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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. What advice would my right hon. Friend give to those on the Opposition Benches, and particularly on the Opposition Front Bench, who regard the regime in Venezuela as a leading…02 Apr 2019HANSARDFurther Education FundingMy hon. Friend is exhibiting, if I may say so, an almost ministerial skill in handling interventions today. He was touching on geography. The FE college in my constituency is the…02 Apr 2019HANSARD Housing Need: Shropshire, and Telford and WrekinMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. As he has identified, our constituencies are adjacent. On development on the green belt in the Shropshire Council area, there are…26 Mar 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) Bill (Changed to Healthcare (European Economic Area and Switzerland Arrangements) Bill)Would the hon. Lady account for the massive diaspora of Scots all around the world as a comment on the mist and greyness of Scotland’s location? Why does she think so many Scots…26 Mar 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) Bill (Changed to Healthcare (European Economic Area and Switzerland Arrangements) Bill)My hon. Friend is generous in giving way. In talking about other Commonwealth nations to which we would like to extend such arrangements, does he agree that the dominions of the…26 Mar 2019HANSARDHealthcare (International Arrangements) Bill (Changed to Healthcare (European Economic Area and Switzerland Arrangements) Bill)The hon. Lady is pointing out the disparity in payments between the UK and the EU. Recognising that there are considerably more EU users of the NHS than UK users of health…26 Mar 2019HANSARDServices for People with AutismMy hon. Friend is making an exceptionally powerful speech, and I applaud his role as chairman of the all-party group. It is particularly impressive that he has been able to pick…21 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI share my right hon. Friend’s optimism and enthusiasm for the opportunities that lie ahead for this country. Following the Chancellor’s statement last week, when specific…19 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.19 Mar 2019HANSARDJammu and KashmirMy right hon. Friend referred to the discussions and channels that are being used through diplomatic routes both with the UN and directly, and it is very fortuitous that he…27 Feb 2019HANSARDNHS 10-Year PlanMy hon. Friend has been generous in giving way. I welcome the workforce implementation plan, and I welcome the fact that Baroness Harding, the chair of NHS Improvement, will be…19 Feb 2019HANSARDWarship Construction20. Will my right hon. Friend confirm that when decisions are made about the placement of orders for vessels for the Royal Navy, which have seen an encouraging increase in number,…18 Feb 2019HANSARDEnergy Market: Diversity Supply7. What steps he has taken to ensure diversity of supply in the energy market.12 Feb 2019HANSARDEnergy Market: Diversity SupplyI thank my right hon. Friend for that answer. However, can she reassure the House, and many of our constituents, that the move from the existing feed-in tariff to the smart export…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation: TelfordI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. She has been almost uniquely at the sharp end of holding those responsible for overseeing the appalling state of affairs in…06 Feb 2019HANSARDSchool Efficiency Advisers12. What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of school efficiency advisers in helping schools manage resources.04 Feb 2019HANSARDSchool Efficiency AdvisersI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for that answer. Do any of these pilot areas include rural parts of the country, such as south Shropshire, where my constituency is? We are…04 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. What assessment did my right hon. Friend make of the future economic, trade and diplomatic relations with Singapore and Malaysia?22 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI am very grateful to the Prime Minister; she is giving way considerably more than the Leader of the Opposition did. She has just mentioned the stewardship of the NHS under her…16 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Defence Co-operationWill my right hon. Friend take this opportunity, in the light of tomorrow’s important votes, to explain his view of the claims made by some observers outside this place that the…14 Jan 2019