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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis Government have made much of the fact that we are leaving the EU and all its bureaucratic processes, but only to replace it with the catch app, a far more complex system for…06 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsQ12. Thanks to the tireless work of my predecessor, the late, great Paul Flynn, my hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi), and the families of children with…05 Feb 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI was recently contacted by my constituent Yuko Moore, who has lived and worked in the United Kingdom for 13 years and was granted indefinite leave to remain. She is hard-working…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Flooding: South YorkshireThere is a double pleasure for me in being here this afternoon, Mr Davies—first in serving under your chairmanship and secondly in speaking for the first time from the Front Bench…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Flooding: South YorkshireI agree. The hon. Gentleman’s knowledge of the local area is obviously much more detailed than mine, but I am happy to work with anybody to ensure that the floodplains do their…30 Jan 2020HANSARD HomelessnessI am grateful for being called to speak in this incredibly important debate. Parliamentarians must grapple with many vital issues, but none is more important than the safety and…29 Jan 2020HANSARD Industrial and Commercial Waste IncinerationI thank my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for securing this debate. He is making some powerful points, especially about Wales leading England in recycling. Does he agree…28 Jan 2020HANSARD Motorhomes and Vehicle Excise DutyI thank the hon. Gentleman for making that succinct and clear point. He does it so much better than I could. Why are we penalising those who will not see their incomes grow or…21 Jan 2020HANSARD Motorhomes and Vehicle Excise DutyI beg to move, That this House has considered motorhomes and vehicle excise duty. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Sir David. It is good to see you in the…21 Jan 2020HANSARD Motorhomes and Vehicle Excise DutyAbsolutely, and the right hon. Gentleman must have read my speech because I will come on to that very point later. What happens to staycationing locations across the UK that will…21 Jan 2020HANSARD Motorhomes and Vehicle Excise DutyObviously I agree, and I thank my hon. Friend for intervening to make a powerful point. Yes, there is cross-party support, and she has highlighted both what has been done so far…21 Jan 2020HANSARD Motorhomes and Vehicle Excise DutyAbsolutely—I thank my hon. Friend for making another powerful point. Jobs in this industry are being lost. That is not right and we must do everything we can to protect those…21 Jan 2020HANSARD Motorhomes and Vehicle Excise DutyAbsolutely, and the hon. Gentleman makes that point very clearly. I will come on to the importance of staycations in this country now.21 Jan 2020HANSARD Motorhomes and Vehicle Excise DutyI agree with the hon. Member entirely. She has made a powerful point. I want us to think about the people we are talking about. There are people across the UK who use motorhomes…21 Jan 2020HANSARD Motorhomes and Vehicle Excise DutyThe hon. Gentleman makes a powerful point. As I said earlier, these vehicles are not designed to be used as cars because they are not used to transport goods and people as cars…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsI commend the hon. Member for Dover (Mrs Elphicke) on her maiden speech and thank her for the measured and thought-provoking way she delivered it. I also thank her for explaining…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsAbsolutely. I thank my hon. Friend for intervening because he made an excellent point. We well know that workers’ rights are not a priority for the Government. In fact, from what…20 Jan 2020HANSARDFree TV Licences2. If she will make it her policy to maintain free TV licences for people over the age of 75.16 Jan 2020HANSARDFree TV LicencesIf the Tories break their promise to older people and scrap their free TV licences, about 4,000 households in Newport West will be affected. This loss of free TV licences would be…16 Jan 2020HANSARDSteel Industry3. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the future of the steel industry in Wales.15 Jan 2020