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HANSARDDomestic Abuse13. What steps he is taking to tackle domestic abuse.25 Feb 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseMuch of the support for domestic abuse is aimed at victims escaping from a physically abusive partner. Violence and extreme abuse in a domestic setting always start with small,…25 Feb 2019HANSARDNHS 10-Year PlanI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way. He talked about a few different topics, but I think that I heard him say that there was an overall cut in the health service—I…19 Feb 2019HANSARDNHS 10-Year Planrose —19 Feb 2019HANSARD St Helier and St George’s HospitalsThe hon. Lady is being generous in giving way. Does she agree that Colliers Wood is pretty much smack-bang next to St George’s and that the proposal on which last year’s public…19 Feb 2019HANSARD St Helier and St George’s HospitalsThe Minister mentioned the fact that the consultation might be done after the spending review. I have written to the Secretary of State asking whether he would consider looking at…19 Feb 2019HANSARD St Helier and St George’s HospitalsDoes the hon. Lady not agree that the proposal that immediately preceded this was to close facilities at St Helier and move them to St George’s in Tooting, which was universally…19 Feb 2019HANSARD St Helier and St George’s HospitalsDoes my hon. Friend agree that one thing many people in Sutton and Merton do not have, because St Helier is such an old hospital, is a possible £400 million brand-new facility,…19 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesIn Reading, as in Sutton, the difference in mileage is relatively small, but congestion and extra traffic mean that it represents significant travel time. We cannot compete with…14 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesThe hon. Gentleman makes an interesting point. We have talked about how moving Crown post offices into WHSmith branches across the country will limit their structure, because they…14 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I add my thanks to the hon. Member for Glasgow East (David Linden) and congratulate him on securing this debate. I am…14 Feb 2019HANSARD Social SecurityI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way near the end of his speech. I just want to echo his thanks. It is 30 years and one month exactly to the day when my father died of…06 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI set out a brief list of the reasons why I voted to leave: leaving the institutions, stopping the payments, stopping freedom of movement and being able to do trade deals. In the…04 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI absolutely agree. All I am saying is that if we had a deal and just needed to dot the i’s and cross the t’s—if there were a technical reason to extend article 50 for just a week…04 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionAt the time, she was not wrong. We will have to wait and see whether there is a backstop or an amended backstop, which is the whole point of negotiation. As we speak, Members are…04 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionExactly: we return to it. I will read the petition, entitled “Brexit re article 50 it must not be suspended/stopped under any circumstances”, into Hansard so that it can have its…04 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 224908 relating to leaving the European Union. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hanson. This is…04 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionWhat about the institutions and the fees we might pay?04 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionThere is a good reason why I believe it can happen: Michel Barnier himself said recently, “My team and I have done a lot of work on virtual, decentralised controls, which will be…04 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I will get my 40-slide PowerPoint presentation ready, if you do not mind. No, I just want to take a few minutes to…04 Feb 2019