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HANSARDEconomic Effect of No Deal1. What recent assessment he has made of the economic effect of the UK leaving the EU without an agreement.01 Oct 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. May I thank you for all that you have done to give us the opportunity to hold to account not only our own Government but other…09 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the Chancellor’s remarks about a no-deal Brexit and the disaster it would be for our country, costing jobs and livelihoods. Does he agree that both Conservative…02 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the Foreign Secretary for announcing that conference. Whether he remains Foreign Secretary or becomes Prime Minister, or takes any other post, I hope that he continues…25 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.25 Jun 2019HANSARDViolent CrimeThe recent murders in the constituency of my hon. Friend the Member for Poplar and Limehouse (Jim Fitzpatrick) have sent shockwaves through our borough. Knife crime in Tower…17 Jun 2019HANSARD Inequality and Social MobilityWhen she came to office, the Secretary of State rightly delayed the two-child policy limit along with the universal credit roll-out, and she deserves credit for that. Does she…12 Jun 2019HANSARDKnife Crime14. What steps he is taking to tackle the rising level of knife crime.10 Jun 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeI thank the Minister for her answer, but there were 18,000 assaults and 17,000 robberies involving a knife or a sharp object in the year ending 2018. The Government have cut…10 Jun 2019HANSARDMortgage PrisonersWill the Minister give way?06 Jun 2019HANSARDGrenfell Tower FireDoes my hon. Friend agree that it is completely insane for the Government not to introduce a complete ban? If they are not going to do so, Ministers should guarantee today that…06 Jun 2019HANSARDMortgage PrisonersI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this debate. As he knows, those of us on the Treasury Committee have been working to get Ministers and the FCA to commit to reviewing…06 Jun 2019HANSARDGrenfell Tower FireI thank the Backbench Business Committee for securing this important debate. Like others who have spoken, I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Kensington (Emma Dent…06 Jun 2019HANSARDMortgage PrisonersI congratulate the hon. Member for Dover (Charlie Elphicke), who sits on the Treasury Committee with me, and other hon. Members on securing this important debate. There is…06 Jun 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceIt is clear from this debate, and from the experience of our constituents, that the Government are losing the war on violent crime. A generation of young people in urban and rural…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceWill the Home Secretary give way one more time?15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceI know the hon. Gentleman is a recent addition to the House of Commons, but in the 2010 Parliament the Government cut school sports funding, a provision that benefited all…15 May 2019HANSARDSerious ViolenceWe have lost 3,600 youth workers, along with the places mentioned by my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty). We have also lost nearly 7,000 of…15 May 2019HANSARD HealthThe health of the population should be the Government’s and Parliament’s highest priority. From the times of the ancient civilisations, enlightened authorities have sought to…14 May 2019HANSARD HealthThe objective fact is that the public health grant has gone down by £700 million between 2014-15 and 2019-20. If a person gets on the tube at Westminster station and travels to…14 May 2019