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HANSARD Vagrancy ActI congratulate my hon. Friend on bringing this very pressing issue to the House. Does she not agree that it is particularly cruel, given that a lot of homeless people are actually…29 Jan 2019HANSARDHomelessness: Death RatesCentrepoint estimates that local funding for Bath and North East Somerset Council would need to double to deliver on new duties for homeless young people under the Homelessness…28 Jan 2019HANSARDTenant Fees BillI, too, draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. The Bill has returned to the Commons in a much better state than it was in when it…23 Jan 2019HANSARDCollege FundingI cannot think of an issue more important than education. At the heart of a functioning society is the education system, but ours is being cut to the point where it is barely fit…21 Jan 2019HANSARDCollege FundingThe hon. Gentleman makes a powerful point. I was a secondary school teacher. The focus on university education has such an impact on the whole school system that I believe if we…21 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s Governmentrose —16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI thank the Prime Minister for giving way. I acknowledge that she wants to paint a good picture of her Government, but is it not true that, precisely because so many people were…16 Jan 2019HANSARDRecognition of Fibromyalgia as a DisabilityIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bailey. I congratulate the hon. Member for Chesterfield (Toby Perkins) on securing the debate. I am here today because Julie…15 Jan 2019HANSARDRecognition of Fibromyalgia as a DisabilityWill the Minister give way?15 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActWe have come a long way since June 2016. There is no more hiding from the fact that any Brexit will leave us worse off and that the best that any post-Brexit Government can do is…14 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. In my constit- uency, it has been suggested that our regional Mayor—the West of England Combined Authority Mayor—has the power to adopt an underused bit of highway from…10 Jan 2019HANSARDEU Withdrawal Agreement: Legal ChangesI wish you, Mr Speaker, and all Members of the House a happy new year. One of our most distinguished ex-civil servants, Lord Macpherson, estimated this morning that the earliest…07 Jan 2019