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HANSARDCovid-19: Access to Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentThank you very much, Ms McVey, for calling me to speak in this important debate. I also thank my friend, the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron), for securing…02 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Access to Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentI cannot dispute the answer that my hon. Friend received from the Minister. It was an obvious answer, but the waiting lists have reduced because people are not presenting. There…02 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Access to Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentThat is a really important point. How do we quantify the scale of the backlog to enable us to have an action plan to address it? Specialists say that whereas the ratio is…02 Dec 2020HANSARDDefence Procurement and Supply ChainsThe Minister’s rhetoric is excellent, but in terms of the practicalities for fleet solid support ships, for Rolls-Royce, and the supply chain and the lift fan blades for the…01 Dec 2020HANSARDDefence Procurement and Supply ChainsThank you, Sir Charles. I thank my good and hon. Friend the Member for Birkenhead (Mick Whitley) for securing this important debate, which is particularly timely given the extra…01 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to speak in this important debate. The UK has suffered one of the worst death rates, coupled with an economic crash that is greater…01 Dec 2020HANSARDThe Future of WorkThe hon. Gentleman is making some important points, but would he accept that there is no inevitability about this, and there is a role for Government? Yes, we need to identify…19 Nov 2020HANSARDThe Future of WorkNo, it is not.19 Nov 2020HANSARDThe Future of WorkWill the Minister give way?19 Nov 2020HANSARDThe Future of WorkIt is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate the hon. Member for East Renfrewshire (Kirsten Oswald) on securing this important debate,…19 Nov 2020HANSARDAviation IndustryI thank the right hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Chris Grayling) for securing a debate on such an important issue. It is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Meriden (Saqib…18 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Employment RightsThank you for calling me to speak in this debate, Sir Christopher. I also thank the hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North (Gavin Newlands), my colleague on the Transport…17 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Employment RightsWill the Minister give way?17 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Employment RightsI appreciate that the Minister is under siege, so I will just ask a simple question. If we are truly wrapping our arms around workers and employees, will he take steps to ensure…17 Nov 2020HANSARDBreast Cancer Diagnosis and Services: Covid-19Thank you for calling me in this important debate, Ms McVey. I thank the hon. Member for North Warwickshire (Craig Tracey) for securing it. We are from the same part of the…12 Nov 2020HANSARDBreast Cancer Diagnosis and Services: Covid-19The hon. Gentleman is making an important and powerful point, and I hope the Minister is taking note. As he rightly says, many older people—particularly older women—with breast…12 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn Remembrance Sunday, we rightly paid tribute to the fallen heroes, but let us not forget the engineering innovation and skills of the Rolls-Royce workers who put engines in the…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Small Breweries Reliefrose—09 Nov 2020HANSARD Small Breweries ReliefIt is important that we realise the distinction. Some of the breweries the Minister cited are relatively large regional breweries. I am a great admirer of Theakston—its product is…09 Nov 2020HANSARD Small Breweries ReliefI am sure that the Minister is responding in earnest based on her officials’ advice, but as someone who has taken a bit of time to meet small breweries and their organisations, I…09 Nov 2020