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HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 ReportIt is an honour to speak in this debate, and I am so pleased to be called. I have spoken in previous such debates. I wish to declare an interest: I am proud to support our…21 Jan 2020HANSARDBuilding SafetyThe Minister referred in his statement to long-standing problems and, quite rightly, to a loss of public confidence. Does he think it will help to improve public confidence if, as…20 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. I would like to take issue with responses given earlier by Ministers. May I point out that Durham County Council did not receive any of the funding allocated by the Department…20 Jan 2020HANSARDA Green Industrial RevolutionI congratulate the hon. Members for Birmingham, Northfield (Gary Sambrook) and for Barrow and Furness (Simon Fell) on their excellent and most entertaining maiden speeches. I am…15 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Durham County Council has developed a housing regeneration masterplan to tackle issues relating to absentee landlords, poor quality and low housing demand, but the scale of…07 Jan 2020HANSARD Grenfell Tower Inquiryrose —30 Oct 2019HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryWill the Prime Minister give way?30 Oct 2019HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryI thank the Prime Minister for the tone and the reflective manner in which he is delivering his speech, but may I point out that this was not the first time that…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryI am pleased to be able to speak in this important debate. I wish to declare an interest as a member and co-chair of the Fire Brigades Union parliamentary group. I would like to…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Prison Officers: Pension AgeI completely agree with my hon. Friend’s analysis. We heard the Minister talking this morning about the recruitment of an additional 4,500 prison officers, but from the…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Prison Officers: Pension AgeI declare an interest as a member of the Justice Unions Parliamentary Group, which includes the Prison Officers Association. I congratulate the hon. Member for Sittingbourne and…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Prison Officers: Pension AgeIt is no longer tenable, Mr Hanson. We have reached tipping point, if I might quote a couple of quiz shows. The fact that prison officers are expected to work until the age of 68…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Prison Officers: Pension AgeThe Minister is setting out the case for financial prudence, but may I point out that private prisons account for 15% of the prison population but almost 25% of the budget? If we…08 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. There is growing concern about the explosion in violence in prisons directed against prison officers. Does the Minister understand or even agree with the assessment of the…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Prison Officers: Pension AgeWill the Minister give way?08 Oct 2019HANSARD Prison Officers: Pension AgeI agree with my hon. Friend. There are many pressures and causes, but the pension age is a significant one. There are a number of remedies that need to be applied, as outlined by…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Prison Officers: Pension AgeI completely agree. The conditions in many of our prisons are explosive. Holme House Prison is quite close to my constituency too, and I have visited it on a number of occasions.…08 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful for the Secretary of State’s sunny disposition in outlining her priorities, but the retirement plans of millions of women born in the 1950s are in ruins because of a…07 Oct 2019HANSARDProduct Safety, Metrology and Mutual Recognition Agreement (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I hope the Minister will forgive me for seeking some clarification on the scope of the SI. I listened intently to her comments on chemicals and cosmetics and on the issues to do…07 Oct 2019HANSARDContracted-out Health Assessments2. What recent assessment her Department has made of the (a) accuracy and (b) efficiency of contracted-out health assessments for (i) employment and support allowance and (ii)…07 Oct 2019