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HANSARDUnemployment4. What assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of unemployment over the last 12 months.04 Sept 2023HANSARDFood Security9. What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of UK food security.06 Jul 2023HANSARDFood SecurityI have raised access to food before with the Minister and, in particular, how surplus food and food near its use-by date can be used by organisations such as FareShare. There is…06 Jul 2023HANSARDEconomic GrowthThe Secretary of State will be aware of the announcement last week that has shocked the Bridgend communities about Zimmer Biomet and the suggestion of losing more than 550 jobs.…05 Jul 2023HANSARDEmployment Tribunals: Average Waiting Times11. What recent assessment he has made of trends in average waiting times for employment tribunals.03 Jul 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ5. Hundreds of steelworkers are outside Parliament today, and some are in the Gallery, to call on the Prime Minister to act now to back our vital steel industry before it is too…28 Jun 2023HANSARDAllegations of Impropriety in Public LifeThe Privileges Committee’s conclusions are crystal clear that the former Prime Minister knowingly misled this House and subsequently tried to intimidate the very Committee…28 Jun 2023HANSARDEmployment Tribunals: Average Waiting TimesMembers of my trade union, the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers, who submitted claims for a protective award in 2020, after being made redundant without…27 Jun 2023HANSARDEmployment Tribunals: Average Waiting Times11. What recent assessment he has made of trends in average waiting times for employment tribunals.27 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsFollowing the question asked by the hon. Member for Kettering (Mr Hollobone), may I press Ministers in relation to HMRC and Department for Work and Pensions phone services? I have…22 Jun 2023HANSARDEducation Funding: Community GroupsUniversities recently wrote a joint letter to the Secretary of State warning that his budget will force them to cut student places and will have a “fundamental and dangerous…21 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. How on earth can the Chancellor begin to understand the worries of ordinary homeowners when it would seem that in 2018 it slipped his mind to declare that he had spent £3.5…20 Jun 2023HANSARDDraft Media BillI appreciate that the Minister is back in post temporarily but he is an experienced former Secretary of State. The initial Bill was introduced in 2022. We have had three…15 Jun 2023HANSARDDraft Media Bill3. What her planned timetable is for the draft Media Bill.15 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. What recent discussions has the Minister had with the BBC regarding its plan to reduce the high proportion of women being prosecuted for licence fee evasion, which the BBC set…15 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House will know of the importance of good broadband connectivity for our constituents and the businesses within our constituencies. The new Department for…08 Jun 2023HANSARDLevelling-up Fund: Delivery of FundsIt is deeply concerning to hear from Bridgend County Borough Council officers that the Minister’s officials are suggesting that any local authority that was successful in the…05 Jun 2023HANSARDLevelling-up Fund: Delivery of Funds3. What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the process of delivering funds for successful levelling-up fund bids.05 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseIn response to the shadow Leader of the House, the Leader of the House talked about the good news that inflation is coming down, but she forgot to mention that core inflation has…25 May 2023HANSARDHouseholds in Fuel PovertyThe most recent statistics published by the Welsh Government show that almost a quarter of those in the private rented sector in Wales are living in fuel poverty, compared with…24 May 2023