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HANSARD Business of the HouseIn business questions last January, I raised the horrendous experience of my constituent Alison with her ex-partner and the Child Maintenance Service. Following that intervention,…10 Jun 2021HANSARDEngagementsIf he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 9 June.09 Jun 2021HANSARDEngagementsI very much echo the comments of the Prime Minister on the lot of unpaid carers. After plenty of warm words for the victims of fire and rehire, including from the Prime Minister…09 Jun 2021HANSARD Employment RightsMay I start by saying that I very much look forward to supporting the fire and rehire Bill of the hon. Member for Brent North (Barry Gardiner), now that my own Bill has fallen?…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Driverless CarsThank you very much, Dr Huq; it is a pleasure to see you in the Chair—and I am calling you by your proper name for a change as well. I congratulate the hon. Member for Milton…26 May 2021HANSARD Driverless CarsThe Minister mentioned decarbonisation, so she will not be surprised to hear me ask this. When may we see the transport decarbonisation plan?26 May 2021HANSARDEnergy Transition Projects: ScotlandI am sure that if we could capture energy and store it, Scotland’s entire energy needs would have been met on Saturday by clean blue energy from St Johnstone fans celebrating…25 May 2021HANSARDEnergy Transition Projects: ScotlandWhat new support he plans to provide to energy transition projects in Scotland.25 May 2021HANSARD Britain’s RailwaysI, too, thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of the statement. I have to report that, yet again, although there was consultation during the initial review, there has…20 May 2021HANSARDPost Office UpdateI do welcome the statement, but it has taken far too long for it to happen. My constituent was held responsible for missing funds, charged, convicted and sentenced to 13 months in…19 May 2021HANSARD Violence in Israel and PalestineThe Government’s response to this and every other episode in Palestine is completely inadequate. The Palestinians have lived under brutal oppression and apartheid from Israel with…12 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at Workrose—12 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkIn yesterday’s programme for government, Bills that will make it harder for people to vote, scrap fixed-term Parliaments and reduce judicial oversight of the Government were…12 May 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationAs we have heard, the Government are finally, finally inching forward with a fraction of their 4,000 green bus plan, but in Scotland orders have already been placed for the…29 Apr 2021HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationThat is not what the industry says. The gap in ambition is simply startling. The SNP plans to have the majority of fossil fuel buses removed from service by 2023. This…29 Apr 2021HANSARDFire and RehireI have heard all of that, and I have heard the Minister’s justification for not publishing the ACAS report thus far, but can he guarantee that at some point after the Queen’s…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFire and RehireI hear yet more warm words, and I hear about the Government’s support for workers, the furlough scheme, and what have you. Let us concede the furlough scheme. However, what does…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFire and RehireIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mrs Murray, and I thank the hon. Member for Jarrow (Kate Osborne) for securing this incredibly important debate. The fact that it is…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFood and Drink Exports to the EUWhat recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of UK exports of food and drink to the EU.22 Apr 2021HANSARDFood and Drink Exports to the EUSince the Government’s precious Brexit, fish exports to the EU have collapsed and the Government said it was teething problems; cheese exports collapsed and the Government blamed…22 Apr 2021