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HANSARDCommercial Breeding for LaboratoriesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I congratulate the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) on his excellent opening speech. It…16 Jan 2023HANSARDChildcare: Accessibility, Affordability and QualitySadly, childcare is not the only thing that parents are struggling to afford, and I am grateful to Karen Taylor from Rooted in Hull for drawing to my attention work done by the…16 Jan 2023HANSARDCommercial Breeding for LaboratoriesThere seem to be an awful lot of presumptions in the opening of the Minister’s speech, including presumption that we all benefit from testing on animals, despite the evidence that…16 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeI absolutely support my hon. Friend, who is a tireless champion for schools and educators. I also want to mention social confidence. Oracy helps students to get along with others.…11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeAs I mentioned in my intervention on the shadow Secretary of State, I served on the Education Committee in the last Parliament. I had a very positive relationship with the then…11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeWhen I was on the Education Committee in 2019—just for the information of the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis), conversations about future work tend to…11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeI do hope that the hon. Gentleman will exercise his new-found freedoms as Chair and make the full transition from parliamentary supporter of the Government to parliamentary…11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeI thank the Minister for giving way; he is always generous. On the issue of quality and knowledge-based teaching, will he respond to my point that the Education Endowment…11 Jan 2023HANSARD Future of Postal ServicesAs my hon. Friend is aware, there are only 116 Crown post offices left. When it comes to closing banks, part of the Government’s strategy is that people can access banking…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Future of Postal ServicesI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Hall Green (Tahir Ali) and, of course, send my support to all the posties out on strike today. I wonder if, in his remarks, the…10 Jan 2023HANSARDHome BuildingThe Welsh Labour Government have applied schedule 3 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, which provides minimum standards for sustainable urban drainage systems on new…09 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Winter PressuresThe failure to fix social care is having an impact on not only the acute service but the mental health service. I have raised directly with the Secretary of State the problems…09 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI rise to speak to new clauses 22, 23 and 29 and amendments 19, 21 and 22 in my name, which are all about financial inclusion. I thank Martin Coppack from Fair By Design, the…07 Dec 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillThe Minister is being very generous in giving way. The point made by the right hon. Member for North West Hampshire (Kit Malthouse) makes clear the need for free access to cash to…07 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceAs I pointed out in my speech when I was talking about radiotherapy, the reason people are leaving the profession is to do with the work-life balance. It is not just a question of…06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceIn Hull West and Hessle, 1,730 people are waiting more than 28 days to see a GP and 6,225 are waiting more than 14 days. The ratio of GPs to patients in Hull is one of the lowest…06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceThe right hon. Gentleman might recall that, when he was previously Health Secretary before his short break, I raised concerns around the criteria to reside and the number of…06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceThis is a perfect point for me to lobby the hon. Gentleman on also looking into diagnosis times for people with endometriosis, who are waiting on average seven and a half years to…06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceI want to raise the case of my constituent, Mr Simpson, whose wife died last Tuesday after waiting 16 hours for an ambulance. On 29 November, his wife was confused. At 3 pm, he…06 Dec 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I seek your guidance on ensuring that the Home Office provides a high-quality and timely service to MPs. Since 1 January my office has been…16 Nov 2022