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HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningChildren in the communities I used to teach in will have been most disadvantaged over the past few weeks, and to catch up they need access to qualified practitioners. Well-meaning…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: BusinessWelcome as this advice is, many workers will not be able to return to work and will remain at home on 80% of their pay. In my right hon. Friend’s role as consumer rights Minister,…12 May 2020HANSARDProceedings during the Pandemic and Hybrid Scrutiny ProceedingsFor the past few weeks, hundreds, if not thousands, of workers around my constituency, in paint factories and in manufacturing, have had to continue to go to work despite not…21 Apr 2020HANSARDFloodingMy hon. Friend makes an important point. The managed solution to these problems will come from not an independent review, but the implementation of flood catchment management…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFloodingI represent the most flood prone constituency in the country—my constituents are presently under 400 million cubic metres of water. How does the hon. Member envisage this inquiry…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFloodingIndeed. I was reading it the other day.04 Mar 2020HANSARDFloodingThe constituency in which I live and am proud to serve is the most flood-prone constituency in the country, as it is constituted on land drained by the Dutch some 400 years ago,…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFloodingIndeed. We have not wanted for money for defence funding in recent years, including in Snaith, the community that is currently flooded. Only in 2015, millions of pounds of defence…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFloodingWill the hon. Lady give way?04 Mar 2020HANSARD High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: RevivalThis is indeed very geeky and technical, and all very interesting, but can I urge the Minister, particularly when he responds to the debate, to talk about the benefits of HS2 and…02 Mar 2020HANSARDFloodingMy constituency is largely on land recovered by Dutch engineers and is therefore probably the most flood-prone constituency in the country. We have seen flooding this time on the…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureWe have had the fluffy end of the lollipop for too long in the north on transport funding, so I am made up by this decision on HS2 and HS3, and I support the comments of the right…11 Feb 2020HANSARDFlood ResponseBrigg and Goole and the Isle of Axholme is probably the most flood-prone constituency in the country. We are grateful for the hundreds of miles of flood defences that protect us…10 Feb 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWhether it is the new Siemens train factory in Goole, the rail we make at the steelworks in Scunthorpe or the increased capacity on our railways—or, indeed, the new HS2 college in…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Middle East Peace PlanThere will not be any progress unless we accept the reality on the ground, which is that no democratically elected Israeli Government of any complexion will accept the division of…30 Jan 2020HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI am not going to get into the debate that has been raging in Poland following what President Putin said. All I will say is that wherever the Germans occupied in world war two,…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI entirely agree with the right hon. Gentleman. The indulgence of this Soros conspiracy theory—which I have heard from people in my own area, it has to be said—is completely…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI want to thank the Minister and the shadow Minister for their approach to today’s debate and what they said. I consider it an honour and privilege to take part in this debate…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayMy hon. Friend will absolutely know about this and has played an important role, so I give way to her.23 Jan 2020HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI entirely agree with the hon. Lady—I would say my hon. Friend—who has been incredibly brave in calling out antisemitism herself, and has been the subject of antisemitism. I pay…23 Jan 2020