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HANSARDSixth Form Curriculum21. Given that the UK has one of the lowest levels of women engineers anywhere in Europe, what steps are being taken to encourage girls to study physics as well as maths at…11 Mar 2019HANSARD Exiting the European UnionIn my memory, all-nighters in EU negotiations were perfectly normal. I was in the one on the future of the eurozone and the one on the banking crisis, and I think we had an…11 Mar 2019HANSARDChildren Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill [Lords]I am delighted to support the Bill tonight. FGM is a hideous crime that has no place in our society, and I am pleased it has been illegal in the UK since 1985 when a law was…11 Mar 2019HANSARDKnife CrimeWe know that, when children go into care, they are more likely to join gangs. In Essex, we know that early intervention works; the number of children in care has fallen from 1,600…07 Mar 2019HANSARDInternational Women’s DayIt is a huge honour to speak in the Chamber on the eve of International Women’s Day and 100 years after the first woman took her seat in this place. What an amazing year it has…07 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Media Platforms: Harmful ContentThe Select Committee on Science and Technology heard chilling evidence about the impact that social media can have on young people’s mental health. Does the Secretary of State…07 Mar 2019HANSARDSocial Media Platforms: Harmful Content10. What steps he is taking to tackle harmful online behaviour.07 Mar 2019HANSARDEU Withdrawal Agreement: Northern IrelandThe withdrawal agreement contains many issues that we all agree on, such as citizens’ rights and a transition for business. Is it still the EU’s negotiating position that in order…07 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsThis Ash Wednesday, will the Prime Minister give strong encouragement and support to the 48 Conservative MPs who are taking on an environmental challenge because we have seen the…06 Mar 2019HANSARDNew Technologies15. What fiscal steps he is taking to establish the UK as a world leader in new technologies.05 Mar 2019HANSARDNew TechnologiesQuantum technology is one of the most mission-critical technologies being developed today, and so far much of the work has been done at research level. How do the Government…05 Mar 2019HANSARDEurotunnel: PaymentI do not know when you last travelled through the channel tunnel, Mr Speaker, but when I came back on Saturday 5 January there was complete chaos at Calais, with miles of queues…04 Mar 2019HANSARD Privatised Probation SystemIn Chelmsford, we have a very busy prison and people want to know that when people leave prison they do not reoffend. Can the Minister confirm that although some people have gone…04 Mar 2019HANSARD Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s ProgressAbsolutely. The Minister is a force to be reckoned with on climate change, and I thank her for her leadership not just in this country but across the world. If we are to leave the…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s ProgressWill my right hon. Friend give way?28 Feb 2019HANSARD Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s ProgressMay I draw the hon. Lady’s attention to the amazing work being done on soil at Cranfield University, whose Soil and Agrifood Institute is the world leader? By investing in our…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s ProgressLast night in the other place, the inspirational Lord Rees of Ludlow, who has been the astronomer royal since the mid-1990s and is a former president of the Royal Society, gave a…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s ProgressWill the hon. Gentleman give way?28 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionClearly, having no deal with our largest trading partner is deeply unattractive, which is why I have supported the deal. The Government position has been to leave with a deal, and…26 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade Agreementsrose —21 Feb 2019