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HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI welcome my right hon. Friend’s— [ Interruption. ]26 Feb 2019HANSARDInsecure WorkMy right hon. Friend is right to recognise that zero-hours contracts give flexibility to particular groups of people, many of whom have caring responsibilities and peripatetic…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Cairncross ReviewFollowing up on what my right hon. and learned Friend said, not only was Gordon Banks the greatest goalkeeper that the world has ever seen, but he was my childhood hero, which is…12 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUMay I thank my right hon. Friend for her statement, in which she referred to the successful amendment tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Altrincham and Sale West (Sir Graham…12 Feb 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018I will accept your guidance, Mr Speaker. It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber (Ian Blackford) for plenty of reasons, but specifically…29 Jan 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeIt is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Buck. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Leyton and Wanstead (John Cryer)—I know that I am not meant to call him…24 Jan 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeYes—I will come on to that point. It is about intelligence on the streets, both for the communities and the police, and the operational matter of how to target policing. What came…24 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement, particularly the part in which she said that EU nationals would have their fee waived—the whole House should recognise that—and also…21 Jan 2019HANSARDCollege FundingA recent report by the Centre for Social Justice showed that only 15% of people in the UK who start work at entry level will ever rise above that level, and that is one of the…21 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActI recognise that time is short, so I will not go on for too long and I will not take too many interventions—but you never know, you might get lucky. I appreciate the excellent…14 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention, and I know that it was well meant, but I speak as someone who eventually resigned because we had to make a £12 billion cut…14 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActMy position is that we go back and get a better deal. That is the reality, because I believe that that is how the EU works. The EU got everything it wanted first time round, but…14 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. As you know, I respect the Chair and I would never push my luck with you. I do not challenge the decision by any means, and it is your…09 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of Orderrose—09 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsMr Speaker, I am not going to ask about Brexit. You may be pleased about that. [ Interruption. ] And happy new year to all of you as well. I recently had the immense privilege of…09 Jan 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: TransitionI welcome my right hon. Friend to her place. Her announcement is absolutely right. She knows the whole point of universal credit was the test and learn process, unlike, and…07 Jan 2019HANSARDMigrant CrossingsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right to stress the safety and security of the people who try this most dangerous crossing. Given that, he is also right to say that people…07 Jan 2019