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HANSARDPolicing and CrimeWill my right hon. Friend give way on that point?29 Jan 2020HANSARDPolicing and CrimeI am really pleased that my right hon. Friend is drawing attention to the role that local government can play. I hope she will join me in recognising the work that Labour police…29 Jan 2020HANSARD HomelessnessOne way we could stop the rise in homelessness is by addressing the concerns about universal credit. Just this week, Hull City Council published a report which says that rent…29 Jan 2020HANSARDNational Living Wage10. What recent assessment she has made of the level of compliance of businesses with payment of the national living wage.21 Jan 2020HANSARDNational Living WageI thank the Minister for her answer but, as she is aware, the enforcement system is not working effectively at the moment, and hundreds of well-known companies are still getting…21 Jan 2020HANSARD Motorhomes and Vehicle Excise DutyI thank the Minister for giving way again; he is being very generous. Is it not right to say that when the tax was devised, he did not meet with the motorhome or campervan…21 Jan 2020HANSARD Motorhomes and Vehicle Excise DutyIn my area, Swift Caravans has already announced redundancies and I am aware that other companies are currently consulting on making more people redundant. There is huge…21 Jan 2020HANSARD Motorhomes and Vehicle Excise DutyDoes the Minister not accept that the Government are taxing new motorhomes, which have a greener engine, at a higher rate, while allowing older motorhomes, which have a dirtier…21 Jan 2020HANSARDFurther EducationMore than three quarters of sixth-form colleges do not believe they have the funding they need to support disadvantaged students. The FE sector, the Education Committee and the…20 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareI think all of us here have had those moments when the injustice of what we see continues to haunt us ever afterwards. Last October, I had such an experience when I visited the…16 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. The Minister will know that when the north prospers the nation prospers, and a recent independent study showed that the One Yorkshire devolution project could bring £30…13 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseEvery hour someone in England has a partial foot amputation, and every two hours someone loses an entire leg. Please may we have a debate in Government time on the growing crisis…09 Jan 2020HANSARD School Uniform CostsI completely agree. I will go on to talk about uniform exchanges and the impact on the environment. The House of Commons did some social media outreach in advance of this debate.…05 Nov 2019HANSARD School Uniform CostsI agree in part, but I want to put a bit of pressure on the Minister to try to force schools to ensure that uniforms are as cheap as possible, because there are alternatives out…05 Nov 2019HANSARD School Uniform CostsI agree with my hon. Friend that the Government can do more. In fact, the Welsh Government are insisting on a limit on school uniform costs and on gender-neutral uniform. They are…05 Nov 2019HANSARD School Uniform CostsI thank all Members who have taken part in this debate. There has been broad agreement on the need to have a school uniform, as it helps to disguise some of the differences in…05 Nov 2019HANSARD School Uniform CostsOne of the points made by some of parents was that when a school is re-brokered as a different academy trust, all the parents then have to buy the new branded uniform for that…05 Nov 2019HANSARD School Uniform CostsI beg to move, That this House has considered school uniform costs. It is a pleasure to take part in this debate, although it feels a little like we are in the graveyard shift at…05 Nov 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was very distressed to learn last week that a higher than average number of people in Hull are having foot amputations, partly because of diabetic foot ulcers and despite…29 Oct 2019HANSARDEndometriosis Workplace SupportI thank the right hon. Member for Elmet and Rothwell (Alec Shelbrooke) for securing the debate. I have campaigned on endometriosis ever since a constituent came to me and…29 Oct 2019