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HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillI would first like to express my support for this Bill as a whole. We absolutely must do everything we can to return the bodies of victims to their loved ones to ensure that they…06 Oct 2020HANSARDLifetime Skills Guarantee and Post-16 EducationDoes my right hon. Friend agree that by offering free, fully funded courses to adults without A-level or equivalent qualifications, this Conservative Government are promoting…01 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Update and Hospitality CurfewI refer colleagues to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I understand and support the measures taken to reduce deaths from this terrible disease, and thank…01 Oct 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe rotary club of Loughborough Beacon would like me to pass on its thanks to the UK Government for being one of the top donors to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, which…30 Sept 2020HANSARD Students’ Return to UniversitiesI thank the Secretary of State and the Minister for Universities, my hon. Friend the Member for Chippenham (Michelle Donelan), for their work on getting students back to…29 Sept 2020HANSARDForensic Science Regulator and Biometrics Strategy BillIt is a delight to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) in this important debate. I thank the hon. Member for Bristol North West…25 Sept 2020HANSARDRemoving classification of prescription only medicine from injectable vitamin B12I rise to present a petition on behalf of two residents of the constituency of Loughborough regarding access to B12 injections, alongside an online petition that they have started…23 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMany taxi drivers in my constituency have raised concerns about having to pay East Midlands Railway the full £600 fee for a permit to ply for hire at Loughborough station, despite…17 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillSorry, I was a bit keen. Do you agree that without the Bill—without the internal market structure—Scotland would be worse off? [ Interruption. ] Forgive me, but let me explain my…15 Sept 2020HANSARDReturning to Employment: Covid-19I am very supportive of the recent action the Government have taken to help young people into work. I have, however, been contacted by a number of older constituents who have…14 Sept 2020HANSARDReturning to Employment: Covid-19What steps her Department is taking to support people of all ages to return to employment as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.14 Sept 2020HANSARD Kickstart SchemeDoes my right hon. Friend agree that the young people of this country are our future and that the kickstart scheme is both a huge help to them in securing work and gaining…03 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI welcome the targeted new approach to business closures in the local lockdown area. However, the current lockdown has affected businesses both within that area and outside it,…16 Jul 2020HANSARD Restoration and RenewalYes, indeed. We feel the hand of history on our shoulder. The need to increase the building’s energy efficiency in recent years has also been important. Members of all parties…16 Jul 2020HANSARD Restoration and RenewalIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Wolverhampton South West (Stuart Anderson), and I wish him a happy birthday for tomorrow. I remember the first time I…16 Jul 2020HANSARDDraft Enterprise Act 2002 (EU Foreign Direct Investment) (Modifications) Regulations 2020I thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way again. This is a device for getting from A to B, and nothing else. I do not agree with his comment about “nasty Europeans”…08 Jul 2020HANSARDDraft Enterprise Act 2002 (EU Foreign Direct Investment) (Modifications) Regulations 2020Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that we should stick to our knitting? The regulations are a short-term device to get us from A to B. We do not have to consider all the…08 Jul 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)Could I talk about the backstop that the hon. Gentleman mentioned? Surely, the backstop here is in the primary legislation that a future Government could bring forward, should…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)Loughborough.25 Jun 2020