 Mar 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI voted leave in the referendum, and my right hon. Friend led the campaign. There is going to be a choice in the end for this House between the Prime Minister’s vision for Brexit,…13 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementMay I ask the Chancellor’s view on the question of poverty? Under the previous Labour Government, we saw 1 million men and women thrown on the dole. Under this Government,…13 Mar 2019HANSARDSchool Standards16. Some of the very highest standards in our school system are in small village primary schools. When the national funding formula is reviewed, will the Minister provide…11 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Under the previous Government, schools often found it impossible to exclude even violent pupils because they were tied up by appeals panels, often with little knowledge of the…11 Mar 2019HANSARDCPS: Serious and Organised CrimeWhat steps is the CPS taking to better prosecute county lines offending?07 Mar 2019HANSARDCPS: Serious and Organised Crime4. What steps the CPS is taking to improve its response to serious and organised crime.07 Mar 2019HANSARDInternational Women’s DayOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I just want to understand the reason for the change in the number of votes. I am curious about what caused it.07 Mar 2019