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HANSARDPolice Conduct and David CarrickMy respect goes out to the brave women who have come forward, but women should not need to be brave. The system should protect them and believe them when they speak out. On 20…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMembers on the Government Benches seem to think that none of those who are striking lives in their constituencies, which I find quite strange. Will the Minister confirm that, once…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillA lot of time is spent in courts in some countries arguing about minimum service level agreements. I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. The Minister has said that it will cost the Government £28 billion to settle the dispute with our public service workers. The Institute for…16 Jan 2023HANSARDWindrush Lessons Learned Review: Implementation of RecommendationsHappy new year, Mr Speaker. The Minister talks about how refreshing it is to see the engagement of local people. These local people are desperate. Their lives have been stripped…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Future of Postal ServicesMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech, based on his 30 years’ experience working as a postie. As he said, if half the money given to shareholders was given to the actual…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Government PPE ContractsI have a few points for the Minister of State, Department of Health and Social Care, the hon. Member for Colchester (Will Quince), who is no longer in his place. The National…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Government PPE ContractsOn civil servants, will the Minister give way?06 Dec 2022HANSARD Government PPE Contractsrose —06 Dec 2022HANSARD Government PPE ContractsI want to take the Minister back to where he mentioned civil servants. According to the Government’s own records, civil servants were begging Ministers not to give contracts to…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Government PPE ContractsBut are you giving way?06 Dec 2022HANSARD Government PPE ContractsWill the Minister give way?06 Dec 2022HANSARD Government PPE ContractsMy right hon. Friend is making a thoughtful speech which puts every Conservative Member to shame. Is she as shocked as I was to learn that a company was put into the VIP lane by…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Government PPE ContractsI thank the Minister for that intervention. So can he just clarify: if the NHS was given weekly stats on how much PPE was needed, how come there is so much PPE in storage, which…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Government PPE ContractsI suppose the facts will reveal themselves when the Minister shows us all the paperwork, leaves it in the Library and then we can go through the facts, the stats and the figures…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Government PPE ContractsMy hon. Friend makes an extremely valid point. I spoke in Committee this morning. I am not going to read the book but I think we have to scrutinise it and cross-check the…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Government PPE ContractsThis is so ridiculous, Madam Deputy Speaker. When the Netflix series comes out, nobody is going to believe it is a true story. I know we are not supposed to speak about the…06 Dec 2022HANSARDIndependent Adviser on Ministerial InterestsCan the Minister confirm whether the fee paid to Adam Tolley KC to investigate the claims he mentioned earlier is greater than the projected annual cost of an ethics adviser?30 Nov 2022HANSARD Independent Cultural Review of London Fire Brigade(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make a statement on Nazir Afzal OBE’s independent cultural review of London Fire Brigade.28 Nov 2022HANSARD Independent Cultural Review of London Fire BrigadeNazir Afzal has found institutional misogyny, racism and discrimination in the fire service. His report is based on the testimony of 2,000 members and contains 23 recommendations,…28 Nov 2022