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HANSARDThe EconomyThe theatre of calling on Her Majesty to read the Government’s manifesto; the drama of Parliament being called to sit on a Saturday, when all the Prime Minister had to do was…24 Oct 2019HANSARDHS2Not only has the Williams review yet to see the light of day, but the Oakervee report is ready. His team has pulled out all the stops to get this to the Minister next week, so why…24 Oct 2019HANSARDHealth Visitors (England)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I thank the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) for introducing this important debate. The Labour…23 Oct 2019HANSARDTB in Cattle and BadgersI am grateful to my hon. Friend for bringing forward this debate. I find it deeply distressing that 67,000 badgers have been culled over the past five years. Does she agree that…23 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillOne reason why we need greater scrutiny is that as a result of the Bill, the relationships in Northern Ireland fundamentally change the decision-making processes. The stakes are…22 Oct 2019HANSARDRailways (Safety, Access, Management and Interoperability) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gapes. I will not repeat the title of the legislation, which has been well documented. With just 10 days to go until…21 Oct 2019HANSARDRailways (Safety, Access, Management and Interoperability) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019May I split hairs with the Minister on this issue? He has clearly stated that we will not regress from where we are now, but if the European Union were to advance its safety…21 Oct 2019HANSARDRailways (Safety, Access, Management and Interoperability) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Can the Minister therefore confirm that should the European Union advance its safety standards, the UK would at least keep parity with those standards—or, as he has just related,…21 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementThe democratic consent process does not remove the border down the Irish sea; it simply moves the risk from determining the future of the border from Westminster to Stormont. So…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Government talk about putting billions of additional money into our NHS, yet in York the whole primary care mental health service is not being cut—it is being shut down…17 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsLeaked documents from Operation Kingfisher showed that York would be the worst-hit place in the country in the event of no deal. What discussions is the Secretary of State having…17 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 1) Order 2019If there is serious congestion at Folkestone and Dover ports, haulage companies will look to other locations through which to cross the channel or the North sea. Are discussions…08 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 1) Order 2019I thank the Minister for the clarity on the number of additional staff who will be deployed to Kent. Are those people being transferred from other functions and elsewhere in the…08 Oct 2019HANSARDHeavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 2) Order 2019I am grateful for the clarity that the Minister has given on many of my concerns. If lorries are parked along the motorway carriageway, could he say how frequent the spacing out…08 Oct 2019HANSARDHeavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 2) Order 2019Often a lorry is a cab without a trailer. Will the same restrictions apply despite there being no load on board?08 Oct 2019HANSARDDraft Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 1) Order 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hanson, as we debate this order. I look forward to debating further episodes in this trilogy. I also welcome the Minister to…08 Oct 2019HANSARDHeavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 2) Order 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Ryan. This is the second order in the trilogy of heavy commercial vehicles in Kent, and I look forward to debating the third…08 Oct 2019HANSARDAmazon DeforestationI am listening carefully to the Minister’s speech, and to the diplomatic channels that the Government want to pursue to influence Brazil’s response to deforestation. However,…07 Oct 2019HANSARDAmazon DeforestationI thank my hon. Friend for raising the role of CITES and the UN. I shall highlight some other ways in which I believe we could bring pressure to bear in order to protect this…07 Oct 2019HANSARDAmazon DeforestationI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention and I listened carefully to his speech. Across the globe there is so much untapped resource with which we could transform our…07 Oct 2019