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HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (First sitting)Clearly their lordships thought differently from the hon. Gentleman, and I think he is reading a different Bill. I will read it out to him. It says: “draw on the views of…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (First sitting)Why does it need to specify employers, and only employers? It is a very one-sided view, and it strikes out regional and local authorities, post-16 education providers that are…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)The hon. Gentleman has made a great case for north-west regional devolution in that case. I get what he says, but if Greater Manchester is to have a strategy, the Greater…30 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWill the Secretary of State talk a bit more about the transmissibility of the omicron variant and the efficacy of vaccines on it, given that Australia has some of the toughest…29 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsCancer targets are not being met. This September had the worst figures on record for both the 31-day and the 62-day targets; the 62-day target has not been met since 2015. Extra…23 Nov 2021HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Hotel AccommodationOne big reason why we need to use hotels is that the asylum processing system has basically imploded. The share of applications that received an initial decision within six months…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Integrated Rail Plan: North and MidlandsSo in this downgraded plan, the Secretary of State has announced a high-speed line between Liverpool, Warrington, Manchester and the western boundary of Yorkshire. Just what we…18 Nov 2021HANSARDRape Conviction RatesThe rape review lumps together spending on tackling domestic violence and rape. The headline figure is £176 million, but £125 million of that is for refuge accommodation. That is…18 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this important point. It should not take a report of the Committee on Standards to state the blindingly obvious to Members of this…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRape and Violence against Women and Girls: Prosecutions and Convictions11. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve the prosecution and conviction rates of those charged with rape.09 Nov 2021HANSARDRape and Violence against Women and Girls: Prosecutions and ConvictionsWhen it comes to this issue, I would hope that all Members from all parts of the House speak with one voice, but the Secretary of State will know that recorded rape offences have…09 Nov 2021HANSARDBosnia and HerzegovinaOn 14 October, Dodik said that he would force the Bosnian army to withdraw from Republika Srpska by surrounding its barracks if the west tried to intervene. He said that he had…09 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn answering an earlier question about 1950s women, the Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the hon. Member for Hexham (Guy Opperman), referred to the High Court but…08 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI am grateful to the Secretary of State. I welcome the Government’s new-found conversion to something that sounds particularly like the Sure Starts that we had in 2010, but I want…02 Nov 2021HANSARDNHS Trusts: Capital SpendingI am pleased that the Minister mentioned the opportunity to provide eight additional rebuilds of hospitals, because Stepping Hill Hospital has served the people of Stockport and…02 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising the importance of BTECs, because for many young people and indeed many adults, BTECs are the route through the education system. As…02 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutionsrose—02 Nov 2021HANSARDOffice for Veterans’ AffairsIt is about more than just money, as the Minister has just said, and that support is absolutely crucial for veterans all the time, but particularly at this moment as we come out…23 Sept 2021HANSARD Human Rights: KashmirI am grateful to the Backbench Business Committee for ensuring that this debate has been granted time in the Chamber, and to my hon. Friend the Member for Oldham East and…23 Sept 2021HANSARD Human Rights: KashmirMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The most basic and fundamental human rights, which each and every one of us in the House and each and every one of our constituents enjoys and…23 Sept 2021