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HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023rose—27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023What does the Minister think will be the difference between what is happening now and what will happen when this measure comes into place? As voluntary agreements have been in…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023I am amazed that the Minister talked about the consultation, which is a bit of an open goal. Some 76% of people did not agree with the proposals, so I would suggest that they do…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023I thank the Minister for giving way again; this is an important issue. Is he suggesting that what is provided for staff in the London area by the London Ambulance Service as a…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023Will the Minister give way?27 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn StatementCan the Chancellor confirm that living standards will drop by 3% in the next year?22 Nov 2023HANSARD Autumn Statement ResolutionsIt is a real concern. Those 32 hospitals are just the tip of the iceberg of what is needed, and nothing is in train yet, so if it bunches into the late 2020s and then into the…22 Nov 2023HANSARD Autumn Statement ResolutionsWill the Minister give way?22 Nov 2023HANSARD Autumn Statement ResolutionsDoes the right hon. Lady agree that will create a burden for those people who will then have to complete a tax return? In addition, there will be an impact on child benefit, so…22 Nov 2023HANSARD Autumn Statement ResolutionsBefore launching into my speech, I will pick up some comments made by the right hon. Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox). He said that his Government were in favour of the measures…22 Nov 2023HANSARDDebate on the AddressBefore I start, I must declare an interest—I am a leaseholder and, as per my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, I am a landlord—since I want to comment on both…07 Nov 2023HANSARDDebate on the AddressThe Father of the House and I obviously share support for the work that Martin Lewis does in bringing these consumer finance issues to the mainstream and managing to explain…07 Nov 2023HANSARDDebate on the Addressrose —07 Nov 2023HANSARDDebate on the AddressThe right hon. Gentleman is making some interesting points, and the total amount of Whitehall day-to-day spending on health is phenomenal. On the point about scanners, I am afraid…07 Nov 2023HANSARDNew HomesFor all the sound and fury from the Secretary of State, he knows that the maths does not lie and that the Government have failed on their targets. They have downgraded their…16 Oct 2023HANSARD Birmingham City CouncilI welcome the appointment of Max Caller, who has a strong track record of making these difficult decisions and helping councils to turn around, but the Secretary of State will…19 Sept 2023HANSARDHeat Networks12. If she will take steps to ensure that consumers do not pay for heat network remediation.19 Sept 2023HANSARDHeat NetworksI must declare that I live in a block with a heat network. Many heat networks will be quite expensive to change under the technical rules proposed by the Government for 2024.…19 Sept 2023HANSARDSchool Building ClosuresPerhaps the Secretary of State could clarify whether it is 18 or 28 schools that still need temporary classrooms, because we have heard different figures from her and from her…19 Sept 2023HANSARDSafety of School BuildingsDoes my hon. Friend not think that the vast, overinflated amounts of money spent on some free school sites could have been better spent dealing with the collapsing schools?06 Sept 2023