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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. When a service child moves to a new school, it is up to the old school to flag this on the student’s file, otherwise there could be a delay in receiving the service pupil…03 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs a long-time campaigner for the line to Fleetwood to be reopened, I welcome the fact that the Secretary of State was in Poulton-le-Fylde this week, announcing £100,000 for a…30 Jan 2020HANSARD UKAEA Public Service Pension SchemeI beg to move, That this House has considered the UKAEA Public Service Pension Scheme survivor’s pension. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Gray, for this short but…28 Jan 2020HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayAbsolutely; I want nothing more. As Primo Levi said, “we too are so dazzled by power and prestige as to forget our essential fragility. Willingly or not we come to terms with…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayThis year we mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. I thank the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust for everything it does to ensure that the whole country…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point and I hope that it is one of the points that is explored during the debate, but if he will forgive me, I would like to get on with my…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI thank my right hon. Friend for raising that incredibly valid and painful point with regard to social media companies. I pay tribute to her work on always challenging…23 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat plans have the Government to bring the House of Lords into the 21st century? If, as I suspect, the answer is none, may I remind the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster that…22 Jan 2020HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) BillI thank the Secretary of State; she is being very generous. One of the concerns that my constituents will have is around the payments from the Rural Payments Agency, which has…21 Jan 2020HANSARDDirect Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) BillWill the Secretary of State give way?21 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.A significant proportion of teaching staff in our higher education institutions are…20 Jan 2020HANSARDFull-fibre and Gigabit-capable BroadbandWill the Minister congratulate my constituents who are involved with Broadband for the Rural North—B4RN—which prides itself on delivering full-fibre gigabit broadband, not just…16 Jan 2020HANSARDFlybeFollowing the Monarch and Thomas Cook debacles, what lessons has the Minister learned and which of them will he apply to the situation with Flybe?14 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseAs I am the fifth Member to ask about rail, the Leader of the House can be in no doubt about the strength of feeling on both sides about transport infrastructure. Can we have a…09 Jan 2020HANSARDStreet CrimeMy constituents in Fleetwood have been left reeling over an unprecedented spate of armed robberies in shops in the town over the festive period. Does the Minister think that the…07 Jan 2020HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillThe Prime Minister came to office promising to deliver Brexit by 31 October, and he has failed. He has shown his utter incompetence, and he simply cannot be trusted. We have…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI beg to move amendment 2, page 1, line 2, leave out “12” and insert “9”. This amendment would change the date of the proposed general election to Monday 9 December.29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillThis Government are in complete disarray. After yesterday’s vote, we now have a Prime Minister who has suffered 10 embarrassing defeats in this House and two historic court…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI will not give way; time is very limited. The purpose of a general election is to let the people decide the future of our country. It therefore must be conducted in a way that is…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing yet another Adjournment debate on the Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. It is, indeed, a sorry state of affairs when we…24 Oct 2019