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HANSARD Schools in WinchesterThe title of this Adjournment debate is “Schools in Winchester”; it has therefore been drawn fairly wide, and deliberately so. Supporting schools in my constituency, which for the…03 Jul 2019HANSARD Schools in WinchesterThe hon. Gentleman and I have danced in this Chamber many times during Adjournment debates—usually with me at the Dispatch Box—so it is good to see him in his place. I agree with…03 Jul 2019HANSARD Schools in WinchesterAhead of this debate, I asked constituency heads for their thoughts on their school’s current funding position and whether they had had to make any reductions in teaching or other…03 Jul 2019HANSARDG20 and Leadership of EU InstitutionsAt the top of her statement, the Prime Minister rightly spoke about climate change and its importance to her, which she is proving, and of the importance of the summit. There were…03 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS PensionsIs the consultation discussing the merits or otherwise of a 50:50 option, or is it genuinely open to discussion about whether that option in itself is a good idea? As I said in my…26 Jun 2019HANSARDNHS PensionsI add my congratulations to my good friend, my hon. Friend the Member for Poole (Sir Robert Syms), on securing the debate, kicking things off and so clearly setting out the…26 Jun 2019HANSARDNHS PensionsMy point was that the NHS long-term plan has been significantly funded, with record funding, which, for the record—seeing as the hon. Lady has gone there—is significantly more…26 Jun 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilThe Prime Minister will know that last week the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union wrote to Michel Barnier asking that the EU accede to Britain’s request to deal…24 Jun 2019HANSARD EU/British Citizens’ RightsA number of my constituents or their family members, even children, are caught up in this, and many of them have contacted me. Whatever one’s views—whatever my views and whatever…18 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business of the HouseI always knew that the parliamentary ICT people would get it right in the end. After a few weeks’ respite from this, we seem to be back on to it, but I am not sure that we have…12 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business of the HouseI realise that the Scottish National party does not like to respect referendum results either north of the border or across the UK, but when those eminent witnesses were giving…12 Jun 2019HANSARDNet Zero Emissions TargetToday is a fantastic day, and this commitment will be warmly welcomed by my constituents in Winchester and, I hope, by the young people watching in the Gallery who have picked a…12 Jun 2019HANSARDInterim NHS People PlanThe Minister knows from our time together in the Department how much I welcome the interim people plan. It simply is the turnkey without which our long-term plan just cannot work.…05 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAt the start of Christian Aid Week, the focus of the organisation is on its maternal health work in Sierra Leone, where, since the Ebola crisis, 10 women die every day in…14 May 2019HANSARDTessa Jowell Brain Cancer MissionDuring my time as the cancer Minister, I had the pleasure of meeting Tessa. You will recall, Mr Speaker, a very special debate that we had in the Chamber last April, when Tessa…13 May 2019HANSARDEnvironment and Climate ChangeI agree with what the Leader of the Opposition said about President Trump. It is time that he re-engaged with the Paris agenda, and dare I say that that would be a good subject…01 May 2019HANSARDEnvironment and Climate ChangeAlthough today’s debate was opened by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and will be closed by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy,…01 May 2019HANSARD Climate Action and Extinction RebellionThe protests last week did not greatly inconvenience my constituents, but many of them, like me, share the concerns about the grave emissions situation we face. I do not think…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Waste Incineration: RegulationAt the moment, my constituents are very worried about proposals for a new incinerator the size of Battersea power station in the Hampshire downs countryside, which is a rural…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019May I put on the record that not everybody on this side of the House shares that view? The right hon. Lady knows from our conversations that my constituents and I do not share it.09 Apr 2019