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HANSARD Cairncross ReviewI say with too little pride that when BBC Children in Need showed a programme about MPs playing football, I let in a goal at Wembley, but Gordon Banks let in more. When it comes…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Teacher Recruitment and Retention StrategyAs I said in October 1990 when I raised the question of leadership with the then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher—especially mentioning Peter Dawson, who had run Eltham Green…28 Jan 2019HANSARDVenezuelaIt is only two weeks since the BBC 2 film “Revolution in Ruins”, on the legacy of Hugo Chavez, was broadcast, previewing what became worse with Maduro. Will my right hon. Friend…28 Jan 2019HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayThis House, and the memory of those who died in the holocaust, have been honoured by the speech that we heard from the hon. Member for Dudley North (Ian Austin), and I thank him…24 Jan 2019HANSARDTower Blocks: Dangerous CladdingI agree with my hon. Friend that it is not a very bright idea to be partisan about this, given that the majority of the non-private blocks are probably in Labour-controlled…22 Jan 2019 Bills sponsored (1)