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HANSARD Child Maintenance Service: Payment Recovery from Absent ParentsI agree with that entirely.02 Oct 2019HANSARD Irish Border: Customs ArrangementsThe future of peace and normality on the island of Ireland will critically depend on the actions of the Prime Minister over the next few weeks, and I for one am deeply concerned…01 Oct 2019HANSARD Deaths of Homeless PeopleI do not think anyone can question the sincerity of the Minister’s answers, but I am disappointed that he did not answer possibly the most important question that my hon. Friend…01 Oct 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundHow does the Minister defend a situation in which anyone who is caught insider gambling deliberately to fix the result of a game of cricket goes to jail, but anyone who is insider…30 Sept 2019HANSARDCompliance with the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019I wholeheartedly associate myself and those on the Scottish National party Benches with your earlier remarks, Mr Speaker. Hardened political journalists went home last night in…26 Sept 2019HANSARDCompliance with the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019Why is he not here?26 Sept 2019HANSARD Brexit Readiness: Operation YellowhammerWhen the Minister appeared before the Brexit Committee on 5 September, he was unable to answer my question about what the reaction has been in Ireland to the UK Government…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationDespite the Prime Minister’s repeated denials, it is obvious from the angry reaction of Brexiteers over the past 24 hours that this attempt at Prorogation was about Brexit and…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I reveal to the House that the Leader of the House unintentionally learned some guid Scots words more than 20 years ago when he was knocking doors in my constituency, and that…25 Sept 2019HANSARDDraft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I can see that lots of Members want to speak, so perhaps the best thing is for me to sit down and give them a chance to do so.09 Sept 2019HANSARDDraft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The hon. Gentleman agrees with some of the points I am making. As he helpfully points out, if Government Members were all that interested in going through the regulations in fine…09 Sept 2019HANSARDDraft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019No, I will not give way again. The hon. Lady will get a chance to speak if she wishes. I would be interested to know why the Government did not have that consultation. Why are…09 Sept 2019HANSARDDraft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It has already been pointed out. As I said, if there has not been consultation with the bodies whose purpose it is to regulate the profession, why would the Government ask a group…09 Sept 2019HANSARDDraft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am pleased to make a brief contribution. In the Chamber, several hon. Members are still paying tribute to the Speaker; shortly, there will be an application for an emergency…09 Sept 2019HANSARDDraft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The Minister will be aware that there are six recognised chartered accounting bodies in the United Kingdom. Can she name the ones that were consulted over these regulations, or is…09 Sept 2019HANSARDDraft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The Minister seems, rightly, to be recognising the importance of that organisation of experts. Why will the Government not listen to other organisations of experts in their…09 Sept 2019HANSARDContingency PlanningWill the Government give absolutely unreserved and unrestricted permission to the Governments of Scotland and Wales to publish that report in full today: yes or no?05 Sept 2019HANSARDContingency PlanningThe Yellowhammer report that the Government are determined to hide from us warns of delays of up to two and a half days at ports, freight target capacity being reduced by between…05 Sept 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentThe very limited guarantees contained in the EU citizens settled status scheme come nowhere near the promise the Prime Minister has previously made that no EU national will be any…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for Governmentrose —25 Jul 2019