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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Further to the question from the hon. Member for Bracknell (James Sunderland) on the Government’s response on the immigration cost for armed forces personnel, it is good to…21 Feb 2022HANSARDAfghanistan Humanitarian Crisis: UK ResponseFurther to the point made by my friend the right hon. Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood), I suspect that the Minister saw the comments from General Lord Richards, who called…09 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpI thank the Secretary of State and the Under-Secretary, the hon. Member for Harborough (Neil O’Brien), for the briefing that they gave to the Mayors and myself yesterday. However,…02 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Budget confirmed that total funding through the UK shared prosperity fund will, at a minimum, match the size of EU funds in each nation, and in Cornwall. If the Treasury were…01 Feb 2022HANSARDLifelong Learning and Skills DevelopmentThe truly outstanding Northern College in Barnsley is the only adult residential college in the north of England. Can the Minister assure us that it will continue to receive its…31 Jan 2022HANSARDFlash Flooding: Londonrose—27 Jan 2022HANSARDFlash Flooding: LondonAs you and the House will know, Mr Speaker, flooding is of course a challenge right around the country. I am grateful for the Minister’s support today, and as she knows, tomorrow…27 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsSheffield’s Weston Park Cancer Centre is one of just four specialist cancer facilities in the country, but it desperately needs a £50 million upgrade, as the Secretary of State…18 Jan 2022HANSARD English Football League Governance: Derby County FCDerby County is the latest club to find itself in difficulty, but without major and urgent reform it will not be the last. The system is broken when the club finishing at the…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Afghanistan: Humanitarian CrisisThe Taliban are a wicked regime responsible for murdering some of my friends. None of us wanted them in power, but Afghans have no choice. While humanitarian aid is desperately…12 Jan 2022HANSARDScience and Innovation: Levelling UpThe University of Sheffield’s new gene therapy innovation and manufacturing centre shows that South Yorkshire can lead the world when it comes to research, but nearly half of all…11 Jan 2022HANSARD Non-UK Armed Forces Personnel: Immigration RequirementsI beg to move, That this House has considered immigration requirements for non-UK armed forces personnel. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I know…05 Jan 2022HANSARD Non-UK Armed Forces Personnel: Immigration RequirementsMy hon. Friend is exactly right. These people have come here in good faith. They have risked all in the service of our country. They have exposed themselves to extraordinary…05 Jan 2022HANSARD Non-UK Armed Forces Personnel: Immigration RequirementsI am grateful to the hon. and gallant Member for that intervention. He is exactly right: it is, at best, very stingy. I recall that in the debate before Christmas he said that the…05 Jan 2022HANSARD Non-UK Armed Forces Personnel: Immigration RequirementsThis has been a very useful debate and I am grateful for all the contributions from Members and for the Minister’s response. What this issue comes down to, when we strip…05 Jan 2022HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanI declare an interest as a metro Mayor. Also, it would be churlish of me not to acknowledge the fact that both Ministers on the Front Bench—the hon. Members for Daventry (Chris…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI am pleased to hear how valued members of our service community are. This is a good opportunity for the Government to give way on new clause 52, tabled by myself and the hon.…07 Dec 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeLike others, I would like to pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tulip Siddiq), not just for securing this debate but for her tireless and…16 Nov 2021HANSARDLevelling UpThe English metro Mayors submitted levelling-up fund bids—I declare an interest—but only one was successful. The South Yorkshire bid was well crafted and focused on improvements…02 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI declare an interest, as a metro Mayor. The UK is more centralised than most other developed countries. In the north, we feel that acutely. Regional inequality afflicts every…01 Nov 2021