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HANSARD Proxy VotingI do not share my hon. Friend’s scepticism, but I do share his attention to detail, and that is lacking in his amendment. He will know that my private Member’s Bill dealing with…28 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. How much VAT will we no longer pay to the EU after Brexit?24 Jan 2019HANSARDEU Free Trade AgreementsTo put this into perspective, is it not right that just five countries—Switzerland, Canada, Korea, Norway and Turkey—account for three quarters of UK exports to the 70 countries…24 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionI warmly welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement about the waiving of visa fees, but will she assure us that the Home Office will not seek to recoup the cost by jacking up visa…21 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social CareMr Deputy Speaker, you are guiding me to take a further intervention, thereby extending my speech, which I will reluctantly do for the hon. Gentleman.17 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social CareAgain, the hon. Gentleman, who knows this subject well, makes some good points. We need to support foster carers better. We have overhauled the fostering regulations to ensure…17 Jan 2019HANSARDMental Health First Aid in the WorkplaceI am sorry that I was not here for the beginning of the speech by the hon. Member for Liverpool, Wavertree (Luciana Berger). I was having my own health and wellbeing check with…17 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social CareI am giving way to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon).17 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social CareFirst, I am very grateful for your flexibility on timings, Mr Deputy Speaker.17 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social CareYes, as ever. I entirely take the point made by the hon. Member for Strangford. In fact, one of the weaknesses of the system is that we do not share best practice enough. When I…17 Jan 2019HANSARD Foetal Alcohol Spectrum DisorderI commend the hon. Gentleman for all the work he has done raising the profile of this condition. He knows I support him through the all-party group, and he knows of the…17 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social CareGosh. I am afraid that my hon. Friend has got me on to a subject that is an issue for an entire whole-day Adjournment debate in itself, so may I say that he raises a very good…17 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social CareMadam Deputy Speaker, I have never questioned your gender. I do not think you look remotely like the right hon. Member for Chorley (Sir Lindsay Hoyle). I thank all Members who…17 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social CareI am aware that I do not have long to speak, so I will take just two more interventions and then get on with it or else I shall be in trouble with the Chair.17 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social CareI beg to move, That this House has considered children’s social care in England. First, let me declare my interest in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Secondly, let…17 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social CareI will come on to that. Obviously funding is a factor in this. I remember that in my time Bromley was always an exceptional council. I learned many interesting things about…17 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social CareMy hon. Friend raises a very good point. There is certainly differential practice and this is an important issue. In my time in the Department for Education, we were really keen,…17 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Fee Limits for Accelerated Courses) (England) Regulations 2018I have listened very carefully to the hon. Gentleman for some time now. He seems to be talking an awful lot about accelerated degree courses and very little about fee limits,…14 Jan 2019HANSARDDrones: Consultation ResponseThe oldest commercial airport in the country is in Shoreham, in my constituency. This problem affects not just the large commercial airports, but the smaller ones too. Sussex…07 Jan 2019