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HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 2 February.02 Feb 2022HANSARD Vaccination: Condition of DeploymentWhat a disappointment this statement is. Having read the newspapers, I was hoping to be able to come here and congratulate the Secretary of State on the Government’s recent…31 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Requirements for Employees to be VaccinatedThe biggest issue facing the NHS has to be the backlog of operations and appointments. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that sacking 100,000 NHS workers can only make that…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Requirements for Employees to be VaccinatedI have heard it said that the mandation policy is some sort of nudging exercise, a way to get as many NHS workers vaccinated as possible, but it will not be implemented. If that…24 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI, too, welcome today’s statement and the review of the plan B measures. Like Conservative colleagues, I question the need for mandatory vaccination on behalf of the 100,000 NHS…19 Jan 2022HANSARDLevelling Up: East of EnglandI call the Minister to respond, and also mention that Peter Aldous needs a couple of minutes at the end to wind up the debate.18 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Small Businesses in StreathamOrder. There is no summing up.18 Jan 2022HANSARDLevelling Up: East of EnglandI thank everybody for keeping to time, because we managed to get in everybody who wanted to speak. We will now move to the Front-Bench spokespeople.18 Jan 2022HANSARDLevelling Up: East of EnglandWe want to get to the Front-Bench spokespeople by just before 10.45 am—that is five minutes for the Opposition spokesman and 10 minutes for the Minister. We are well supported…18 Jan 2022HANSARDLevelling Up: East of EnglandBefore we begin, I remind hon. Members that they are expected to wear face coverings when they are not speaking in the debate. This is in line with current Government guidance and…18 Jan 2022HANSARDCareers Guidance in SchoolsThe timing was perfect, thank you.11 Jan 2022HANSARDCareers Guidance in SchoolsIn one minute, I want to thank everyone who has spoken today. It has been a positive, uniting and uplifting debate, showing that we all understand the importance of good-quality…11 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Storengy is a company in my constituency that provides gas storage. It tells me that levels of storage in this country have been decreasing. Can the Minister tell me how many…11 Jan 2022HANSARDCareers Guidance in SchoolsI beg to move, That this House has considered careers guidance in schools. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. I thank the Speaker for granting the debate.…11 Jan 2022HANSARDCareers Guidance in SchoolsI thank my right hon. Friend for the work he has done. To go back to covid and lockdown, many of us wanted to make sure that schools were not locked down, and he is right that…11 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyI welcome the Secretary of State’s announcement today but, like others, I will be awaiting the detail, not least because I was calling for leaseholders to be protected from the…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateLast week’s Ofsted report was damning about the impact lockdown has had on our nation’s children and the immense harm students have suffered, with the Children’s Commissioner…13 Dec 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control reported on the omicron variant: “All cases for which there is available information on severity were either asymptomatic or…08 Dec 2021HANSARDEconomic InequalityThere is currently huge inequality between the taxation of businesses online and those of bricks and mortar. I thank the Chancellor for the support that he has given to the high…07 Dec 2021HANSARDCopyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) BillI begin by paying tribute to the hon. Member for Cardiff West (Kevin Brennan) for his tireless work to bring this Bill to the House and, more broadly, to raise the profile and…03 Dec 2021