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HANSARDVehicle Excise Duty: MotorhomesWhen we escape the clutches of EU regulation 2018/1832, will the Minister restore the status quo ante as at September last year?07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThank you, Sir George. I am persuaded that the amendments are unnecessary, and I support the provisions of the Bill. But just one word of caution: I have received a number of…07 Jan 2020HANSARDVehicle Excise Duty: Motorhomes8. If he will make it his policy to reduce the level of vehicle excise duty for motorhomes.07 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Does not the blocking of Joshua Wong as a council candidate offend against the very basic principles of the Sino-British agreement, and what is the Secretary of State planning…05 Nov 2019HANSARDTributes to the Speaker’s ChaplainIt is a privilege to follow the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon). The hon. Member for Ealing North (Stephen Pound) referred to the holy mass. What is the meaning of the…31 Oct 2019HANSARDWaste CrimeOne of your predecessors, Mr Speaker, congratulated me on always addressing the Chair. If I may say so, it has been my particular privilege to address the Chair when you are in…31 Oct 2019HANSARDTelecommunications: Use of ChurchesThis is an issue on which the right hon. Lady has been both most helpful and assiduous, as she has been in the discharge of every duty she has undertaken in the 20 years that I…31 Oct 2019HANSARDTelecommunications: Use of Churches9. What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the effective use of churches in the telecommunications network.31 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI understand that moving the election date to 9 December would imply a Dissolution this Thursday, which would greatly constrain those of us who have made arrangements on Friday…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillSeems longer.29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI can assure my hon. Friend that the independent members of my New Forest association would not tolerate anyone imposing a candidate or superintending the process, and I would…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillWe have had two Divisions in recent weeks on whether there should be an election, so I would have thought that those associations ought properly to have attended to the question…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI do not know if it is just my easy-going charm, but the worst I have ever heard in Pontypridd, West Bromwich and the New Forest is, “Sorry, mate—I’m Labour.” I hope that the…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillThe argument that the proper thing to have done was to extend the time available is undermined by the fact that the greatest enthusiasts for that voted in principle against the…29 Oct 2019HANSARDCivil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Civil and Family) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Put it!28 Oct 2019HANSARD Checks on Goods: Northern Ireland and Great BritainWhat proportion of goods from non-EU countries are currently subject to physical checks on entering the UK and the Republic of Ireland?24 Oct 2019HANSARDApprenticeship LevyIs the 80:20 rule an overhead that is unwelcome to employers who have to provide cover for employees who are learning?22 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI hate to be a pedant, but my recollection is that the souls of the upright and pure who preceded salvation actually ended up in Dante’s first circle. The events of this evening…22 Oct 2019HANSARDApprenticeship Levy1. What guidance her Department has issued to businesses to help them make more effective use of the apprenticeship levy.22 Oct 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. However unfashionable it might be, I believe that you are quite right, and by the same token, it is quite wrong to expect the voters to…21 Oct 2019