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HANSARDKnife CrimeJust over five years ago, Hollie Gazzard was murdered in the hairdressing salon where she worked in Gloucester city centre. In an extraordinary act of courage and determination,…04 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Aviation Security (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Will the Minister give way?28 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Aviation Security (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019As a former airline manager, I take some interest in these issues. The Minister is absolutely right that the CAA has been an important global figure in setting standards; in fact,…28 Feb 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUI honestly do not think that Slovenia has anything to do with today’s discussion of the withdrawal agreement. The amendment proposed by the SNP, which is what the hon. Gentleman…27 Feb 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUFollowing the long-running British soap, “Carry On Brexit”, is testing for everyone. However, tonight things have changed, in ways that I do not think the right hon. and learned…27 Feb 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUWill my right hon. Friend give way?27 Feb 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUrose—27 Feb 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUI have been listening with some interest to the right hon. and learned Gentleman’s explanation of the five bullet points that are so important in the Leader of the Opposition’s…27 Feb 2019HANSARDUK’s Withdrawal from the EUrose —27 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionThe vast majority of my constituents in Gloucester would echo every word the right hon. Member for Don Valley (Caroline Flint) said; they voted and the country voted to leave and…26 Feb 2019HANSARDDepartment for EducationIt is a great pleasure to be the tail-end Charlie in this high-quality debate and to follow the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas). I should declare an interest:…26 Feb 2019HANSARD Communities: Charities and VolunteersEverybody here has interests to declare, so I shall rattle quickly through mine. I may mention some of these organisations: I am a recently retired trustee of the Gloucestershire…13 Feb 2019HANSARDRetirement of the Clerk of the HouseYes, I agree with everything my hon. Friend has said. The Clerk of the House is a remarkable man, and I hope, given that his own father is still with us, that he has inherited…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsMy constituent, Ben Seaman, receives employment and support allowance benefits and was awarded £20,000 after the recent court ruling on ESA underpayments. Ben has to spend a lot…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEU Trade Agreements: ReplicationThere are two groups in this House who underestimate the value of free trade agreements. The first includes those Opposition Front Benchers who did not vote for them in the first…13 Feb 2019HANSARDRetirement of the Clerk of the HouseIt is presumptuous of a Back Bencher who has been here for less than nine years to join in paying tributes to a distinguished Clerk of the House, Sir David Natzler, who has been…13 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUI am more optimistic than other members of the Brexit Select Committee; I believe that the EU can and will agree to make legally binding changes that will enable the Attorney…12 Feb 2019HANSARDPensions DashboardMs Ryan, I apologise for joining the debate slightly late. It is a pleasure, though, to follow my hon. Friend the Member for North Warwickshire (Craig Tracey). I congratulate my…06 Feb 2019HANSARD Local Government FinanceThe hon. Gentleman should listen to this. It was the last Labour-run city council in Gloucester that sold the car park for a pound and bought it back for a million. Let us also…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Local Government FinanceNo, let me make this point first. I remember how Labour grew the cake in Gloucester: by shrinking the economy; by spending furiously on public services while 6,000 of my…05 Feb 2019