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HANSARDLoan ChargeI have met constituents and seen copious documentation that they have brought me that reinforces everything that has been said by every other hon. Member in the Chamber, in…11 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUDoes the Attorney General agree that it is critical that any agreement ensures that our police, prosecution and judicial authorities continue to have uninterrupted access to…11 Apr 2019HANSARDResidential Tower Blocks: Fire Safety WorkThere is a particularly pressing need in the case of blocks such as Northpoint in Bromley, where the owner and the developer refuse to take responsibility, and intend to use legal…09 Apr 2019HANSARDResidential Tower Blocks: Fire Safety Work17. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on funding for remedial fire safety work on privately owned residential tower blocks.09 Apr 2019HANSARDRwandan Genocide: Alleged PerpetratorsI accept the Minister’s good faith, and I recognise this country’s good record on dealing with its international obligations. I welcome the fact that neither he nor anyone else in…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019It seems to me that the Solicitor General is simply giving the House a reality check as to the position that we have been put into by Members who voted in various ways. But is not…09 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Chief Secretary has said yet again that the Government think building owners should pick up the cost of aluminium composite material cladding remediation. Does she understand…09 Apr 2019HANSARD BruneiFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I should like to tell my fellow West Ham supporting friend that there is nothing wrong with being 67, but I am glad that he…04 Apr 2019HANSARDDisclosure of Youth Criminal RecordsWe talked about extending the initiative to all public sector vacancies, and I can see the logic of making this a condition of public procurement more generally. It is an…28 Mar 2019HANSARDDisclosure of Youth Criminal RecordsIt is a great pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir David. This has been an extremely well-informed and constructive debate. I thank all right hon. and hon. Members, Committee…28 Mar 2019HANSARDDisclosure of Youth Criminal RecordsI am grateful to the Minister for the constructive dialogue that we can have. In carrying out that evidence exercise, will he particularly bear in mind the evidence that we…28 Mar 2019HANSARDDisclosure of Youth Criminal RecordsOne thing that might be able to speed these matters along is for the issue to be discussed by the Criminal Justice Board, a mechanism that is there precisely to give an overview…28 Mar 2019HANSARDDisclosure of Youth Criminal RecordsFurther to that point, will the Minister also commit to letting us know whether any of the Ministry of Justice’s contractors are not operating Ban the Box? The Ministry has…28 Mar 2019HANSARDDisclosure of Youth Criminal RecordsI very much agree with the hon. Lady. Does she agree that her point about the need for a different approach for younger people is strongly reinforced by the conclusions in the…28 Mar 2019HANSARDDisclosure of Youth Criminal RecordsAs my hon. Friend will remember from his time on the Committee, that is linked to earlier work in relation to young adults in the criminal justice system. I made the point earlier…28 Mar 2019HANSARDDisclosure of Youth Criminal RecordsThat is true. We do not see Ban the Box as a silver bullet; there is no single silver bullet. It is a sensible initiative and one that has been started, but we see it as a base on…28 Mar 2019HANSARDDisclosure of Youth Criminal RecordsLet me just make one more point and then I will give way. I want to deal with the Government response to our report and then I will happily give way again. Those were the guts, to…28 Mar 2019HANSARDDisclosure of Youth Criminal RecordsLow-paid and unsatisfactory jobs create burdens at every level, so the point is entirely true.28 Mar 2019HANSARDDisclosure of Youth Criminal RecordsThat is an unanswerable point, because we can see that people who are kept unwillingly in economic inactivity—28 Mar 2019HANSARDDisclosure of Youth Criminal RecordsThat, too, is a fair point. Certainly my experience as a lawyer representing people coming through the system was that there were instances of serious behaviour that had to be…28 Mar 2019