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HANSARDEngagementsQ3. Changing the subject completely, in North East Hertfordshire we are very concerned about sewage overflows into our precious chalk streams. This is damaging to the flora and…08 Jun 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolLast Thursday, the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly met for the first time in Brussels, where we had a lively encounter between the Paymaster General and Commissioner…17 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ2. People across North East Hertfordshire are coming together to provide support and refuge to families fleeing the invasion in Ukraine. The Baldock and District action committee…23 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions IncreaseDoes the hon. Lady not agree that what she is saying is all smoke and mirrors? If a tax is put in for one year, that will not pay for the continuing costs over future years. What…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions IncreaseDoes my right hon. Friend agree that the rise in the national living wage should not be ignored and is important in helping people at the bottom of the income spectrum? It is…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions IncreaseWill the Minister give way?08 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillI understand that the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has put forward the idea of having an enforcement unit at Companies House. Will that be…07 Mar 2022HANSARDPlanning: Flood RiskWe have the same problems in North East Hertfordshire, with towns such as Watton-at-Stone having flooding problems because of many new houses, inadequate storm drains and not…07 Mar 2022HANSARDCOP26 Presidency: PrioritiesMy right hon. Friend will be aware of the key role of marine conservation in tackling climate change and that damage to the seabed and the plants that are there can be very…02 Mar 2022HANSARD SanctionsDoes my right hon. Friend agree that the banking measures provide an immediate ban? The effect is that if there are debts owed that should be paid into Russian banks, they will…01 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2022Surely the hon. Lady would recognise that we have been through a pandemic that has caused great uncertainty for the social care sector. Is it not more prudent while we are still…26 Jan 2022HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyI will just take my mask off, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I say how I delighted I am that we have reached this point and that it is possible to have this motion before the House…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyOf course, the European Parliament has set up a number of bilateral organisations with other countries. Some of them have arrangements whereby both delegations have to agree…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyI certainly feel that there should be an inclusive approach, but the agreement refers to the membership of the assembly being from this Parliament and the European Parliament, so…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyI certainly hope that our approach will mean that we have a very good range of geography, equalities and so on, which is difficult to achieve in any other way. The House may at…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyAs my hon. Friend may know, there are a number of assemblies—the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, the OSCE and so on—that follow a…06 Dec 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipDoes my hon. Friend not think it was a bit rich for the hon. Member for Motherwell and Wishaw (Marion Fellows) to start talking about public spending in constituencies served by…30 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillI am following my hon. Friend’s argument closely. Does he agree that there is an interrelationship between the issues to do with alcohol dependency that the hon. Member for…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Pedicabs (London) BillDo pedicab drivers need a driving licence? Do they require insurance? If not, it seems that that could be dangerous.19 Nov 2021HANSARD Cancer Diagnoses: Young People in HertfordshireI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for securing the debate. My thoughts, as hers, are with Andrea and Simon Brady on the sad loss of their daughter Jess. Does my hon. Friend agree…19 Nov 2021