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HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister will know that the Future Fit programme is a £312 million investment in upgrading and modernising hospital services in Shropshire. Telford Council, a medically…29 Jan 2020HANSARDBilateral Trade: Developing Countries6. What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on increasing bilateral trade with developing countries.29 Jan 2020HANSARDBilateral Trade: Developing CountriesI thank the Secretary of State for that answer. Increasing the number of women in the workforce is key to economic growth. What support is DFID giving to women entrepreneurs?29 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS: Take-up of New TechnologyMy right hon. Friend will know that the Future Fit programme, if passed, would have brought not only £312 million but a lot of innovative, pioneering technology into the county of…28 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS: Take-up of New Technology5. What steps he is taking to ensure the take-up of new technology by the NHS to support effective delivery of its services.28 Jan 2020HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayThe hon. Lady rightly acknowledges that Poles were killed for helping their Jewish friends and neighbours, but it was worse than that. In the case of my family, it wasn’t just…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI do not have the exact figure to hand, but at least 4 million Poles, if not more, were killed. Of course, it is not just the killing of millions of Poles. As my hon. Friend will…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI would like to address colleagues, not as the MP for Shrewsbury, but as the only Polish-born British Member of this Parliament. A lot of the killings during the second world war…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayMy hon. Friend mentions the very important visits to Auschwitz by young British schoolchildren. Sometimes they are just taken to the camp for the day and flown straight back to…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayThe hon. Lady is making a very eloquent speech. Is she aware that, 75 years on, Germany still refuses to pay victims of its atrocities in Poland—Poles and Polish Jews—while hiding…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayMy hon. Friend uses the term “Nazis”. The problem with that term is that it is a firewall for the real perpetrators, the Germans. We are now seeing a revisionism as to who was to…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayThe hon. Gentleman is making an eloquent and powerful speech. He has referenced Poland on several occasions. I hope he will join me in remembering the millions of Poles who were…23 Jan 2020HANSARD Adult Social Care in Shropshire: Government FundingShropshire Lad. The clear message from Peter Nutting, the leader of our council, from the chief executive, and from the other senior councillors is that social care is their top…22 Jan 2020HANSARD Adult Social Care in Shropshire: Government FundingI would, but I will first give way to my right hon. Friend.22 Jan 2020HANSARD Adult Social Care in Shropshire: Government FundingI am extremely grateful for those interventions from my hon. Friends and neighbours. I could not agree with them more. Shrewsbury is listed as one of the top 10 places to retire…22 Jan 2020HANSARD Adult Social Care in Shropshire: Government FundingI will give way for the last time, very quickly.22 Jan 2020HANSARD Adult Social Care in Shropshire: Government FundingI will follow your lead on that, Mr Stringer. In the financial year 2019-20, the social care budget for Shropshire Council was £103.1 million. That represents 48.2% of the…22 Jan 2020HANSARD Adult Social Care in Shropshire: Government FundingThe Minister has just reminded me of one thing. Of course, we should pay tribute to the millions of citizens out there who are carers and who look after their elderly relatives in…22 Jan 2020HANSARD Adult Social Care in Shropshire: Government FundingI beg to move, That this House has considered Government funding for adult social care in Shropshire. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. Before I…22 Jan 2020HANSARD Adult Social Care in Shropshire: Government FundingI thank my hon. Friend and neighbour for that intervention. I could not agree more. When we came into office, we of course had to rein in expenditure, and all Government…22 Jan 2020