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HANSARDSchool FundingMadam Deputy Speaker, you may recall that I once, shamefully, fell asleep in this Chamber, but I assure you that I have never been so exhausted as when, for seven years, I was a…25 Apr 2019HANSARD Saudi Arabia: Mass ExecutionsCan we have a measure of repentance about the enthusiasm with which we sponsored Saudi Arabia for the United Nations Human Rights Council?24 Apr 2019HANSARD European CouncilIs not it abundantly clear that anyone who believes that a second referendum will bring the nation together was on another planet during the last one?11 Apr 2019HANSARDSocial MediaDo users, who appear to have an opinion on everything, have any idea what the law actually is?11 Apr 2019HANSARDSocial Media3. If he will make an assessment of the effect of social media on the administration of justice.11 Apr 2019HANSARD Voter ID PilotsWhen I was first elected, I used to come and go from this Palace unchallenged. Now I am required to show ID even within its precincts—but is that a big deal?10 Apr 2019HANSARDRwandan Genocide: Alleged PerpetratorsWith chain gangs labouring in uniforms of magnificent pink, like that worn by my hon. Friend the Member for Redditch (Rachel Maclean), is there not much we can learn from the…09 Apr 2019HANSARDFinancial Services SectorHow will we ensure that those businesses do not end up being regulated from overseas?09 Apr 2019HANSARDFinancial Services Sector12. What steps he is taking to improve the performance of the financial services sector.09 Apr 2019HANSARD Access to Medical CannabisIf the principal issue is that doctors will not prescribe, is there a secondary problem when there is a prescription but the bureaucracy is failing to honour it?08 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeThe Minister has today sent us some warm words about the lengths to which HMRC is going to accommodate those who have fallen foul of these arrangements, but today in The Times…04 Apr 2019HANSARDVisa Arrangements9. What recent progress the Government have made on visa arrangements between the UK and the EU after the UK leaves the EU.04 Apr 2019HANSARDVisa ArrangementsThey will want us to go there and spend our money, won’t they?04 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Regulatory alignment is a euphemism for their making the rules and us having to implement them, is it not?04 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseYou missed it, Mr Speaker, because your focus was properly on what was happening in the Chamber, but the prolonged demonstration in the Public Gallery was a function of the fact…04 Apr 2019HANSARD Business RatesIs the fundamental problem one of the taxation system or the nature of retail and our changing tastes? In my view, the rating system does not help—it sets high streets at a…02 Apr 2019HANSARDHouseholds Below Average Income StatisticsTo what extent does the growth of tax credits actually reduce wages?28 Mar 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIf the measure was defeated or the Prime Minister stayed her hand, then the European Communities Act 1972 would cease to apply on Friday evening and we would be free, wouldn’t we?26 Mar 2019HANSARDMedicinal Cannabis Products4. What estimate he has made of the number of prescriptions for medicinal cannabis products that have been issued since November 2018.26 Mar 2019HANSARDMedicinal Cannabis ProductsWas it intended to make them as rare as hens’ teeth? What measures is the Secretary of State taking to support clinicians in actually prescribing?26 Mar 2019