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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. This month, a set of floating wind projects under Cerulean Winds, worth a potential £10 billion, was announced alongside a memorandum of understanding with wind turbine…20 Apr 2022HANSARDP&O Ferries and Employment RightsWill the Secretary of State give way?21 Mar 2022HANSARDP&O Ferries and Employment RightsLet me declare an interest: by visibly wearing my RMT tie and badge, I can say that I am indeed a member of the RMT parliamentary group. I wish to acknowledge the fact that RMT…21 Mar 2022HANSARDTransport ConnectivityMinisters will be aware that the Select Committee on Transport recently visited Leeds and Bradford as part of our inquiry into the integrated rail plan. Has the current Transport…17 Mar 2022HANSARD DWP Estate: Office ClosuresWill the Minister clarify something? My understanding is that the Government are proposing a full site consolidation involving moving staff from Seaham Lighthouse View in my…17 Mar 2022HANSARD P&O FerriesI thank the Minister for coming to the House to make this statement and compliment him on the tone with which he delivered it, but the Government clearly must do more to protect…17 Mar 2022HANSARD In-work PovertyAbsolutely. It should concern us all when the DWP is advertising jobs that fall below the minimum standard and even the limited protections afforded to working people. We know…16 Mar 2022HANSARD In-work PovertyI beg to move, That this House has considered in-work poverty. It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. Before I start, I want to pass on our best wishes, from…16 Mar 2022HANSARD In-work PovertyI thank everyone who has participated in the debate. I particularly thank the Minister for his courteous responses to the points put by Labour Members, and I thank the hon.…16 Mar 2022HANSARD In-work PovertyThe hon. Member is making some excellent points, but I wonder what impact the Government’s decision to close jobcentres will have on constituencies such as mine and perhaps 60…16 Mar 2022HANSARD In-work PovertyWould my hon. Friend comment on the level of profits being generated by the energy distribution companies for gas and electricity, and what alternatives there are in windfall…16 Mar 2022HANSARD Private Rented Sector HousingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Streeter. I congratulate my good and hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Ian Byrne) on securing this important…15 Mar 2022HANSARD Private Rented Sector HousingThis is not a one-way Streeter—sorry, street even for the tenants. There are certain advantages for landlords of such a scheme being adopted, which I understand will happen in…15 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ2. In addition to the increase in fuel prices, our constituents are reporting to us that the energy companies are doubling standing charges. In France, energy supply company EDF…09 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft Combined Authorities (Borrowing) Regulations 2022I am listening carefully to the Minister’s explanation and his answers to various Members. I appreciate that the regulations are limited in scope to areas in England that have an…09 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions IncreaseThe hon. Member is seeking suggestions. What does he think about the £8.7 billion of personal protective equipment that has been incinerated and gone up in flames? Surely nobody…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions IncreaseThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to speak in this important debate. Like the constituents of all Members of this House, my constituents are experiencing a cost of…08 Mar 2022HANSARD Regional Inequalities: Child PovertyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq; thank you very much for calling me early in the debate. I congratulate my good and hon. Friend the Member for Blaydon…02 Mar 2022HANSARDHelicopter Manufacturing and Supply Chains6. What steps his Department is taking to help ensure the resilience of the helicopter supply chain in the UK.21 Feb 2022HANSARDHelicopter Manufacturing and Supply ChainsI thank the Minister for that response and I declare an interest as chair of the Unite group of Labour MPs in Parliament. Further to my Defence question of 15 November, when I…21 Feb 2022