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HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs we get older, many of us—individually or our close family and their immediate family—will be touched by cancer. Can the Minister confirm when the 10-year cancer plan will be…01 Nov 2022HANSARD Great British RailwaysI am sure we would all agree that failure should not be rewarded with promotion or long contract extensions. I hope we would also agree that Great British Railways will never be…24 Oct 2022HANSARDSewage DischargesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Elliott, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle (Huw Merriman) on securing this excellent debate. It is…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI would like to ask about the Government’s commitment to transparency and the protection of whistleblowers. Whistleblowers such as my constituent Paul Calvert are being left in…22 Sept 2022HANSARDHoly Trinity Church, Wingate: Review4. What progress the Church has made on the review of lessons learned at Holy Trinity Church, Wingate.08 Sept 2022HANSARDHoly Trinity Church, Wingate: ReviewMay I place on record my thanks to the hon. Member for his assistance with this matter during the recess? I can report to the House that Thomas Bell’s coffin has been located, and…08 Sept 2022HANSARDDraft Airports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) (No. 2) Regulations 2022I am grateful to the Minister for explaining the rationale, but will he clarify why the Government rejected the recommendations of the Transport Committee in our aviation report…18 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Clearly, this Government cannot organise the processing of passports or driving licences on time. There are repeated errors in issuing visas to the correct location.…14 Jul 2022HANSARDAmbulance Services and National Heatwave EmergencyDespite the promises and assurances that the Minister set out in the heatwave plan and in her response, I am very disappointed that previous promises made in the House by the…13 Jul 2022HANSARD Employment Agencies and Trade UnionsMy right hon. Friend is making a terrific speech and I agree with what she is saying. She mentions P&O, and I certainly recall the Secretary of State making a statement to the…11 Jul 2022HANSARD Employment Agencies and Trade Unionsrose —11 Jul 2022HANSARD Employment Agencies and Trade UnionsWill the Minister give way?11 Jul 2022HANSARD Employment Agencies and Trade UnionsI, too, would like to draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I want to acknowledge the excellent contribution of the right hon.…11 Jul 2022HANSARD Employment Agencies and Trade UnionsDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that many Conservative Members would prefer to turn the clock back to the days of the bond and indentured labour? My grandfather’s father was paid a…11 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. I understand that the Government have now received the recommendations from the Prison Service pay review body for a rise in prison officers’ wages. I do not know whether the…05 Jul 2022HANSARDSEND ReviewI commend research carried out by the Disabled Children’s Partnership, whose findings are quite disturbing. It is essential that the SEND Green Paper that the Minister refers to…04 Jul 2022HANSARDSEND Review21. What steps he is taking to ensure that the SEND review provides adequate support for disabled children and their families.04 Jul 2022HANSARDCommunity PaybackI thank the Minister for giving way. He is absolutely right about the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act, which comes into force today, but the problem we had was that it…28 Jun 2022HANSARDCommunity PaybackOn probation, I attended the justice unions parliamentary group yesterday and subsequently had discussions with members of Napo, the probation officers’ union. They were at pains…28 Jun 2022HANSARDCommunity PaybackIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I declare some interests: I work with the Justice Unions Parliamentary Group, as I mentioned in my intervention on the Minister for Crime…28 Jun 2022