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HANSARDHelp for Jobseekers: Local Employers and Skills Providers15. What plans she has to work with employers and skills providers at a local level to help more jobseekers into work.13 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm Arwen: Power OutagesGiven the fallout from Storm Arwen and the disruption to the power grid, will the Government use this opportunity to look into the feasibility of placing more power cables…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateMy right hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May), who is no longer in her place, has already confirmed and reminded the House that the normal evolution of a virus is to…06 Dec 2021HANSARDWestern BalkansGiven the current situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is it time to look again at the rulings of the Dayton accords? Are the UK Government willing to put in the political effort…30 Nov 2021HANSARDIntegrated Rail PlanWhat conversations is my right hon. Friend having with the Department for Transport with regard to the restoring your railway fund, in particular for the reopening of the Ivanhoe…29 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy right hon. Friend has outlined the Government response to the emergence of the omicron variant and the restrictions he wishes to place on the public. This House will quite…29 Nov 2021HANSARDUK-French Trading DisputeDoes my right hon. Friend agree that the predictably disproportionate and unreasonable behaviour of the French authorities is inexorably linked to President Macron facing…28 Oct 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseFollowing the recent conviction of the hon. Member for Leicester East (Claudia Webbe) and the strong possibility of a by-election in the seat, the rumours are swirling in the fair…28 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding SafetyHow will the building safety charge benefit leaseholders living in North West Leicestershire?25 Oct 2021HANSARDVoter ID Requirements: Turnout and EnfranchisementDoes my right hon. and learned Friend agree that we detect more than a whiff of hypocrisy from Opposition parties, which oppose voter ID but would ask their own members to show ID…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseExperts in the field estimate that the energy requirements of High Speed 2 trains will be five times that of conventional rail. Given that HS2 was sold to us as a green project,…23 Sept 2021HANSARDGas Prices and Energy SuppliersI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I own shares in companies that invest in renewable energy. As the House will know,…23 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsQ15. On Monday, it was a pleasure to meet the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer in Leicester as they discussed a zero-carbon future with British Gas. Does my…15 Sept 2021HANSARD HS2Will the hon. Gentleman give way?13 Sept 2021HANSARD HS2I wonder whether the hon. Gentleman received the 85 megabytes of documentation from whistleblowers within HS2 and the Department for Transport, which indicated that phase 1 is now…13 Sept 2021HANSARDGCSE and A-level ExaminationsGiven the disparity between the predicted A-level grades awarded by state and private sector schools this year, does the Minister agree that in order to create a level playing…06 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistanFollowing our ignominious withdrawal from Afghanistan, where we were effectively dragged out on the coat-tails of our more powerful American allies, the world has changed and…06 Sept 2021HANSARD AfghanistanWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanWill the Prime Minister share with the House what assessment UK intelligence services made of the relative fighting capacity currently of the Afghan army and the Taliban, and will…18 Aug 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsCould the Secretary of State update the House on progress on changing A-levels to enable students to apply with known grades rather than predicted grades?21 Jun 2021