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HANSARD Clyde House and A2DominionI thank the right hon. Lady for allowing me to intervene and congratulate her on securing this debate. I have experienced similar issues with A2Dominion, and her sequence of…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe retrospective loan charge deadline is causing unbelievable stress to tens of thousands of people who thought that they were doing the right thing in respect of their tax…14 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The Minister said that this SI would protect workers’ rights. Could she a bit more specific on exactly how?13 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Civil Service ResponsibilitiesAt a meeting of the Cabinet Office in December, it was reportedly agreed that all non-essential Government business is to be suspended so that civil servants can concentrate on…13 Mar 2019HANSARD Exiting the European UnionWill the Minister confirm whether the Government have a legally binding agreement or merely a legally binding assurance?11 Mar 2019HANSARDSchool FundingMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that it is both the numbers and the quality of staff at special needs schools that make such a difference to children’s outcomes. But that is…04 Mar 2019HANSARDSchool FundingThe hon. Gentleman talks about the needs of children with special needs in school, but when he was at school, many of those children would have been in special schools—separated…04 Mar 2019HANSARDHomelessness: LondonThe number of homeless households seeking help in Hounslow—including some from Scotland—has doubled in the past 10 months. Hounslow has an admirable record, including a five-year…04 Mar 2019HANSARD Tax Avoidance, Evasion and ComplianceThe Minister needs to clarify whether he is just writing a report or whether he will genuinely do a serious review. He says that the bulk of the loan charge tax by volume has…04 Mar 2019HANSARDSchool FundingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist) on leading this debate and Mr Ramanandi, who…04 Mar 2019HANSARDHeathrow: Regional ConnectionsI thank the Secretary of State for that answer, but during the airports national policy statement, the Government said that the aviation Green Paper would address the level of…14 Feb 2019HANSARDHeathrow: Regional Connections12. What level of direct and indirect public funding will be required to support new regional connections with Heathrow airport.14 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWill we be able to have a debate on the cycle to work scheme, to respond to calls to raise the threshold of the scheme in order to benefit more people, particularly those with…14 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Employment Rights (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Employment Rights (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Employment Rights (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2018
Draft Employment Rights (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2018Does my hon. Friend agree that this is not just about the protection of employees but about those they serve? I refer to the ten-minute rule Bill introduced by our hon. Friend the…13 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUThe Prime Minister just said that she thinks her deal is the best for the UK, so why will she not put her trust in the UK people and put it back to them for ratification?12 Feb 2019HANSARDCare Leavers: Employment OpportunitiesGiven that care leavers are, by definition, vulnerable and have a host of challenges, including in housing, getting into work, and skills and training, what discussions is the DWP…11 Feb 2019HANSARDRough SleepingI am sure that I cannot be the only Member who has been surprised—or perhaps not—at the number of constituents who have never experienced homelessness writing to me about this…07 Feb 2019HANSARDRough SleepingI apologise that I will not be able to stay to hear the Minister’s response. While I appreciate the hon. Gentlemen’s concern and care for what he thinks should be done, perhaps he…07 Feb 2019HANSARDRough SleepingMy hon. Friend is being incredibly generous with interventions. We know what the causes are. We also have experience of the solutions. We had lots of rough sleeping in London in…07 Feb 2019HANSARD Windrush SchemeThe Home Office said last year that Windrush applications would be turned round within two weeks, but my constituent, who has retired after many years working as an NHS midwife,…05 Feb 2019