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HANSARD Windrush SchemeAll of us who have Jamaican and other Afro-Caribbean communities will have apologised deeply, as I did, for the shameful, inadvertent mistreatment by successive Governments of…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Local Government FinanceEarlier this afternoon, in your absence, Mr Speaker, we had a striking contrast in both the style and content of the Secretary of State’s presentation on local government…05 Feb 2019HANSARD School Funding: GloucestershireDoes the Minister agree that the key thing is not that funding has been cut but that costs have increased and therefore the issue is how we can share best practice among schools…30 Jan 2019HANSARD School Funding: GloucestershireThe point is not what our constituents tell us. It is understandable that every parent, teacher and school should ask for more. The point is the language that we use. When the…30 Jan 2019HANSARD School Funding: GloucestershireThe hon. Gentleman makes several good points. We would all like to see more money for schools in Gloucestershire, and he is right that secondary schools have faced considerable…30 Jan 2019HANSARD Human Rights: XinjiangMy apologies for hearing only the end of the speech by the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael), whom I congratulate on securing this debate to discuss the…29 Jan 2019HANSARD Human Rights: XinjiangI understand the hon. Lady’s point. It would not be impossible for her or others to go to Xinjiang. The question is what they would see and how genuine it might be. The point I…29 Jan 2019HANSARDTenant Fees Billrose—23 Jan 2019HANSARDTenant Fees Billrose —23 Jan 2019HANSARDTenant Fees BillThe Minister is absolutely right: the Select Committee was clear in its recommendation, and when the matter was discussed in the Public Bill Committee, a lot of evidence was…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTenant Fees BillWhen we discussed this matter in Committee the hon. Lady was very reasonable, and seemed perfectly happy with the five-week proposal that the Government have made in the Lords…23 Jan 2019HANSARDTenant Fees BillI am afraid that the Opposition spokesperson, the hon. Member for Great Grimsby (Melanie Onn), will not give way on this matter because she is making a purely political point by…23 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionI warmly welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement reassuring over 3 million European nationals in the UK about having their fees for registration rights waived. Although the…21 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThank you very much for calling me, Mr Speaker. One of the most exciting developments of recent times has been the announcement from the University of Manchester of a way of…17 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Patents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
Draft trade marks (Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I have received a letter from the chief patent counsel of Lilly UK, outlining their concerns about the potential erosion of critical intellectual property protection. The life…17 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Patents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
Draft trade marks (Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018This is very important for three of the greatest trademarks in the United Kingdom: single Gloucester cheese, double Gloucester cheese and the Gloucestershire Old Spot pig. Could…17 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentMy hon. Friend is making a good case for why this should be a vote of no confidence in Her Majesty’s occasionally loyal Opposition, but does he agree that it should also be a vote…16 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActIs not the point about the future trade relationship and the opportunities for global Britain that without this withdrawal agreement there can be no negotiation with Europe,…14 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActMy right hon. Friend says that his concerns over supporting the Government’s deal and the withdrawal agreement Bill relate to the position that they would leave us in for future…14 Jan 2019HANSARDRussian Military Activity (NATO Discussions)The implications of Russian policy in the near east may be more dramatic now that the US has withdrawn from Syria. Will my right hon. Friend tell us whether there is a…14 Jan 2019