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Rebecca Pow

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Oral Answers to Questions

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Employment and Support Allowance Underpayments
Thursday 18th October 2018

(5 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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The balance between the two is delicate. What we must do is recycle more.

Rebecca Pow Portrait Rebecca Pow (Taunton Deane) (Con)
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I commend the Government on banning microbeads, but may I urge them to now turn their attention to microfibres, Mr Speaker? I do not know whether Mrs Speaker does the washing, but every time we do a wash, 700,000 microfibres could go down the drain. I am joining the Women’s Institute to host an event on this in Parliament on 30 October; will the Minister join us?

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I always feel better informed, and almost improved as a human being, when I hear the hon. Lady offer her disquisitions on these important matters.

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