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HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George. For us, this part of the Bill is relentlessly dire. For decades, British citizens and citizens across Europe have…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillIf those colleagues are waiting for a vote on the previous group, it may be useful to tell them that that vote is not happening, but if they are interested in free movement…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillWill the Minister give way on that point?07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for the speech he is making. Does he agree that the Minister is completely wrong to think that a declaratory system means that fewer people…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I was just about to give an example of the sort of person who will be caught out by this, and there are many more. It is not just those who did…07 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. The Government have finally completed their consultation on mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid. When can we finally expect to see that eminently sensible policy…29 Oct 2019HANSARDCivil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Civil and Family) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I have very little to say. For any legal purists watching from Scotland, I think the action referred to is actually aliment, not ailment. Other than that, what the Minister said…28 Oct 2019HANSARDTransport Sustainability9. What steps he is taking to improve transport sustainability.24 Oct 2019HANSARDTransport SustainabilityOn aircraft emissions, will the Government agree to incentivise the use of aviation biofuels? Does the Secretary of State have ambitions similar to those of the Scottish…24 Oct 2019HANSARDMajor Incident in EssexI thank the Home Secretary for her statement, and I think we all share the same sense of shock and horror at this unspeakable tragedy and terrible crime. The thoughts and prayers…23 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes the Secretary of State accept the Food and Drink Federation’s analysis that, with a complex and confusing no-deal tariff schedule, investment made right across the supply…17 Oct 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 3(5)I thank the Minister for his statement and for the report that has been laid before Parliament under the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019. It gives us another…16 Oct 2019HANSARDPublic ServicesWill the right hon. Lady give way?16 Oct 2019HANSARDPublic ServicesIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Redditch (Rachel Maclean) and to take part in this debate. It gives me the opportunity to pay tribute to public sector workers for…16 Oct 2019HANSARD Procedure for Appointing JudgesI welcome that intervention, and the hon. Gentleman raises an interesting question. There are a couple of things I would say. First, we will never have a judicial bench that does…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Procedure for Appointing JudgesI beg to move, That this House has considered the procedure for appointing judges. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I look forward to a positive and…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Procedure for Appointing JudgesI agree with the hon. Gentleman wholeheartedly. I will return to that point later. The exchanges that sparked those headlines came when the Attorney General was asked by one of…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Procedure for Appointing JudgesThis has been a worthwhile debate with cross-party strong and unequivocal support for the principle of judicial independence, and the idea that that must be at the centre of our…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Procedure for Appointing JudgesI do not have a ready answer to that. The numbers show that it may not have gone far enough. I agree that there is more to be done to ensure that we have a bench that reflects the…08 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. We have been waiting since July for the Government to raise the charity lottery annual sales limit to £50 million. Every month of dither and delay means good causes across the…03 Oct 2019