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HANSARDCovid-19: DWP UpdateMay I join colleagues in thanking DWP staff, particularly those in West Worcestershire who have worked so hard throughout this crisis? The Secretary of State has been asked a…04 May 2020HANSARDThe EconomyI thank the Chancellor and his teams for the speed with which they have managed to get so much money to help so many of my constituents. As he thinks about how he is going to…27 Apr 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseLet me again thank you, Mr Speaker, and your team for enabling us to return to raise this wide range of issues on which we will want to question Ministers. May I also put on…21 Apr 2020HANSARDProceedings during the Pandemic and Hybrid Scrutiny ProceedingsI join the Leader of the House in thanking everyone who has worked so hard to bring forward these arrangements. I would like to raise the subject of Adjournment debates. I declare…21 Apr 2020HANSARD Educational SettingsThis has been a sobering statement, and I want to put on record how much I appreciate the tone used by the Secretary of State and the hon. Member for Ashton-under- Lyne (Angela…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateI thank the Chancellor and his team for all that has been announced today. I know that those in the retail hospitality sector in my constituency will be very pleased to hear about…17 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19Does the test give evidence of no infection? That goes to the point that has been made about frontline health workers. Is the Secretary of State saying today that there is an…16 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt is, I think, a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Glasgow Central (Alison Thewliss), who sits with me on the Treasury Select Committee, which has eight women members out of…12 Mar 2020HANSARD River Severn FloodingI, too, congratulate my hon. Friend on his proposal and I support it from Worcestershire. Does he accept that it is also important to look at the tributaries of the River Severn,…11 Mar 2020HANSARDWorkplace Pensions1. What recent assessment she has made of trends in the number of people contributing to a workplace pension.09 Mar 2020HANSARDWorkplace PensionsThis has truly been one of the great policy successes of the last decade, but many would argue that people are still not saving enough for a comfortable retirement. Does the…09 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes the Minister agree that one of the best ways to level up the great British high street with the internet would be to allow our high street shops to choose when they open?03 Mar 2020HANSARDBradford University: Medical SchoolIt is wonderful to hear about the plans at the University of Bradford. In addition, the University of Worcester is developing plans for a three counties medical school, which…02 Mar 2020HANSARDNew Homes: Carbon Emissions and Energy EfficiencyI congratulate my right hon. Friend on his appointment to this absolutely crucial role. Does he agree that one of the best ways to prevent carbon emissions is to make sure that…24 Feb 2020HANSARDDraft Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Amendment) Order 2020This was quite a controversial subject in West Mercia, where there was discussion about the West Mercia police and crime commissioner and the Hereford and Worcester fire…24 Feb 2020HANSARDFloodingThe Secretary of State has really been thrown in at the deep end. I congratulate him on his appointment. I can testify to how hard he and the local flood resilience teams have…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureAs a west midlands MP, I warmly welcome today’s announcement, and I thank the Prime Minister and the Transport Secretary for working with West Midlands Mayor, Andy Street. Will he…11 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Authority FundingIn addition to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, has my right hon. Friend had a chance to speak to the Secretary of State for Education about…11 Feb 2020HANSARDFlood ResponseWill the Secretary of State join me in thanking the contractors for Worcestershire County Council who have been clearing all the fallen trees from our roads? In Worcestershire, we…10 Feb 2020HANSARD Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) BillI welcome the steps my right hon. Friend is taking in this Bill. Will she outline how the measures she has just described are going to be widely publicised, to make sure that…10 Feb 2020