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HANSARDAmazon DeforestationIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Moon. As we have heard from my hon. Friends the Members for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner), for Huddersfield (Mr Sheerman)…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 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 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIt is with regret that we have learned today that the High Court case for 3.8 million women in this country was lost. May we therefore have a statement from the relevant Minister…03 Oct 2019HANSARDFree TV Licences: Over-75s5. If she will make it her policy to maintain free TV licences for people over the age of 75.03 Oct 2019HANSARDFree TV Licences: Over-75sPromises matter, and people who are elderly, lonely and housebound are not interested in squabbling in this place or in excuses—they want that promise honoured and their free TV…03 Oct 2019HANSARDProrogation: Supreme Court Judgment2. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the implications for Government policy of the Supreme Court judgment of 24 September 2019 on the Prorogation of…03 Oct 2019HANSARDProrogation: Supreme Court JudgmentIn the light of the Supreme Court’s judgment and the vital role it identified for this House of scrutinising the Executive, what discussions is the Attorney General having with…03 Oct 2019HANSARD Free Movement of EU NationalsI am really appreciative of the hon. Lady’s speech, which is excellent, particularly around the research community. Brexit has a massive impact on my constituency, not least…02 Oct 2019HANSARDCommunity PharmaciesIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir David. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Halifax (Holly Lynch) for securing today’s debate. A couple of weeks ago, I went to…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse Billrose —02 Oct 2019HANSARD Free Movement of EU NationalsWill the circumstances that the Minister describes include the scenario that I raised about family members being able to come to the UK—or vice versa, where EU citizens go to…02 Oct 2019HANSARDCommunity PharmaciesHow will the Minister measure the impact of the settlement, particularly on independent pharmacists? If more of them close or are struggling financially, what other interventions…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillServices such as Survive in York, which provides trauma support to victims of domestic violence, are seriously under-resourced. It is crucial that the Bill gets trauma support…02 Oct 2019HANSARDSupporting Women in Developing CountriesSpecialist organisations such as Khwendo Kor that deliver services to women are being restricted by other NGOs in consortia by exclusivity clauses so that they can only bid with…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Child Maintenance Service: Payment Recovery from Absent ParentsI have a constituent who has not received payment for years. Their former partner has moved home and jobs, and keeps changing bank account. They also disposed of two properties,…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Social Care FundingWe hold this debate against the severe cuts we have seen in local authorities, with £7.7 billion taken out of the budget. Of course, we had the Dilnot report in 2011 and the…01 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Last week, it was 75 jobs at Portastor and jobs have been lost at Nestlé. This morning I heard about the loss of 60 more skilled jobs across my constituency. Week after week,…01 Oct 2019HANSARD Social Care FundingWill the Minister give way?01 Oct 2019HANSARD Irish Border: Customs ArrangementsThe Prime Minister has said that there will be checks, so whether at a border or a non-border, that does create a border. Whether in a non-paper or a paper, the reality is that…01 Oct 2019