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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Nov 2019
Valedictory Debate

"I wanted to allow others to go first, but thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker.

I was elected in the middle of a miners’ strike, in 1984, to the seat held at one time by Keir Hardie, the first leader of the Labour party. When he was the MP, it was …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Nov 2019
Valedictory Debate

"Thank you very much. Yes, I remember our first few days here. If you come in in a by-election, it is always more difficult to assimilate. I am glad that my hon. Friend is still here. I have not always agreed with him, as he well knows, but I respect …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Nov 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"13. Congratulations to you, Mr Speaker. I thank the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the hon. Member for Tonbridge and Malling (Tom Tugendhat), for his comments. I have very much enjoyed being a member of that Committee.Will the Minister clarify what steps have been taken to review all sales …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 31 Oct 2019
Tributes to the Speaker

"I do not use many words, but I want to say to you, Mr Speaker, that I cannot imagine this place without you. I have been here a very long time now, as the right hon. Member for New Forest East (Dr Lewis) and my hon. Friend the Member for …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 29 Oct 2019
Leaving the EU: Workers’ Rights

"There is no guarantee from this Government that UK employment rights will keep track with EU employment protections. For example, the gig economy was just mentioned, and the European Commission recently launched proposals to introduce transparent and predictable working conditions for gig economy workers, such as those on zero-hours contracts …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 Oct 2019
Business of the House

"What is the point of smart motorways? We should have a statement or explanation in the House from the Transport Secretary, because even the head of Highways England has said that smart motorways are dangerous and confusing—they certainly are; I use the M4 twice a week. The Leader of the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Oct 2019
The National Health Service

"Madam Deputy Speaker, you were in the Chair when I was granted an Adjournment debate by Mr Speaker on a subject which I will discuss again today. I was a patient at the time and I came out of hospital to speak.

I have a very long involvement with the …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Oct 2019
The National Health Service

"I have been a critic of the health service in Wales, as my colleagues know, but I am also an admirer of much of the good work it carries out, particularly in my hon. Friend’s constituency at the Prince Charles hospital in Merthyr Tydfil and at University Hospital Llandough in …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Oct 2019
British Children: Syria

"But surely now, with a ceasefire and a lull in the fighting, is the perfect time to facilitate repatriation—to get them out. Will the Minister tell us what numbers he is talking about? We do not want the wool pulled over our eyes yet again. I understand that only three …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Oct 2019
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

"Does my right hon. Friend acknowledge that many EU nationals in this country are really afraid, because they do not know what their future is going to be? An Italian flower seller in a market in my constituency has lived here 15 years and has been constantly asked, “When are …..."
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