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HANSARDPalestinian School Curriculum: RadicalisationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Charles. I congratulate the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis) on securing his first debate. He started…10 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusSick pay and statutory sick pay can be complex, but there is one simple truth within that system: the poorer someone is, the poorer their protections are. Those very worst-off at…03 Mar 2020HANSARD Recent Violence in IndiaRecently, delegates from Nottingham’s Indian diaspora came to see me and challenged me—quite legitimately—over our special connection and relationship with India, which they said…03 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsLater this afternoon we will discuss the local government finance report, but there will be no true long-term sustainability for any local authority until adult social care has…24 Feb 2020HANSARDFemale Genital Mutilation: ProsecutionsI am grateful to the Minister for that answer. In Nottingham, we are really proud to be the first community in the country to declare ourselves a zero-tolerance area for FGM, but…13 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationNearly two years ago, the then Secretary of State stood at the Dispatch Box justifying the cancellation of the second phase of the Leveson inquiry. His rationale for that was that…13 Feb 2020HANSARDFemale Genital Mutilation: Prosecutions1. What steps the CPS is taking to improve the rate of prosecution of people responsible for female genital mutilation.13 Feb 2020HANSARD Education and Attainment of White Working-Class BoysWill the hon. Gentleman give way?12 Feb 2020HANSARD Education and Attainment of White Working-Class BoysI am sorry to come back again, but does the hon. Gentleman agree that there is a real importance for us in this place to start talking about vocational and technical education…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Education and Attainment of White Working-Class BoysI commend the hon. Gentleman for securing this debate and for the case that he has made; I agree with every word he has said. Does he, like me, see the real sadness that…12 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsQ7. Every day, an estimated 280 shopworkers will be victims of violence at work. At my local Co-op, a staff member was hit with a glass bottle. The Co-op is a good employer, and…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Retail Workers: ProtectionDoes my hon. Friend believe that we in this place have a special responsibility towards shop workers? We are the ones saying, “Please don’t sell some people alcohol. Please don’t…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureFor four decades, the east midlands economy has been losing skilled work, which has caused extraordinary damage to our communities. HS2 is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to…11 Feb 2020HANSARDViolent Crime: Young PeopleGood youth services are the frontline against youth violence, but this week we see yet another local government settlement that means there is a decade’s worth of erosion of…10 Feb 2020HANSARD Climate JusticeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Charles. When I saw this debate on the list of upcoming Westminster Hall debates, I was keen to participate not only because it…04 Feb 2020HANSARDForestry/BiodiversityJust over a week ago, the Prime Minister made a showpiece promise to end all UK aid spending on coal. That is all well and good, but there has not been any such spending since…29 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsCuts to local government budgets have led to cuts to public health budgets, which have led to cuts to preventive services, which have led to greater demand in A&E and social care.…28 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsDisability Direct in my constituency has a success rate of more than two thirds when helping claimants to overturn disability-related assessment decisions. Do Ministers not…27 Jan 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiEach day in this place, a Minister talks from the Dispatch Box about the importance of building a high-skilled economy, but it does not say much about the Government’s industrial…27 Jan 2020HANSARDChildren from Disadvantaged BackgroundsNottingham schools have made the significant strides in attainment to which the Secretary of State refers, but massed within that, in less well off and less diverse communities,…20 Jan 2020