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HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeMy hon. Friend is making a fantastic speech. According to the PISA—programme for international student assessment—tables, literacy and maths skills plummeted under Labour. We went…11 Jan 2023HANSARD NHS: Long-term StrategyTime is short, so I want to put on the record straightaway my thanks to all the hard-working hospital and ambulance staff at Southend Hospital and everyone working in the NHS…11 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Winter PressuresI very much welcome this extra funding, and I look forward to hearing how much will be coming to Southend University Hospital, which has had to deal with not one but two critical…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Christmas AdjournmentRecently the Chancellor said that we have a national genius for innovation, and nowhere is that genius more obvious than in the new city of Southend. Southend’s 3,700 companies…20 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI very much welcome the debate on 12 January on the situation in Iran, but can we also have a debate in Government time on what more we can do to protect the rights of women…15 Dec 2022HANSARD BBC Local RadioThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker— [ Interruption. ] Mr Deputy Speaker, I apologise— [ Interruption. ] This is live radio. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Hemel…08 Dec 2022HANSARDCivil Service: ApprenticeshipsIn Southend, the brilliant South Essex College works in close partnership with our equally brilliant Essex chamber of commerce to maximise apprenticeship opportunities across…08 Dec 2022HANSARD BBC Local RadioNo, they will not. In Southend, we will not get dedicated coverage, so there is no guarantee that our local football team will be covered on a regional basis. My hon. Friend makes…08 Dec 2022HANSARD BBC Local RadioI absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend, who puts it brilliantly. Our local journalists really know how our community feels. I pay tribute to them, because it takes time and…08 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe planned trade union strikes threaten to disrupt not just Christmas and rail services but essential health services. Southend University Hospital is doing brilliantly in…08 Dec 2022HANSARDCivil Service: Apprenticeships17. What steps his Department is taking to increase apprenticeship opportunities in the civil service.08 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe latest round of rail strikes announced by the RMT will ruin Christmas for many people in Southend West. From our marvellous pantomime “Snow White” at the Cliffs Pavilion to…08 Dec 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI rise in support of new clause 17. The Bill is central to the Government’s commitment to long-term economic sustainability while also ensuring that our banking system is fair and…07 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn Saturday, I visited Chalkwell Grange, a brilliant new care home in picturesque Leigh-on-Sea which is struggling to recruit due to the guidance that all care workers should wear…06 Dec 2022HANSARDEquipment Theft (Prevention) BillMy right hon. Friend makes a crucial point. The whole point of the system is that we are setting up a permanent record. If the record is to be permanent, it must be accessible and…02 Dec 2022HANSARD Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) BillIt is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship for the second time today, Mr Deputy Speaker. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Barrow and Furness (Simon Fell) on his…02 Dec 2022HANSARD Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) BillAs a barrister myself, I am aware, as other Members may be, that a sentence is calculated in days from the date on which it is given. If the date of release happens to fall on a…02 Dec 2022HANSARDEquipment Theft (Prevention) BillThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for calling me to speak in this important debate. May I start by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Buckingham (Greg Smith) on bringing…02 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseAs my right hon. Friend has alluded to, it is the 10th anniversary of Small Business Saturday this weekend. Can we have a debate please on what more the Government can do to…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Rail Cancellations and Service LevelsDoes the Minister agree with me that service levels across the country are just as important? There have been 10 negative stories in the last month about the c2c line, which…01 Dec 2022