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HANSARDProtection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillWith the leave of the House, I will take the opportunity briefly to thank Members for their excellent contributions this morning. We have heard some really meaningful, moving and…03 Feb 2023HANSARDProtection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his intervention. He is right to praise and highlight the contributions made by a range of different organisations. I am grateful to my own…03 Feb 2023HANSARDProtection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillI am grateful for that intervention and I completely agree. My hon. Friend makes an important point. We have tried hard to craft this piece of legislation in a way that, as my…03 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI know that the Leader of the House will fully understand and share the concerns expressed by Members right across the House about the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, not…02 Feb 2023HANSARD Omagh BombingMay I thank the Secretary of State for his statement and welcome and commend his decision to establish an inquiry into the Omagh bombing? I also pay tribute to the victims and…02 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Does the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster believe there should be a minimum qualifying period for a Prime Minister’s resignation honours list?02 Feb 2023HANSARDVeterans: Mental Health SupportOne way in which we can support veterans’ mental health is to ensure that they transition into meaningful employment that allows them to use the highly transferable skills that…02 Feb 2023HANSARDAccess to Education for WomenIn Afghanistan, women are locked out of learning and girls are shut out of school, and the recent ban on aid workers has made the situation much worse. I think that we should…31 Jan 2023HANSARDMilitary Procurement StandardsThe MOD procured services to administer defence housing and accommodation. It is now more than a month since my urgent question, when the Minister for Defence Procurement said:…30 Jan 2023HANSARD Agricultural Transition PlanI thank the Minister for his statement, and I welcome its intention. My right hon. Friend the Member for North Durham (Mr Jones) made an important point about the specific needs…26 Jan 2023HANSARDFootball Governance: Fan-Led ReviewI do not know whether I need to declare an interest as a supporter of Barnsley football club, but I put that on the record anyway. Further to the point made just a moment ago, we…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine UpdateI echo the concerns expressed by the Chair of the Defence Committee, the right hon. Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood), about the state of our land forces. It is vital that…26 Jan 2023HANSARDFootball Governance: Fan-Led Review9. Whether she plans to implement the recommendations of the Fan-Led Review of Football Governance.26 Jan 2023HANSARDUnemployment: Mental Ill HealthAs the Mayor of South Yorkshire, I worked alongside Mayor Andy Street in the west midlands to introduce Working Win, a pilot employment scheme designed to help people with mental…23 Jan 2023HANSARDRail Service ImprovementsBack in November 2021, the integrated rail plan confirmed that there would be a study on running high-speed trains between East Midlands Parkway and Leeds via Sheffield. Fourteen…19 Jan 2023HANSARD Afghanistan: Ban on Women Aid WorkersI thank the Minister; I know he takes these matters extremely seriously and has a wealth of knowledge, so I am grateful for his response to the House. He will understand the deep…19 Jan 2023HANSARD Afghanistan: Ban on Women Aid WorkersTo ask the Secretary of State if he will make a statement on the ban on women aid workers in Afghanistan.19 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsUntreated sewage was released from storm overflows for more than 2.6 million hours in 2021, according to The Rivers Trust, and now, according to the Competition and Markets…12 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have previously raised the case of a man who, after pleading guilty to sexual abuse, was given permission to go abroad on holiday. The Secretary of State asked me to write to…10 Jan 2023HANSARDCore Northern Powerhouse Rail: Public Funding1. What recent estimate he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the level of public funding that will be required to build core Northern Powerhouse Rail.20 Dec 2022