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HANSARD UkraineWill my hon. Friend give way?22 Sept 2022HANSARD UkraineWill my right hon. Friend give way?22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenThank you, Mr Speaker, for allowing us to sit late tonight. Bosworth has an affinity and eternal history with the monarchy. We had the battle of Bosworth in August 1485, which saw…09 Sept 2022HANSARD Ukraine UpdateWill the Black sea initiative, which the Secretary of State spoke about, allow materials such as ammonia to come out of Ukraine? I gather from reporting that the initiative will…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ2. Russia’s war in Ukraine continues. Now Turkey has withdrawn its opposition to Sweden and Finland joining NATO. What assessment does my right hon. Friend make of the short and…20 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentThe hon. Member is making a fantastically farcical speech, but I am enjoying it immensely. It is a little bit rich, when there is an election open now, to have a go at candidates…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way, because Britishvolt has its headquarters stationed at MIRA technology park. Is not such levelling up in the midlands and the…18 Jul 2022HANSARD Delivery of Public ServicesI have had the good fortune to go to Hinckley jobcentre to see how things are functioning there, given the adversity that our constituents face. One of its strongest features is…28 Jun 2022HANSARD Delivery of Public ServicesIs the situation not more nuanced? Healthcare is devolved in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England, with four different parties running it, but all have suffered and seen…28 Jun 2022HANSARD Delivery of Public ServicesI sit on the Health Committee, and we were talking this morning about some of the problems with the workforce and the interaction between primary care and secondary care. One of…28 Jun 2022HANSARD UK Defence Industry: ProcurementMy hon. Friend is making a fantastic speech. We have seen a sea change in procurement, and the results are coming through on the ground. I have MIRA in my patch, which is involved…22 Jun 2022HANSARDHinckley National Rail Freight InterchangeMy hon. Friend continues to make a fantastic speech. Does he agree that this needs a joined-up approach from the bottom-up? Our constituents, the parish councils, the borough…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHinckley National Rail Freight InterchangeThe Minister has paused at a perfect point. Am I right in thinking that there will be a strategy for the location of these rail freight interchanges, given the plan she is…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHinckley National Rail Freight InterchangeThe Minister is absolutely right that it is Tritax Symmetry. Some of its consultations have raised real concerns and we have made several complaints about the way in which the…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHinckley National Rail Freight InterchangeMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. Is that not the exact point? This is not about nimbyism; it is about having a national strategy so we can achieve our net-zero goals…14 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillThe Secretary of State is making a great argument on solving some of the flaws in the system. He may not have been privileged enough to be at the debate that I held yesterday on…08 Jun 2022HANSARDApprenticeship Levy4. What recent discussions he has had with representatives of businesses on the rules in respect of the Apprenticeship Levy.07 Jun 2022HANSARDNeighbourhood PlansI beg to move, That this House has considered the role of neighbourhood plans in national planning policy. It is a pleasure to serve under your leadership today, Ms Ghani. I thank…07 Jun 2022HANSARDNeighbourhood PlansI thank the staff for their attendance today, and the Chair for her wise intervention. This has been an interesting debate about planning, and I am hugely grateful to all the…07 Jun 2022HANSARDNeighbourhood PlansI am hugely grateful to the hon. Member for Coventry North West (Taiwo Owatemi) for pointing that out. I believe that my hon. Friend the Member for North Wiltshire (James Gray)…07 Jun 2022