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HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)It is a pleasure to welcome you to the Chair, Ms McDonagh, and to take up the case for the Opposition on what my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford North described as the more…09 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)Before I turn to the substance of clause 36, and without dwelling on it too much, I will take slight exception to the Minister’s comments around the so-called levelling up agenda…09 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)We welcome the Government’s attempt to draw from their capital review with industry lenders on the enterprise investment scheme. I will come on to our response to amendment 4. The…09 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)The Opposition welcome the intention behind this clause, and the statement of the Minister seems straightforward in terms of what the Government are seeking to achieve in this…09 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (First sitting)The Minister made reference to the discussions we will have on clause 12, but the Opposition do not object to the principle behind this clause, which appears straightforward and…04 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (First sitting)When Ministers are considering these issues in response to the pandemic, may I ask that they look at evidence as it emerges? While the Opposition welcome and have supported the…04 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McDonagh, and to welcome other Members to the Committee. I thank the Clerk and all the team in the Public Bill Office for the…04 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Second sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon, Mr Rosindell, and I welcome you to the Chair. Opposition Members have no issue with the intention behind clause…04 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (First sitting)As with clause 11, the Opposition have no objection to what the Government seek to achieve in this clause. On the substance of the amendments put forward by the hon. Member for…04 Jun 2020HANSARD Finance BillI would like to begin by thanking all the staff who have worked so hard to put arrangements in place so that parliamentary scrutiny can continue. I would also like to extend my…27 Apr 2020HANSARD Educational SettingsThe Secretary of State has called on nurseries and early years providers to be part of a national effort to combat this. When will the Government set out what steps they will take…18 Mar 2020HANSARDGP AppointmentsFor years, GP numbers in Sunderland have been falling at a much steeper rate than in the rest of the country. Since 2015, we have lost 29 permanent family doctors. Given the major…10 Mar 2020HANSARDSchool Funding1. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of school funding.02 Mar 2020HANSARDSchool FundingWhile the north-east is home to some of the best performing primary schools in the country, sadly, at secondary level, there are issues with poor outcomes for young people. Rather…02 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsQ13. Since 2015, the number of GPs working in Sunderland has fallen by 16%—much higher than the national average. After almost a decade of Tory control, our GP services are…12 Feb 2020HANSARD TransportThis is the first time that I have spoken on transport in this Parliament, but it is far from the first time that I have spoken on these issues over the past decade in this House.…05 Feb 2020HANSARDSchool FundingEvery secondary school in my constituency has been judged by Ofsted to require improvement. We have seen various Government initiatives come and go, but when will the Secretary of…20 Jan 2020HANSARDSchool Funding17. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for schools.20 Jan 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAfter months of worry, just before Christmas Npower announced its intention to close the Rainton Bridge customer service centre in my constituency, and there will be 4,500 job…16 Jan 2020HANSARDContingencies Fund Advance: The Electoral CommissionAs a general election will now be held on 12 December, the Electoral Commission will be required to undertake additional unplanned work to provide guidance to parties, non-party…04 Nov 2019