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HANSARDSixth-Form Students: Funding7. If he will implement the recommendation in the April 2019 Social Mobility Commission’s state of the nation 2018 to 2019 report to increase significantly the national funding…24 Jun 2019HANSARDSixth-Form Students: FundingI welcome what the Minister said about the value of sixth-form colleges such as Wyke in Hull North, which does an enormous amount of vital work to promote social mobility and…24 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseLeo Goodwin, the managing director of TransPennine Express, received a lot of publicity last year because he earns £360,000. He is well known in Hull because he is presiding over…20 Jun 2019HANSARDOnline Pornography: Age VerificationThe Secretary of State is a very honourable man, and it is commendable that he has come to speak to the House today, but many people will be very disappointed by this delay. He…20 Jun 2019HANSARDEmployee Pay Gap6. What estimate she has made of the gap between the highest-paid and lowest-paid employees of the Church Commissioners.20 Jun 2019HANSARDEmployee Pay GapI am grateful to the right hon. Lady for that answer. The Archbishop of Canterbury has talked extensively about the need for economic justice, so I was shocked to read in…20 Jun 2019HANSARD Export Licences: High Court JudgmentThe Secretary of State has referred to the European common position several times. What is his assessment of the European countries that have decided to suspend arms exports to…20 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ3. Last month, the Prime Minister wrote to the seven Westminster political leaders and said that the victims of the contaminated blood scandal would have to wait years, until the…19 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. With abortion rates for women over 30 rising, I am sure the Secretary of State will agree with Professor Lesley Regan, the president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and…18 Jun 2019HANSARDViolent CrimeWhy does the Minister think we are still seeing an escalation in violent crime? She has read out a list of measures and projects that the Government are implementing, so why are…17 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe weekend papers contained a striking photograph of £1 billion-worth of Crossrail trains sitting idly in the sidings. Some 479 drivers are not being used, which I understand…13 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseFollowing on from the question by the Chair of the Backbench Business Committee and his reference to newspapers in the north, including The Yorkshire Post and the Hull Daily Mail…13 Jun 2019HANSARDFree TV Licences: Over-75sI have listened carefully to what the Secretary of State has said, and I am getting a bit sick and tired of the weasel words that he is using. It was quite clear to the 9,000…11 Jun 2019HANSARDInterim NHS People PlanThe Minister has talked a lot about leadership. He said in his opening statement that there was a need to create in the NHS leaders who could create cultures that empowered staff.…05 Jun 2019HANSARDProbation Supervision: Short Sentences19. Can the Secretary of State reassure Members that underperforming companies involved in probation —for example, G4S and Sodexo—will not be allowed in future to apply for any of…04 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Minimum Wage Naming SchemeSo can the Minister confirm that those sleazebag employers who rip off the lowest paid in our country are actually going to be named and shamed for the last 12 months?04 Jun 2019HANSARDBritish SteelI wonder whether the Minister might respond to the point raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Scunthorpe (Nic Dakin), who said that the stakes are too high to fail for this…21 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsHas the time not come for the Chancellor to heed the call from the Westminster leaders of seven Opposition parties to fund proper compensation for those infected and affected by…21 May 2019HANSARDProbation ReformI listened carefully to what the Minister said about the failed privatisation of the probation service and the waste of money, but I wondered if he could help me with something…16 May 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House will be concerned to know that Marks & Spencer’s main store in Hull closed its doors on 4 May, 88 years after it opened. There are vacant units in our…16 May 2019