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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Nov 2019
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (Suffolk)

"May I, Mr Speaker, add my congratulations to those already given in respect of your elevation, both metaphorically and physically, to the speakership?

Suffolk has a greater than average number of special educational needs and disability assessment cases going to tribunal; poor communication between providers and with parents; a lack …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Nov 2019
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (Suffolk)

"The hon. Gentleman is absolutely correct; he has put his finger right on the main point.

Two days ago, in response to the news that I had secured this debate, I received an email from a distressed parent. She says:

“My son has been out of school for 3 years …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Nov 2019
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (Suffolk)

"I thank the hon. Gentleman and agree that underlying all of this is a lack of resource, but I think the problem is not the formula, but the overall lack of resource.

I have met parents whose child had been placed in another county hundreds of miles away. I have …..."
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Written Question
Tax Avoidance
Tuesday 8th October 2019

Asked by: Sandy Martin (Labour - Ipswich)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of taxpayers working for a single employer under a Loan Charge scheme who would not have had the choice of being employed directly by that employer.

Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

Disguised remuneration (DR) schemes are contrived arrangements that use loan payments in place of ordinary remuneration, usually through an offshore trust, with the purpose of avoiding income tax and National Insurance contributions. The loans are provided on terms that mean they are not repaid in practice. HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) position is that they are no different to income, and that they are and have always been taxable.

The Government has heard claims that some individuals were compelled to use DR schemes, but HMRC have not seen cases that support this claim.

Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 23 Jul 2019
Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill (First sitting)

"Q Thank you, Mr Bailey. Has either of you seen judges or magistrates deliberately choosing a sentence that is dependent on whether the animal is domesticated or wild?

Michael Flower: No, I can’t say I have encountered that. From my experience, the courts tend to consider the nature of …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 23 Jul 2019
Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill (First sitting)

"Q Would you agree that there is some legitimate concern, particularly from farmers, that if wild animals were included in this or any subsequent Bill, that might circumscribe their activities? Do you agree that killing is not necessarily the same as cruelty, and that you can have a system …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 23 Jul 2019
Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill (First sitting)

"Q You raised the issue of a baby badger being skinned alive. There is some controversy about or question whether that would be covered by the Bill. Do you believe it would be sensible to review the scope of the Bill at some stage in the not-too-distant future, to …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 23 Jul 2019
Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill (First sitting)

"Q Mr Schwarz, we have heard about the need to get the Bill passed. We have also heard about the difficulties of making a distinction between wild animals and domestic animals. I asked the representative of the RSPCA about a review, which he thought was a sensible idea. How …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 23 Jul 2019
Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill (First sitting)

"Q On a separate subject, Inspector O’Hara, would you agree that this Bill might be helpful in clamping down on dog fighting in London?

Inspector O'Hara: Most definitely...."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 23 Jul 2019
Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill (First sitting)

"Q Clearly, having a stricter sentence for that will also fit in with other criminal activities that surround dog fighting. I am sure that it is not a problem in London, but your fellow police officers in other parts of the country have terrible problems with hare coursing. Would …..."
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