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HANSARDFCO Staff: BrusselsHow many staff are employed by his Department in Brussels; and how many staff he plans to employ in Brussels after 31 December 2020.30 Jun 2020HANSARDFCO Staff: BrusselsIt is very disappointing that my hon. Friend has not got a target for the reduction in the number of bureaucrats in Brussels to take effect on 1 January next year. May I suggest…30 Jun 2020HANSARDTeaching Profession: RecruitmentWhat steps he is taking to attract new recruits to the teaching profession in England.22 Jun 2020HANSARDTeaching Profession: RecruitmentSadly, many people are losing their jobs or are threatened with redundancy, and we know there is a mass shortage of teachers of physics and maths in particular. Will my right hon.…22 Jun 2020HANSARD Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]Does my hon. Friend accept that there is only one ground for divorce, which is irretrievable breakdown, and there are five areas where one can adduce evidence of that…17 Jun 2020HANSARD Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]I agree with the hon. Gentleman. My regret is that the Marriage Guidance Council ever changed its name to Relate because I do not think that as many people understand what Relate…17 Jun 2020HANSARD Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Walthamstow (Stella Creasy), who made a compelling argument in support of new clause 9. I am convinced by it, and I hope that others…17 Jun 2020HANSARD Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]This is a very emotional subject, and we ignore that at our peril. The Bill and the lack of response by the Government to the criticisms that were made on Second Reading lead me…17 Jun 2020HANSARDProceedings during the PandemicI begin by expressing my embarrassment on your behalf, Madam Deputy Speaker, that all your entreaties to the right hon. Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber (Ian Blackford) fell on…02 Jun 2020HANSARD Coronavirus and Care HomesWill my right hon. Friend pay tribute to the owners and managers of care homes who put the safety of their residents first and refused to admit any of the 15,000 hospital patients…19 May 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseCan I thank my right hon. Friend for giving the assurance that there will be a statement on Monday, because that will enable Members to be able to ask questions on the statement,…06 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateDoes the Secretary of State agree with you, Mr Speaker, that changes to lockdown should be announced to Parliament first? He said earlier that transparency was the lodestar of…05 May 2020HANSARD Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) BillThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right about that. That is why organisations such as the TaxPayers Alliance are trying to work with the general public to raise the profile…13 Mar 2020HANSARD Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) BillI am not sure that my hon. Friend would have put it quite that way. The House needs to have a mood of intolerance of serial incompetence, if not a conspiracy of silence and…13 Mar 2020HANSARD Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) BillAbsolutely, I agree with that. Of course, the Government said that pending the implementation of the regulations, they would ask the public sector to comply with the spirit of…13 Mar 2020HANSARD Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) BillI am not sure that that is an adequate excuse. It could be a justification for everything, but in the Treasury it is an issue of priorities. There is no reason why, if hon.…13 Mar 2020HANSARD Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) BillNo. I am going to bring my remarks to a close in the hope that we will be able to hear something from my right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury before we reach 2.30…13 Mar 2020HANSARD Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) BillThat was a very long intervention, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I am afraid that I do not really agree with the tenor of it, which excuses some of the appalling behaviour that is…13 Mar 2020HANSARD Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. The Bill is simple: it imposes upon the Treasury a duty to make regulations under section 153A of the Small Business,…13 Mar 2020HANSARDEducation (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way. Does he accept that one aspect of the cost of school uniforms is the value added tax, which is imposed on secondary school…13 Mar 2020