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HANSARDEngagementsQ3. I welcome confirmation that routine Ofsted inspections will be postponed, and will the Prime Minister join me in commending schools, leaders and teachers on all they have been…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Educational SettingsI thank my right hon. Friend for the breadth of the statement today. Necessarily, there is still a lot of detail to be worked out, not least on qualifications. For me, in talking…18 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19My hon. Friend the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Damian Collins) talked about the importance of information consistency, but some constituents are seeing competing messages…16 Mar 2020HANSARD Budget ResolutionsIt is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Islwyn (Chris Evans), who made some very important points about our high streets. It has been a great privilege to witness…11 Mar 2020HANSARDFree School Holiday Activities and MealsDoes my hon. Friend agree that the measure of the Government’s commitment is in their record? We have already extended eligibility for free school meals on no fewer than three…02 Mar 2020HANSARDTax Avoidance and EvasionThis is an important subject for debate this afternoon, first because we need tax receipts to fund our public services and, secondly, because as my hon. Friend the Member for…25 Feb 2020HANSARDTreasuryCreditor enforcement action can greatly exacerbate the problems that people going through mental health crises can experience. May I commend the Chancellor and the Economic…24 Feb 2020HANSARDOnline Harms LegislationI very much welcome this world-leading approach, but can my hon. Friend reassure me that, in bearing down on harms to children and young people, the legislation will cover not…13 Feb 2020HANSARD Apprenticeship LevyIt is a great pleasure to speak in this debate. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Gloucester (Richard Graham), who, along with my right hon. Friend the Member for…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Creditor enforcement action can greatly exacerbate the problems that people going through mental health crises can experience. May I commend the Chancellor and the Economic…11 Feb 2020HANSARD TransportIt is a huge pleasure and privilege to follow our new colleague the hon. Member for Birmingham, Hall Green (Tahir Ali), who spoke with passion about some incredibly important…05 Feb 2020HANSARD TransportWould the hon. Gentleman care to comment on what happened to transport emissions under the Labour Government in the 10 years following 1997, before the financial crash?05 Feb 2020HANSARD TransportIt is more about business.05 Feb 2020HANSARD TransportMy hon. Friend has made a good point about walking. Along with cycling, it is an important part of the picture, as are buses, which so many Members have mentioned today. I hope…05 Feb 2020HANSARDNet Zero Targets and Decarbonising TransportI will let that point hang in mid-air because, like the points made by my hon. Friend the Member for Cheltenham (Alex Chalk) and the hon. Member for Ceredigion (Ben Lake), it is…04 Feb 2020HANSARDNet Zero Targets and Decarbonising TransportMy hon. Friend is not only an advocate for walking and cycling but, in his high-vis jacket, a very visible advertisement for it. He is absolutely right, and that is another type…04 Feb 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Delayed Roll-OutI welcome my hon. Friend’s clarification of the need for this reforecasting. May I invite him to restate the Government’s total commitment to a universal credit arrangement that…04 Feb 2020HANSARDNet Zero Targets and Decarbonising TransportI beg to move, That this House has considered net zero targets and decarbonising transport. It is a genuine pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Nokes, and to have an opportunity…04 Feb 2020HANSARDNet Zero Targets and Decarbonising TransportI know the hon. Lady’s part of the world well, having stood for Parliament there in the mid-2000s. Buses are an important part of the overall mix, and for Greater Manchester,…04 Feb 2020HANSARDNet Zero Targets and Decarbonising TransportSteel is of great importance, and the hon. Lady knows better than most people how important it is to our industrial base. It is also important to the development of many green…04 Feb 2020