Speech - hospice funding Monday, 22 April, 2024 I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hastings and Rye (Sally-Ann Hart) and my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson)—who is sat beside me—on securing this debate, and it is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Chris Loder). I start by thanking all those who work in hospices; they do a remarkable job, and we should be very grateful for all they do... Speeches
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Diary - Defence Secretary gets the boot 1st May 2019 A early morning trot in the park and into the Commons. PMQs was a damp squib, with no one mentioning the elephant in the room: the lack of Brexit. While the... Diary
Diary - Portland attraction continues apace 30th April 2019 A morning run, haircut and into the Commons. Routine matters, followed by a chat with Channel 4. I then met the driving force behind this new attraction on... Diary
Letter - statutory review of the pubs code and pubs code adjudicator, by the Small Business Minister Kelly Tolhurst MP 30th April 2019 Dear Colleague I am writing to inform you that we have today begun the statutory review of the Pubs Code (the Code) and the Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) through... Westminster News
Statement - EU Commissioner confirms UK trade agreement will be negotiated in No Deal scenario 29th April 2019 "If the UK leaves fully the EU and becomes a third country, it will still be a European country, it will still be our friend, it will still be an ally and a... Westminster News
Diary - contentious new policy in rape cases 29th April 2019 The House felt empty all day, with a series of Urgent Questions (UQs) and a Statement on N Ireland taking up most of the time. Some Government SIs ended the day... Diary
Letter - countryside organisations' response to the revocation of general licences 29th April 2019 Dear Secretary of State, Changes to General Licences for Bird Control Our organisations collectively represent the overwhelming majority of users of the General... Westminster News