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HANSARDNew School Locations: Consultation of Communities21. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on helping to ensure that communities are consulted on the location of new schools.06 Dec 2021HANSARDNew School Locations: Consultation of CommunitiesGetting planning right is one of the biggest concerns my constituents have. The proposals to build a new school on the Captains Clough playing field drew a huge number of people…06 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. I welcomed the Government’s decision in 2019 to proscribe the Hezbollah terror group in its entirety, and I welcomed their decision to proscribe the Hamas terror group earlier…30 Nov 2021HANSARDEnergy-intensive IndustriesEnergy costs are clearly important, but reliability and stability of supply is also a key feature, which nuclear power would provide. Does the hon. Gentleman think that that is an…24 Nov 2021HANSARDEnergy-intensive IndustriesI agree entirely. It is welcome that the Government have renewed their focus on nuclear organisations, and that groups of colleagues within Parliament are increasingly giving that…24 Nov 2021HANSARDEnergy-intensive IndustriesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent South (Jack Brereton) on securing such an important debate…24 Nov 2021HANSARDEnergy-intensive IndustriesWith the £96 billion investment in the railways—we have a debate on the headquarters of the Great British Railways to come—will the Minister do all he can to ensure that…24 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial Care: Staff Numbers and Vacancy RatesI thank my hon. Friend for her reply. The latest figure I have for the vacancy rate for carers in August was significantly worse than those from before the pandemic, and it is…23 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial Care: Staff Numbers and Vacancy Rates9. What steps his Department is taking to increase the number of carers in the adult social care sector.23 Nov 2021HANSARD Integrated Rail Plan: North and MidlandsI welcome the integrated rail plan and the wider electrification project that the Government are pursuing—including the link between Bolton and Wigan—but my constituents, whether…18 Nov 2021HANSARDRail Services9. What steps he is taking to improve rail services.04 Nov 2021HANSARDRail ServicesAfter many years of waiting, we have seen the electrification of the Manchester to Liverpool and Manchester to Preston railway lines. We are now looking forward to the…04 Nov 2021HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy hon. Friend makes a really important point. The physical security is one aspect, but the cyber-security, including firewalls and other protections, is immensely important to…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney). It was interesting to hear the contrast between the position of the Liberal Democrats a few years ago…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillI agree entirely with my hon. Friend. We need to secure those jobs and we need, as early as possible, to give that reassurance to engineers and others and say to them, “Your…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillThat is such an important point. I agree entirely that we already have the larger-scale nuclear reactors and the established technology. It is so important that we look at SMRs…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillI am concerned about the strategic national interest, but I think that most people at home would need to have reassurance on this: the security risk of the technical aspects, to…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillI agree entirely that there are huge challenges for the private sector to come up with the cash for the nuclear sector, because of providing the money up front; it takes such a…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillDoes my hon. Friend share my concern that with nuclear we have existing established technologies that can be used and rolled out, even though the timescale in the Bill is…03 Nov 2021HANSARDGP Appointment AvailabilityThe hon. Lady makes some important points about the Bill, but the postcode lottery is already there. Most people view the national health service as a one-size-fits-all service…26 Oct 2021