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HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: Short Positions against the PoundI congratulate my hon. Friend on his appearance at the Dispatch Box. Does not that limp excuse for an urgent question reveal the contempt the Opposition have for financial…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI’m not right honourable.26 Sept 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry I am not a doctor, Mr Speaker, but I am at least a patient—and patient. The Leader of the House mentioned many SIs, but not the Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths…26 Sept 2019HANSARD IranIf the Iranians are implicated in the Saudi Aramco attack, there are also serious implications not only for Saudi Arabia but for other UK allies in the Gulf. I gather that two of…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Brexit Readiness: Operation YellowhammerI should probably declare an interest, as the parliamentary RSPB species champion for the yellowhammer. The Minister has sought to give assurances about the transportation of…25 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI applaud the right hon. Gentleman’s call for respect on all sides; we need to calm down the whole debate. I voted for the deal twice; he voted against the deal three times,…04 Sept 2019HANSARDEU Settlement Scheme: Looked-after Children and Care LeaversI appreciate that very important point. It has been the subject of some of the discussions we have had with previous Home Secretaries. We have discussed not only what happens if…03 Sept 2019HANSARDEU Settlement Scheme: Looked-after Children and Care LeaversMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Although we are talking primarily about the looked-after children population in England and Wales, there is a particular issue in…03 Sept 2019HANSARDEU Settlement Scheme: Looked-after Children and Care LeaversThank you very much, Mr Bone, for calling me to speak. It is a pleasure to be back and to serve under your chairmanship. This debate is on a subject that I fear might be slightly…03 Sept 2019HANSARDEU Settlement Scheme: Looked-after Children and Care LeaversThe hon. Lady is absolutely right; in fact, she has pre-empted what I will now not bother to say later. As she says, 16 and 17-year-olds have been assimilated with adults, but…03 Sept 2019HANSARD Youth ServicesI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his report. He and I attended the same school, with just a few years in between us. What he has just suggested as his No. 1 recommendation was…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Youth ServicesMy hon. Friend is not banging on at all; he is making an important speech, and I congratulate him on the report. On the question of qualifications and the recruitment of youth…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Youth ServicesAs one of those who helped to design the National Citizen Service, I am obviously rather protective of it. I pay tribute to Matt Hyde, as has the hon. Gentleman. The Scouts have…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Decriminalisation of AbortionI supported decriminalisation, I supported the regularising of the abortion law in Northern Ireland last week, and on Friday I shall visit my local BPAS clinic. But changing the…23 Jul 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Transport)I am listening intently to the Minister’s remarks about this extremely interesting and important SI that we are about to pass. Has he considered the impact of climate change on…23 Jul 2019HANSARDTibet (Reciprocal Access)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Secretary of State to report annually on restrictions on access by UK nationals to Tibet in comparison with…23 Jul 2019HANSARDHealth InequalitiesOne of the best ways of getting early public health help across the doorstep is by investing in health visitors to give that much needed early support, especially to new parents…23 Jul 2019HANSARDEarly Years Family SupportI am completely recharged and relieved by that. The hon. Lady is my absolute favourite Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, and many things besides. But this debate is…16 Jul 2019HANSARDEarly Years Family SupportI think that the hon. Lady is right. I shall come on to the way in which it is all joined up. “Adverse childhood experience” has become more common parlance now. Essentially, it…16 Jul 2019HANSARDEarly Years Family SupportIt is a great privilege to follow the hon. Member for Warwick and Leamington (Matt Western). I, too, worship at the altar of my right hon. Friend the Member for South…16 Jul 2019