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HANSARDCrime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill [Lords]I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for acknowledging that. Let me turn to the issue of death penalty assurances, which has clearly aroused a great deal of controversy, and…30 Jan 2019HANSARDChildren with Life-limiting ConditionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way and congratulate him on securing this debate. Will he join me in praising the children’s hospice movement, including Tŷ Hafan, which…29 Jan 2019HANSARDAppropriate ME TreatmentI pay tribute to the hon. Member for Glasgow North West (Carol Monaghan) for securing the debate. The Welsh Association of ME and CFS Support confirms that 12,600 families in…24 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Holmes review explored how to further open up public appointments to disabled people, and recommended a target of 11.3% disabled public appointees by 2022, with a review by…24 Jan 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Low-income Families5. What assessment he has made of the effect on low-income families of the roll-out of universal credit in Wales.23 Jan 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Low-income FamiliesMany organisations in my constituency do great work mitigating the effects of the universal credit roll-out, but it is still causing great hardship. Have Ministers asked the Prime…23 Jan 2019HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Border Security BillI am grateful to the Security Minister for his opening remarks, and for his tone and the consensual approach he has taken. We most definitely do not agree on everything, and we…22 Jan 2019HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Border Security BillI again welcome the approach that the Security Minister has taken in reaching consensus on these matters. First, and this is a very important principle, in this Bill we have…22 Jan 2019HANSARDEconomic CrimeA year ago, the Government introduced unexplained wealth orders to tackle the laundromat of dirty money in this country. It is reported that the National Crime Agency has…21 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI have great respect for the hon. Lady, but I fundamentally disagree with her final remark. There is a commitment to the Good Friday agreement among Labour Members. My…15 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActNo, I am not. Let me be clear: this backstop provides only a bare bones customs union, and that is why we cannot support it.15 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActLet me be clear that I would want our own arrangements. The Secretary of State asks me to give an example of that particular theoretical possibility. It is not one that I wish to…15 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActNick Macpherson, the former permanent secretary to the Treasury, disagrees with the Secretary of State. I know that the right hon. Gentleman is not a fan of experts, but perhaps…15 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI am happy to open today’s debate for the Opposition and to follow the Attorney General—I am, of course, grateful for his remarks over the past hour. I was also pleased to see his…15 Jan 2019HANSARDRecognition of Fibromyalgia as a DisabilityI warmly congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. His use of the word “invisible” was telling. Besides raising awareness, is not the debate about getting to the stage…15 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI want to make some progress. I made it clear in response to an intervention that my constituency of Torfaen voted to leave. I respect everyone who voted. In good faith, and in…15 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI am going to make some progress, but I will give way again in a moment. I want to move on to the letter that has been sent by President Juncker and President Tusk, page 2 of…15 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActMy constituents, like those of the hon. Gentleman, voted to leave the EU, and I voted to trigger article 50 in good faith and in line with their wishes. I sincerely hoped that…15 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActThey are queueing up! I will give way to the hon. Member for Ribble Valley (Mr Evans), but then I need to make some progress.15 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActMy hon. Friend highlights the really vague nature of the political declaration, which I will come back to in a moment.15 Jan 2019