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HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Actrose—10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActIt has been a pleasure to listen to many of the speeches that have been made today, and I thank the hon. Member for Stockton South (Dr Williams) for his. I will support the Prime…10 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActSome people suggest that we could reject this deal and go back and get a better deal from Europe. Does my right hon. Friend share my concerns about the great uncertainty in that,…10 Jan 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. In my previous job in the European Parliament I often found that I was being asked to vote on amendments that had not been debated, and one of the…09 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActWe are spending a lot of time talking about the risks of the backstop, but my constituents are concerned about the risks to their jobs, if they work in sectors not covered by the…09 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Actrose —09 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Actrose —09 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Actrose —09 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Actrose —09 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillAbsolutely. That is exactly the point, because we know that the best way to address poverty is to make sure that more people can earn their way out of poverty. That does not work…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillAbsolutely. That is exactly the point: absolute poverty is now at record lows. That also has an impact on children—my hon. Friend made that point— because the number of children…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillI thank my hon. Friend for that precise contribution. I cannot understand why the Labour party has voted against increases to the level at which people start to pay tax, because…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillI thank my hon. Friend for that point. I also want to talk about fairness. Yes, it is true that the provision also increases the rate at which people start to pay a slightly…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillPerhaps this should be better drafted on the amendment paper, because the Opposition’s explanatory statement clearly refers to the “impact of clause 5”. I agree that one should…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that making sure people can keep more of their earnings before they pay tax, introducing the national living wage and reducing the very high taper rate…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillI thank my hon. Friend for painting this clear picture of rural poverty, but pockets of poverty occur in urban constituencies such as mine, too. Does he agree that poverty is…08 Jan 2019HANSARDUK Space IndustryLast week, while the Chinese were exploring the dark side of the moon, NASA was 6.5 billion km away on the far side of Neptune taking photos of Ultima Thule, and the sensors that…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillI am grateful, Madam Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to speak at this stage of our proceedings. I am extraordinarily concerned about new clause 1, because it would delay the…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Committee on Standards: Cox ReportMay I raise an issue relating to dignity and respect, especially for women Members? As chair of the all-party parliamentary group on women in Parliament, I have written to the…07 Jan 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: TransitionThe Labour party often talks about benefit cuts, but can my right hon. Friend confirm that when universal credit is fully rolled out, there will be £2 billion more going into the…07 Jan 2019