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HANSARDAfghan Relocations and Assistance PolicyWith your forbearance, Mr Speaker, I pay tribute to all those who served in the Falkland Islands 40 years ago. I turn to the Minister’s response. A former member of the unit I…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Falklands War: 40th AnniversaryOn 1 April 1982, the Argentine junta launched a full-scale invasion of a then little-known archipelago 8,000 miles from Britain in the south Atlantic ocean. The following day,…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Falklands War: 40th AnniversaryI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I completely agree with the important point he has made, as I am sure all Members of this House will. Further to his…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Falklands War: 40th AnniversaryI am very grateful to the hon. Lady for her intervention. Of course I take the opportunity to congratulate all of those who have been involved in what sounds like an epic bike…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Falklands War: 40th AnniversaryThe hon. Gentleman has made some incredibly important points, and done so very eloquently. Of course I agree with everything that he has just said. There are many chapters of the…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Falklands War: 40th AnniversaryI am grateful to my hon. Friend. The great ocean city of Plymouth has an important story to tell in the context of the Falkland Islands conflict, and he makes an important point…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillOn the subject of metro Mayors, the Secretary of State will have seen that the decarbonisation summit took place this week. Metro Mayors met and made an offer to the Government to…08 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Last year, the Ministry of Defence pledged to develop a strategy on rape and serious sexual assault, which is long overdue. What conversations is the Minister having with…08 Jun 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Fiscal ApproachI beg to move, That this House has considered the fiscal approach to tackling rises in the cost of living. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I am grateful…25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray Report“Serve to lead” is the motto of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and everybody serving in our armed forces knows that if the commanding officer of a unit presided over the…25 May 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Fiscal ApproachThe hon. Gentleman is fortunate to represent a beautiful part of our country. There are some particular pressures on the rural economy, and he is absolutely right to highlight…25 May 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Fiscal ApproachMy hon. Friend raises an important point. Yes, I would point to the story that is being told in Wales, and to the benefit and value of Labour in power, leading by example. I am…25 May 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Fiscal ApproachThis has been a very useful and timely debate. Again, I thank Unison for the support that it has provided and for the work that it does. I also thank hon. Members for their…25 May 2022HANSARDLocal TransportBuses are lifelines, and for four years we have worked incredibly hard in south Yorkshire to transform our services for the better. We have rightly been ambitious, putting forward…19 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy experience over the past four years or so has proved without doubt that truly levelling up South Yorkshire and the wider north will require transformative levels of investment.…17 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sure that the Secretary of State will want to acknowledge the increasingly important role played by metro Mayors. May I therefore encourage him to make contact with Mayor…16 May 2022HANSARDFairness at Work and Power in CommunitiesFor the first time in four years, I will not be declaring an interest as the Mayor of South Yorkshire. I will, however, take this opportunity to congratulate my successor: I know…12 May 2022HANSARD Ukraine: UK Military SupportDecisions about military support to Ukraine are inevitably taken in the context of the state and the size of our armed forces. I am sure that the Minister is a regular reader of…11 May 2022HANSARDFlood DefencesThe Minister will recall that earlier this year we launched “Connected by Water”, an innovative flood strategy for South Yorkshire that will protect thousands of homes and…28 Apr 2022HANSARD Public Transport Authority for South YorkshireMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. For the remainder of my term—which, admittedly, is a pretty short period of time—I am very happy to sit down with the hon. Member for…27 Apr 2022