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HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateMany parts of the country have a lot of jobs that are impossible to do from home. I am thinking of factories and manufacturing jobs, many of which are in Hull. Hull also has below…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI thank the right hon. Lady for that intervention and pay tribute to her for, as Home Secretary, bringing in the Modern Slavery Act. I sat on the Bill Committee for that Act and I…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI rise to speak to new clause 3, which would put into law a specific offence for trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation. We know that serious organised crime networks…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.08 Dec 2021HANSARDCommunity Debt Advice ServicesI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. She knows well the high levels of indebtedness in Hull. The fact that there is such an excellent service operating…01 Dec 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWill the Secretary of State give us his opinion on whether every Member in the Chamber should be wearing a mask?29 Nov 2021HANSARDEnglish Channel Small Boats IncidentThis is the most awful tragedy, and I want to add my condolences to all who have been affected by it. However, it is surely right to point out that the Home Office has failed to…25 Nov 2021HANSARDTransport for the NorthI thank Mr Speaker for granting this urgent question and thank the Minister for his response. Sadly, though, I am far from reassured that cutting Transport for the North’s…24 Nov 2021HANSARDTransport for the North(Urgent Question): To ask the Minister to make a statement on the future of Transport for the North.24 Nov 2021HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. On 18 November, the same day as the statement was made in this House on the integrated rail plan, Transport for the North was written to by the…23 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsCan I just gently remind the Home Secretary that it is her party that has been in power since 2010? Is it therefore a matter of incompetence on behalf of her Government that only…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillI want to speak briefly to amendment 15, which focuses on the membership of integrated care partnerships—the bodies that will be responsible for developing plans to address the…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Integrated Rail Plan: North and MidlandsIt was five years ago on Tuesday that Tory Ministers blocked the privately financed rail electrification to Hull, and there was not one mention today of the great city of the…18 Nov 2021HANSARDTerrorist Incident at Liverpool Women’s HospitalI serve on the ISC, and I have been incredibly impressed by the thoroughness of the information that the Committee has available to it, the reports that are produced and the…16 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI refer back to the question posed by the right hon. Member for Forest of Dean (Mr Harper) on the crisis of vacancies in the social care sector, which I think is currently at…15 Nov 2021HANSARDCOP26I understand and I apologise.15 Nov 2021HANSARDCOP26In order to meet our commitments on net zero, the Humber energy estuary will play a vital role. So I am at a bit of a loss to understand why, in all the briefings over the weekend…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I speak further to my point of order on Tuesday 9 November, in which I sought assurances that the long-awaited integrated rail plan—the…15 Nov 2021HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. You will be aware of the importance across the country, not least in the north of England, of the long-awaited integrated rail plan. In…09 Nov 2021HANSARDNational Tutoring ProgrammeI know that the Secretary of State is as concerned as I am about children in my constituency reaching their full educational potential, but I am concerned that only 240,000…01 Nov 2021