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HANSARDOnline Fraud and ScamsThe hon. Lady is exactly right to identify the wickedness of pension scams picking on people, often at a time of weakness, which is part of a wider field of investment scams. As…18 Oct 2021HANSARDOnline Fraud and ScamsI, too, wish to associate myself with your words, Mr Speaker, and those of the Home Secretary in memory of our two cherished friends, David and James—outstanding parliamentarians…18 Oct 2021HANSARDOnline Fraud and ScamsI thank the hon. Gentleman twice over: for what he said at the start and for his expression of support for doing what we must to ensure that we disrupt the terrible messaging,…18 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsUnexplained wealth orders are a very important tool and, yes, we are absolutely making sure the resources are there to support their use.18 Oct 2021HANSARDOnline Fraud and ScamsI thank my right hon. Friend for that question, which follows on from what the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood (Cat Smith) was saying. It is very important that we raise…18 Oct 2021HANSARDOnline Fraud and ScamsI will certainly meet my hon. Friend, who I recognise has done a lot of work in this area. I want to make it clear that where people are engaged in illegal abuse, they can be…18 Oct 2021HANSARD Licensing of Master LocksmithsOf course, we are always open to representations and want to hear from trusted voices in the industry. I would encourage the association to continue engaging with officials at the…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Licensing of Master LocksmithsIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Ms Bardell. I warmly congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Rugby—and Bulkington—(Mark Pawsey) on…22 Sept 2021HANSARDRestoration and Renewal: Opportunities for Harrogate and KnaresboroughI do agree. My hon. Friend is right: it will be a large sum of money, and it is essential not only that best value is secured for that money, but that the benefits of it are…22 Jul 2021HANSARDRestoration and RenewalThe Sponsor Body, supported by the Delivery Authority, is currently developing the detailed plan that will for the first time give an accurate sense of the costs and timescales…22 Jul 2021HANSARDRestoration and Renewal: Opportunities for Harrogate and KnaresboroughRestoring Parliament will use UK materials wherever possible and create jobs and apprenticeships in the supply chain across the UK, from high-tech design to traditional…22 Jul 2021HANSARDRestoration and RenewalMy hon. Friend is right to mention the terrible fire at Notre-Dame, which serves as a reminder to us all of the risk to our great heritage assets. He is also right that putting…22 Jul 2021HANSARD Racist Abuse on Social MediaSome of these vile abusers are totally open, but the cloak of anonymity does embolden others. It also opens the door for hostile actors, with the divisive exploitation that can…14 Jul 2021HANSARDChildhood ObesityI am grateful to my hon. Friend for mentioning that wide range of measures. May I also encourage her to work closely with colleagues at the Department for Education and the…13 Jul 2021HANSARDChildhood ObesityWhat steps he is taking to tackle childhood obesity.13 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Education SettingsI strongly welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement and the return to normality and stability with the contingencies and safeguards he set out. Does he agree that although people…06 Jul 2021HANSARDEducation RecoveryI commend and congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Harlow (Robert Halfon) on securing this debate and on all the work that he and his Committee do. He set out very…29 Jun 2021HANSARDRestoration and Renewal: Procurement OpportunitiesRestoring Parliament will benefit businesses in the UK, using UK materials wherever possible and creating jobs and apprenticeships nationwide—including, I hope, in my hon.…17 Jun 2021HANSARDRestoration and Renewal: Procurement OpportunitiesAbsolutely; my hon. Friend is quite right. The programme is currently developing its supply chain plans to help to ensure that the benefits of the programme are felt across the…17 Jun 2021HANSARDInvesting in Children and Young PeopleIs the hon. Lady suggesting that that figure she has just given for the US relates solely to catch-up funding and therefore is comparable? Does she need to add up a number of…09 Jun 2021