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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Oct 2019
Preparations for Leaving the EU

"Page 104 of the document says that the agricultural support will be continued at the current level until the end of this Parliament. Given that the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster wants an election before Christmas, this is possibly the emptiest promise in the whole document. It is no …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Sep 2019
Prime Minister's Update

"I must say that I feel the Prime Minister’s goading of my colleagues from Yorkshire reveals that he has changed little since he was a student burning £50 notes in front of homeless people.

I do have a real question, and the problem is that this statement was billed as …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Jul 2019
Priorities for Government

"Single mums often come to my constituency when non-resident parents do not fulfil their duties. What is the Prime Minister’s plan for tackling this problem?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 12 Jun 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Minister is also wrong with respect to national insurance contributions being attributed, or rather not attributed, to women who have more than one period of maternity leave within two years. Will he go back to look at the correspondence I have sent to the Department about this very serious …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 12 Jun 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"T4. Women who are in a car crash are 17% more likely to die than men, so will the Department consider a legal requirement on car manufacturers to have female dummies to test their cars?..."
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Written Question
Fracking: China
Monday 10th June 2019

Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the merits of the Government's assistance for fracking in China.

Answered by David Lidington

All of the support we provide through our Prosperity Fund is already very carefully considered, including to the energy sector in China. The overall purpose of the Fund is to promote inclusive growth whilst contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The Fund’s climate change and energy programmes all support the SDGs, including SDG 7 (affordable, reliable, sustainable modern energy) and SDG 13 (climate action). Sharing UK expertise, including on environmental regulation will help ensure that China’s planned development of its unconventional gas resources is done to high standards, and is managed as part of a transition to a low carbon energy system. This will reduce emissions, as well as support economic development and poverty reduction.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 22 May 2019
Leaving the European Union

"My right hon. Friend the Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn) asked the Prime Minister if she was intending to offer a free vote on the second referendum. I would like to ask her the same question about the customs arrangements, which she knows are extremely important for manufacturing industry. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Apr 2019
European Council

"The six largest manufacturers in my constituency and the National Farmers Union all pressed to take a no deal off the table, and I am extremely glad that that has happened. When the Prime Minister next looks at the Opposition’s proposal for a permanent customs union, will she bear in …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Mar 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) Act

"As the right hon. Gentleman knows, I support his amendment and will vote for it tonight. I am delighted that he has agreed that we need to move to paper ballots and to end some of the gamesmanship that has been going on. The Father of the House raised the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Mar 2019
European Union (Withdrawal) Act

"As a member of the Procedure Committee, I have been thinking for about six months about the voting system. In autumn, the then Brexit Secretary came with proposals to change how we were going to run the meaningful vote. Since Christmas, however, it has been evident that we need a …..."
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