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HANSARDDomestic AbuseI strongly welcome the Secretary of State’s announcement. A statutory duty on local authorities was a specific recommendation of the Home Affairs Committee’s report last year on…13 May 2019HANSARD Select Committee MembershipI rise to speak because one of the motions before the House affects the Select Committee on Home Affairs. Our Committee has discussed the proposal that my hon. Friend the Member…08 May 2019HANSARD Select Committee MembershipI was not planning to say any more, but I give way to the right hon. Lady.08 May 2019HANSARD Select Committee MembershipI will not discuss on the Floor of the House the private discussions that I have had. I am simply expressing the views of our cross-party Committee on its behalf.08 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionI welcome the publication of this report, but I am really worried by the number of families coming to me because of real problems with their children not getting special…07 May 2019HANSARD Places of Worship: Security FundingI thank the Home Secretary for his statement and for his reassurance at the time of Ramadan and at a time when we have seen such awful attacks on churches, mosques and synagogues…07 May 2019HANSARD Overseas Students: English Language TestsI welcome the NAO investigation into this issue. I sense from the Minister’s tone that, while she obviously cannot anticipate the NAO’s report, she is expecting it to raise…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Social Media and HealthI welcome the work that the Secretary of State is doing. However, following the question of the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton), a fellow member of the…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Rape Victims: Disclosure of EvidenceOf course the police must have an effective disclosure regime. The Minister just referred to there being checks and balances in the system to prevent inquiries being…29 Apr 2019HANSARDHS2: BuckinghamshireDoes the Minister understand that there is real frustration in towns across the country that the Government are putting billions of pounds into an ever-escalating budget for a…29 Apr 2019HANSARD Sri LankaI thank the Foreign Secretary and shadow Foreign Secretary for their moving words, because the events and stories coming out of Sri Lanka are truly heartbreaking. To attack…23 Apr 2019HANSARD European CouncilWe are in this difficult situation because the Government’s approach has not worked, and simply going round in the same circles or doing the same things will not solve the problem…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019The hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) and I were elected at the same time and sit together on the Home Affairs Committee, and we agree on many things, but…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019The idea of a flextension is a very interesting proposal. As I understand it, it would allow us to conclude the article 50 process at any point, if agreement is reached but,…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019I think that there is a problem with the way in which everyone has been approaching the debate. Like my hon. Friend, I think that a no-deal Brexit would be deeply damaging to our…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019I think that that advice was very important. The job of the civil service is to attempt to do everything it can and strain every sinew to deliver the will of the Government of the…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019I ought to finish, because other Members want to speak. I shall conclude where I started by saying that, when we have constitutional change such as this, we need people to try to…09 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI will give way, but I will be very brief; I want to give the hon. Gentleman time to speak to his amendment.08 Apr 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) BillI should be clear at the beginning that I support all five amendments from the Lords, but I oppose the further Commons amendments that have been tabled. I thank the Lords for…08 Apr 2019HANSARDBusiness without DebateOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Both Houses of Parliament have tonight strongly made clear their view that a no deal would be deeply damaging to jobs, manufacturing and the…08 Apr 2019