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HANSARDLeaving the EU: Haulage SectorIt gets worse: crashing out of the EU in just 43 days’ time will mean that we are a third country, like the Ukraine or China—as indeed, would Irish companies who use the UK as a…14 Feb 2019HANSARD Human Rights in the UKI am grateful that we have you in the Chair, Mr Gapes, and it is a pleasure to serve under you. I congratulate the hon. Member for Edinburgh East (Tommy Sheppard) on securing the…13 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUThe Government’s own economic analysis, which was of the Chequers deal, not the Prime Minister’s disastrous deal, demonstrated that our nation and the people of our country are…12 Feb 2019HANSARDClosure of York’s Crown Post OfficeI rise to present a petition on behalf of 1,816 residents of York and a further 1,278 who engaged through online and other petitions: a total of 3,094 residents who, alongside…12 Feb 2019HANSARDRough SleepingAnd baby milk.07 Feb 2019HANSARDRough SleepingI know homeless people who have not applied for universal credit because it is so complex. Does my hon. Friend agree that is another failing of the system?07 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Employment rights are human rights, so what is the Minister doing to ensure that no trade agreement is signed that undermines our standards in employment rights, health and…07 Feb 2019HANSARDRough SleepingWill the Minister give way?07 Feb 2019HANSARDRough SleepingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Buck, not least because of your interest and tireless work in the field we are considering. I congratulate my hon. Friend the…07 Feb 2019HANSARDGWR and Network PerformanceIt is a pleasure to serve under you in the Chair, Mr Betts, for yet another crucial debate about our railways. Over the last few months it feels like I have been taking a tour of…05 Feb 2019HANSARDGWR and Network PerformanceWhat the Welsh Government have been able to demonstrate is that rail is not an entity in itself, but is fully integrated into the economy and connected with other transport…05 Feb 2019HANSARDGWR and Network PerformanceI will not, because of time. As frustrations have grown, we have seen satisfaction plummet; we have heard how vexed and unsatisfied passengers are with the poor service on that…05 Feb 2019HANSARDGWR and Network PerformanceI do not have time, I am afraid. The Secretary of State, who treats this vital public service as if it were his own personal train set, is culpable for the pain experienced by…05 Feb 2019HANSARDDisadvantaged Children: Attainment Gaprose—04 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsOver 50% of York children from disadvantaged backgrounds are not school-ready by the age of five, and only 46% of those qualifying for free school meals are ready by the end of…04 Feb 2019HANSARD OrkambiBefore coming to this place, I was a respiratory physio and worked with many people with cystic fibrosis. The cost of hospitalisation and treatment far outstrips the cost of this…04 Feb 2019HANSARD Vagrancy ActDoes not the hon. Lady agree that many homeless people have nowhere else to go during the day, and they are therefore just moved on time and again? The only solution is to ensure…29 Jan 2019HANSARDEconomic Growth: YorkshireThe Centre for Cities report published yesterday shows that there is low productivity in York but also serious levels of underemployment. What are the Government doing to address…29 Jan 2019HANSARDNew Homes for Social RentCity of York Council has presided over a net loss of social housing, and, according to a report published today by Centre for Cities, its level of house building has been one of…28 Jan 2019HANSARDCounty Lines Drugs Operations16. It is clear, in the light of so many fatalities in the criminal justice system and in the community, that the war on drugs is not working, so will the Minister set out what…21 Jan 2019