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Oral Contribution: 20th February, 2018

It is a great pleasure to take part in this debate, which was introduced with such energy, enthusiasm and expertise by my constituency neighbour and good friend, my hon. Friend Alex Sobel. In the few minutes available, I would like to address the history of basketball, the implications for its future, and the issue of broadcasting...

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EDM Supported: 8th February, 2018

That this House notes that thousands of agency workers in the UK are being employed on Pay between assignment contracts, denying them equal treatment with permanent staff under the Swedish derogation to the Agency Workers Regulations...

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EDM Supported: 8th February, 2018

That this House notes with concern the recent High Court judgment against the Government which found that the Home Office 's redefinition of torture in its flagship Adults at Risk immigration detention policy was unlawful...

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Oral Contribution: 6th February, 2018

In support of the hon. Gentleman’s argument, does he think it significant that the Campaign to Protect Rural England estimates that just over 10% of all the houses built on the green belt since 2009 are actually affordable?

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EDM Supported: 29th January, 2018

That this House calls for the immediate ban on the sale of puppies by pet shops and other third­party commercial dealers...

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Oral Contribution: 24th January, 2018

I beg to move,

That this House
has considered public transport on Boxing Day 2018.

Christmas 2017 is already a distant memory for most of us, with all the joys of Christmas and some of the minor irritations such as our football team losing, which happened to me in the case of Bradford City, or the turkey going in slightly late, which happened at my family gathering. But there were also other irritations, such as the absence of Boxing Day rail transport in our country...

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