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HANSARD Girls’ EducationForty years ago, when I was a trustee of Christian Aid, we knew that educating a girl could break cycles of poverty in one generation and could also lead to later marriage, fewer…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionI think it would be more accurate, and kinder, to put a full stop and a pause after saying who voted which way in the referendum, before going on to suggest that those who voted…04 Sept 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentWhile waiting to vote a fourth time on a negotiated agreement with the EU27, will my right hon. Friend recognise the achievement of the past three years in dealing with abuse of…25 Jul 2019HANSARD Serjeant at ArmsI join the tributes to the Serjeant at Arms. He is distinguished, he is dedicated, he is perceptive and he is respected by Commons staff and by MPs. He has led, served and…22 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI do not want to assume that Ministers have seen the letter that was sent to the hon. Member for Poplar and Limehouse (Jim Fitzpatrick) and me today by the director general for…22 Jul 2019HANSARDLeasehold Properties: Mis-sellingMy right hon. Friend and his team have, over the past year or so, made more progress than was made in the previous 20 years, which is greatly to be welcomed. May I ask that he…22 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ3. I thank the Prime Minister and her chief of staff Gavin Barwell for all that they have done, with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on…17 Jul 2019HANSARD Leasehold ReformNot only do we think it is a scandal, but the buyers—the finance company—must have known it was a scandal. If the Government, Law Commission or Parliament come forward and say…11 Jul 2019HANSARD Leasehold ReformWe owe progress to a number of people. I want to mention Lynn Boyd first, as she is the one who encourages Martin Boyd, who, along with Sebastian O’Kelly, has created the…11 Jul 2019HANSARD Leasehold ReformDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that the best thing to do in England or England and Wales, with, I hope, the Law Commission’s support, is to pass a simple statutory instrument that…11 Jul 2019HANSARDDivorceIn sickness and in health.09 Jul 2019HANSARDDivorceI think my right hon. Friend and the Government have got the approach right. Divorce is not the time to start putting difficulties in people’s way. When people get married, they…09 Jul 2019HANSARD Higher Technical Education ReformI thank my hon. Friend for his statement. I very much agree that we have to make sure that employers, families and those who might take these qualifications will understand that…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Pensions: TaxationI thank my right hon. Friend for her statement. Will she confirm that this problem, as she said at the beginning, was created in 2016? Working hard for a few weeks now is probably…08 Jul 2019HANSARD Assisted DyingThe number for the Samaritans is 116 123. If anyone thinks they need help or is contemplating suicide, other than in some of the circumstances that we have heard about, they…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Assisted Dyingrose —04 Jul 2019HANSARDSexual Abuse Conviction RatesIt is ambition, Mr Speaker. Fantasists wrongly and unsuccessfully twice accused me of serious sexual offences. When my hon. and learned Friend attends her inter-departmental…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Assisted DyingI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his response to my hon. Friend the Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin). In the Netherlands, the number of…04 Jul 2019HANSARDRed Squirrels: Potential ExtinctionI am sorry that I am unable to stay and listen to the speech by my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight (Mr Seely), as I have red squirrels in my garden on the Island. Does my…03 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Long-Term Plan: ImplementationAs my right hon. Friend said, the first Minister of Health was Christopher Addison, then a Liberal, who abolished his position as President of the Local Government Board to…01 Jul 2019