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HANSARDDraft Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 and Pubs Code Etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2021My question about parallel rent assessments was trying to tease out how a tenant can make such a judgment call and what is the best way forward financially. What is the Minister’s…11 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Prime Minister’s answers on the shortages of tests would have more credibility if he were to support British manufacturing. My hon. Friend the Member for Lewisham West and…05 Jan 2022HANSARD UK-Australia Free Trade AgreementHappy new year, Madam Deputy Speaker. In the Committee stage of the Trade Act 2021, I tabled a series of amendments to include environmental chapters in all future trade…05 Jan 2022HANSARDRenewable Energy Generation1. What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on supporting renewable energy generation in Scotland.15 Dec 2021HANSARDRenewable Energy GenerationEdinburgh-based Nova Innovation is a success story in the tidal energy sector. There are plans for tidal energy schemes across the UK, including in the Liverpool city region, with…15 Dec 2021HANSARD Professional Qualifications Bill [Lords]Having the skilled workforce that our employers need is essential for the economic success of our country. The shortages of lorry drivers, carers, nurses, doctors and vets, and…15 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. It is no good blaming covid. The Crown court backlog was 41,000 before the pandemic, and the wholly inadequate announcement that the Justice Secretary gave a moment or two ago…14 Dec 2021HANSARDLabour Market Shortages: Employment SchemesEarlier, the Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the hon. Member for Mid Sussex (Mims Davies), referred to the shortage of HGV drivers, and retailers report fivefold…13 Dec 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI thank the NHS staff and volunteers at the vaccination centres in my constituency, including at the one at Aintree racecourse and at the one at Holy Rosary, where my wife and I…13 Dec 2021HANSARDLabour Market Shortages: Employment Schemes20. What assessment she has made of the potential effect of her Department’s employment schemes on labour market shortages.13 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Consumer Scotland Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2022It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mrs Murray—I was elected at the same time as you, but I think this is the first time we have been in this situation. I congratulate the…08 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsFlorence Roby Ltd was turned down when it bid for Government contracts for personal protective equipment last year, despite a 50-year track record of high-quality production. It…07 Dec 2021HANSARDLydiate Primary SchoolStaff at Lydiate Primary School do an excellent job, but the building is damp, the heating system needs constant repairs, the roof leaks, the basement floods, and parts of the…06 Dec 2021HANSARDLydiate Primary School8. What recent representations he has received on the need for a new building at Lydiate Primary School in Sefton.06 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsEarlier I made the case to the Minister for School Standards, the hon. Member for Worcester (Mr Walker), for a new school at Lydiate Primary School. His answer was to talk about…06 Dec 2021HANSARDLabour Shortages: Exports and ImportsI find it extraordinary that the Minister was unable to tell us how many visas have been allocated to overseas HGV drivers. We were told in October that it was just 20; I wonder…02 Dec 2021HANSARDLabour Shortages: Exports and ImportsThe problem that the Minister has is that the shortage of HGV drivers in the UK is happening now. It is already causing huge disruption and we are all anxious to ensure that the…02 Dec 2021HANSARDSocial Care: Staff Numbers and Vacancy RatesThere are 105,000 vacancies across all social care workforce grades, but employers are unable to recruit across those grades. The Government have accepted the need to add senior…23 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial Care: Staff Numbers and Vacancy Rates10. What steps he is taking to tackle the high job vacancy rates in social care.23 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Seventh sitting)Thank you, Ms Nokes. On that basis, it will probably not be wise to take the interventions. I am using these things as an example of the ruling party’s attempts to remove…04 Nov 2021