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HANSARD In-work PovertyWill the Minister kindly inform the House what those last remarks have to do with this debate?28 Jun 2023HANSARD In-work PovertyAs ever, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi) for bringing this important debate to the Chamber.…28 Jun 2023HANSARD Local Radio: BBC ProposalsMay I break it very gently to the House and those following the debate that not everybody listens to Radio 4 or the World Service? As mentioned by many previous speakers in the…22 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI refer to my declaration of interest. Pneumoconiosis, the coal dust lung disease, is still prevalent in coalmining communities and is still a major cause of death. National Union…22 Jun 2023HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. “Oh, make it make sense. Please make it make sense. Oh, why am I still here? Please make it make sense. Why was it their turn to die? Please make it…22 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Real-terms wages are lower now than they were in 2008, which is a disgrace. The north-east has been hit harder than other regions, worst of all on child poverty. The rates of…20 Jun 2023HANSARD Teesworks: Accountability and ScrutinyI was very gracious in giving way, and the right hon. Gentleman did not even answer the question. I think it is fair to say that the answer is no. I also give credit to The…07 Jun 2023HANSARD Teesworks: Accountability and ScrutinyI will give way if the right hon. Gentleman says whether he or his party will seek recompense from Private Eye , the Financial Times and, perhaps, The Northern Echo for libel.07 Jun 2023HANSARD Teesworks: Accountability and ScrutinyI start my brief contribution by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Middlesbrough (Andy McDonald) on his forensic representation of this murky saga at Teesworks. The…07 Jun 2023HANSARD Safety of School BuildingsI place on record my sincere thanks to every school governor, headteacher, teacher, member of the support staff and teaching assistant, as well as everyone who works on the school…23 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillAbsolutely. I fully agree with those sentiments. When employers are considering who they might wish to give the work notice to, Lords amendment 3 suggests that when deciding…22 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy hon. Friend makes a good and valid point that the trade unions are the workers themselves. It is as simple as that. In conclusion, will Government Members tell us why we are…22 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillIt is extremely important that people understand that once we see nurses, doctors, teachers and key workers facing the sack, there will be resistance in this country. I kid you…22 May 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI would like to declare my interests as a proud trade union member all of my life. Obviously I want to discuss the amendments from the other place, but I have to say that this…22 May 2023HANSARDUK Car IndustryRecharge Industries, the organisation that bought out Britishvolt, is committed to building a gigafactory on the Britishvolt site in Cambois in my constituency. However, there is…17 May 2023HANSARD Corporate Profit and InflationIs it not absolutely perverse that in the fifth richest economy in the world we are seeing, on the one hand, supermarkets and retailers making billions and billions of pounds and,…16 May 2023HANSARDDraft Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023Guide Dogs UK encourages MPs to put a blindfold on, get on a bus and experience what people with auditory and visual impairments have to experience every time. It really is—I was…11 May 2023HANSARD Prison Officers: Pension AgeThe hon. Gentleman has mentioned the protections in the Prison Act 1952 but, regardless of that Act, how on earth do we expect people of 68 years of age to be rolling around the…10 May 2023HANSARD Prison Officers: Pension AgeI have always thought of the Minister as a very reasonable man, and he has made a logical case, although I disagree with virtually everything he said. He has basically given the…10 May 2023HANSARDAntisocial Behaviour in Town CentresAbsolutely. I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, because it is so true. Are these young people bored? Perhaps it is boredom, but the hon. Member for Keighley should…26 Apr 2023