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HANSARD CoronavirusThroughout, this process has been heartbreaking, debilitating and wearing, so to be here again talking about a further four-week extension is the worst possible outcome for so…16 Jun 2021HANSARDT-Levels: Industry PlacementsEach T-level comes with a 45-day placement in industry, which is a fantastic opportunity for young people to get some real-life experience of their chosen sector. However, owing…26 Apr 2021HANSARDT-Levels: Industry PlacementsWhat steps his Department is taking to ensure that all students taking T-levels receive a high-quality industry placement.26 Apr 2021HANSARDLobbying of Government CommitteeIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for North East Derbyshire (Lee Rowley). I welcome the announcement of the review into Greensill Capital and its links to the…14 Apr 2021HANSARD Strength of the UK’s Armed ForcesMr Deputy Speaker, “I hear it a lot on the Tory benches, this idea of a country that ruled the waves. Rule Britannia… I think that’s given way to a nostalgia rooted in the history…14 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I welcome the exciting industrial decarbon-isation strategy, which my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State launched last week, backed by £1 billion, £78 million of which…23 Mar 2021HANSARDScottish Independence ReferendumIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes. I am getting a sense of déjà vu. We basically had the same debate on Thursday, but having the same debate twice in a…22 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureFor a few days now, we have been playing a guessing game in the Parliamentary Private Secretaries’ WhatsApp group about the possible subject of this debate. The running joke, of…17 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. He is absolutely spot-on. It will come as no shock to Members that I am a bit of a geek—I recently watched the BBC’s 2016 Holyrood…17 Mar 2021HANSARDScotland: General Election and Constitutional FutureLike my hon. Friend, I have a dash of Commonwealth blood in me, although in my case it is maple syrup. Does she agree that our United Kingdom has informed a great deal of the…17 Mar 2021HANSARD International Women’s DayIt is a pleasure to take part in this debate on International Women’s Day as a Member from the original suffragette city of Manchester, home of Emmeline Pankhurst, and as a proud…11 Mar 2021HANSARD International Women’s DayAs my hon. Friend knows, my parents and quite a lot of my family live in her constituency. Their opinion of her is that she is an extremely capable Member of Parliament. She is…11 Mar 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)It is always interesting to get a lecture on economic probity from a member of the Liverpool Labour party. I will start by saying that I am chuffed to bits. I am very pleased…04 Mar 2021HANSARDOffice for Environmental ProtectionMay I associate myself with the comments of my hon. Friend the Member for Cheadle (Mary Robinson)? I am a fellow Greater Manchester MP, and my constituents in Heywood and…04 Mar 2021HANSARDOffice for Environmental ProtectionWhat recent progress he has made on establishing the Office for Environmental Protection.04 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Cultural and Entertainment SectorsI want to start by thanking the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport team for their engagement and accessibility during the pandemic. Heywood and Middleton is not a…02 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsDiolch yn fawr, and dydd gŵyl Dewi hapus, Mr Speaker. I put on record my thanks to the Department for Education’s ministerial team for all the work that they have done, especially…01 Mar 2021HANSARDGovernment's Management of the EconomyI was going to describe today’s topic as mind-bending, but after listening to some of the drivel from Labour Members, I think the correct word is probably “psychotropic”. The only…23 Feb 2021HANSARDWork and PensionsWhat steps she plans to take to increase the participation of young people in the kickstart scheme as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.04 Feb 2021HANSARD Grooming GangsIt is a pleasure and an honour to follow the hon. Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion). She has given so much by giving a voice to the voiceless in this Chamber. I pay tribute to…03 Feb 2021