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HANSARDEnvironment and Climate ChangeI heard Greta Thunberg speak at the meeting here last week, where, on behalf of her generation, she demanded that we declare a climate crisis and take serious, effective action…01 May 2019HANSARD NHS: North-West LondonIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I, too, congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hammersmith (Andy Slaughter) on introducing this timely…24 Apr 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ2. In 2015, when she was Home Secretary, the Prime Minister said that the Police Federation was crying wolf about the impact of police cuts. Now, teachers, specialist children…24 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeI absolutely agree. The scheme needs to be paused for at least six months and should be reviewed by a qualified tax judge completely independent of the Government. I am also…04 Apr 2019HANSARD IR35 Tax ReformsMay I clarify that it was not a constituency case? The case was raised with me as a result of the work that I did on the loan charge.04 Apr 2019HANSARD IR35 Tax ReformsI thank the Minister for his response. We look forward to that research. I hope he checks it with bodies such as the NHS and ensures that the different levels and layers of the…04 Apr 2019HANSARD IR35 Tax ReformsI hope that the hon. Member for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey (Drew Hendry) will have a look at some of the contributions made during the other debate. Having done so,…04 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeExamples such as that—tragically, we heard from the family of somebody who committed suicide—have been mentioned today. The stress has been well related by Members today on behalf…04 Apr 2019HANSARD IR35 Tax ReformsI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way, and my hon. Friend the Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West (Ged Killen) for securing the debate—I am sorry, I should have done that…04 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeI will if I have time. Evidence to our inquiry shows that HMRC was aware of these promoters, yet none has been investigated and prosecuted. Why not, and why have they not been…04 Apr 2019HANSARD IR35 Tax ReformsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gapes. As hon. Members may know, I am vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary loan charge group. I was approached by an…04 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeAs one of the vice-chairs of the all-party loan charge group, I add my thanks to members of the Loan Charge Action Group for all their work in submitting evidence to us, and…04 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State will have seen that it emerged in The Sunday Times last week that the Department for Transport has pressurised Heathrow to hide information about the noise…28 Mar 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Stockton South (Dr Williams). I campaigned to remain not because I thought the EU was perfect, but because I inherently…27 Mar 2019HANSARD Community and Sub-Post OfficesI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on bringing this debate to the House. Of course, there are issues in rural areas in Scotland, but we also have an issue in Brentford town…27 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeI thank my hon. Friend for introducing the debate and I congratulate John Perrins on organising the petition, as well as all those who signed it. A 17-year-old died in my…25 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeThe hon. Gentleman makes a valid point about the rigidity of ward boundaries, which is why, certainly in west London, we welcome the fact that the new basic command unit set-up…25 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn response to the question from the hon. Member for Banff and Buchan (David Duguid), the Secretary of State committed the Government, on Heathrow expansion, to support regional…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Leasehold ReformI, too, would like to thank the Chair and his Committee, my hon. Friend the Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Justin Madders), the hon. Member for Worthing West (Sir Peter…21 Mar 2019HANSARD Clyde House and A2DominionA2Dominion is one of a number of large housing associations that, by definition, are charities, and yes, it is a registered social landlord. Almost all of its residents, certainly…14 Mar 2019