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HANSARDGiving Every Baby the Best Start in LifeI thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting us time to debate this incredibly important subject. I also commend my colleagues, the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah…09 Nov 2021HANSARD Carbon Emission ChargesI apologise to the Minister for pushing the issue, because I can see that she does not have a clearer response. “In the coming months” is as vague as the timings that we have…01 Nov 2021HANSARD Carbon Emission ChargesThe Minister is being very generous with her time. I am sure she appreciates that it is important that the polluter pays, but many polluting businesses will pass that cost on to…01 Nov 2021HANSARD Carbon Emission ChargesI thank the Minister for giving way again. I will not push her again on that point, as I can see that she does not have a clearer timeframe. Obviously, it is of keen interest to…01 Nov 2021HANSARD Carbon Emission ChargesI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 574678, relating to charges on carbon emissions. It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. The…01 Nov 2021HANSARD Carbon Emission ChargesI thank the Minister for her response and for being very generous in taking interventions. The debate has highlighted the need to be up front and transparent about the costs and…01 Nov 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsI absolutely support everything my hon. Friend is saying in his speech, and the Government should listen hard, because we have all lived through a very difficult 18 months and…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Levelling-up AgendaThank you, Mr Robertson. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis) for securing this important and timely debate. He set out very comprehensively why…15 Sept 2021HANSARDChildcareI thank the Minister for that response, but I fear that the more than 112,000 petitioners who signed the petition would disagree with her assessment that there is not a problem to…13 Sept 2021HANSARDChildcareI very much agree with my hon. Friend. With the greatest of respect, I think that petitioners listening to the Minister’s response will feel that hers is an alternative reality,…13 Sept 2021HANSARDChildcareI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 586700, relating to funding and affordability of childcare. The petition is about the need for an independent review of…13 Sept 2021HANSARD HS2The Government talk about levelling up, and there can be few more glaring examples of regional inequality, and few where the role of central Government is critical, than our rail…13 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyWe all recognise the significant crisis in the social care system, but is that not just another broken Conservative manifesto promise? They pledged to approach this in a manner of…08 Sept 2021HANSARDCompulsory Microchipping of CatsSo despite widespread public support, as the Minister confirmed, we are yet to have a timetable for the compulsory microchipping of pet cats. We know that 2.6 million unchipped…22 Jul 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseNext week will mark two years since the Prime Minister promised to build Northern Powerhouse Rail connecting Newcastle to the north’s other major cities, yet in the past few days…22 Jul 2021HANSARDCompulsory Microchipping of CatsWhat the planned timescale is for the introduction of the compulsory microchipping of cats.22 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Minister for Middle East and North Africa indicated earlier that the Government have yet to consider joining the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace, because they…20 Jul 2021HANSARDHealth Inequalities: Levelling-up FundWhat discussions he has had with the (a) Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on tackling health inequalities through the levelling-up…19 Jul 2021HANSARDHealth Inequalities: Levelling-up FundHealth inequalities are a clear and persistent indicator of the growing gap between and within regions. Swim England forecasts that, because of the impact of the pandemic, by 2026…19 Jul 2021HANSARD International Travel RulesJuly and August are crucial months for airports, but the modest uplift in travel expected this year means that airports such as Newcastle International will continue to face an…19 Jul 2021