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Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Colleen Fletcher

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Employment and Support Allowance Underpayments
Thursday 18th October 2018

(6 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Well, that sounds like an invitation that I cannot possibly resist.

Colleen Fletcher Portrait Colleen Fletcher (Coventry North East) (Lab)
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Will the Secretary of State join me in congratulating the schoolchildren and adult volunteers who spent two days planting a new orchard at the Charterhouse, one of Coventry’s medieval buildings, as part of a larger restoration and renewal scheme? Does he agree that the orchard is a fantastic community initiative and, as part of the wider project, a great educational resource for my city?

Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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If I may say so, it is an exemplary use of parliamentary time to praise young people for doing the right thing, and I salute the hon. Lady for reminding us of what young people can do to inspire us about the future of nature.

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