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HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023My hon. Friend is making some really important points. Earlier today I attended a similar Committee on a statutory instrument that related to the UK Border Force and Passport…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023Does the Minister recognise that that is a qualified interpretation, based on the proportionality of what the Government are proposing in particular sectors in particular…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023This important point needs clarifying, because SIs like this are coming forward in parallel in various sectors; there are four today, and there will probably be more to follow. On…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023I agree with my hon. Friend. We have seen that with the drain of staff to Scotland, where better terms and conditions were being offered. That has had a particularly marked impact…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq, I think for the first time. I am really pleased to be able to speak in this important debate and I pay tribute to my…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023Will the Minister give way?27 Nov 2023HANSARD Veterans Welfare ServicesI thank the Minister for the update. I wonder if he would listen to this voice from the desert from east Durham. Can I draw his attention to the terrific work the East Durham…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillThe right hon. and learned Gentleman is articulate in presenting the case and knowledgeable about the issue, but may I distil it down to an issue of fairness that everyone can…20 Nov 2023HANSARDLevelling UpWhat consideration has the Minister given to the formation of development corporations to deliver specific projects? As he may be aware, I represent a Durham constituency that…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI, too, welcome the new Minister to his place and congratulate him on his appointment. We all recognise that this is important, long-overdue legislation, so I wish him well in…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillCould the Minister give some clarification on my point about fair reimbursement to the journalists and publishing houses that produce original content? As the new Minister, is he…20 Nov 2023HANSARDViolence Reduction, Policing and Criminal JusticeI associate myself completely with the remarks of my good and hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Ian Byrne). I had not originally intended to speak in this debate,…15 Nov 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ2. Just a year ago, the new Prime Minister promised to unite our country, not with words but with actions. Quite rightly, voters make a judgment on actions, but in my…25 Oct 2023HANSARD Prison CapacityTo be fair to the Lord Chancellor, from the length of his answers there is no doubt he is against shorter sentences. [ Laughter. ] My question is about overcrowded and…16 Oct 2023HANSARDZero-emission Vehicles, Drivers and HS2What consideration has the Secretary of State given to allowing Parliament to scrutinise the proposed £36 billion of expenditure, in relation to both Network North and Northern…16 Oct 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI hope the Leader of the House is aware of the Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Act 2022, which was enacted in Holyrood and provides a pardon for miners who were wrongly…14 Sept 2023HANSARDFootball and DementiaI thank the hon. Gentleman for that. The England-Scotland match was the 150th anniversary of international football, but I am sure it bore little resemblance to the inaugural…14 Sept 2023HANSARDFootball and DementiaIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Southend United West, and I wish her well in her efforts to secure the future of her team. I would like to express my gratitude to…14 Sept 2023HANSARDFootball and DementiaThat is a good point. Academic studies have identified that goalkeepers are not at any more risk than any other member of the population, but centre halves and centre forwards…14 Sept 2023HANSARDFootball and DementiaThe hon. Gentleman makes some great points about international comparators and co-operation. Earlier he raised the issue of the old fashioned footballs—we used to call them…14 Sept 2023