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HANSARD Employment Agencies and Trade UnionsI thank the hon. Member for his question. I will talk about that a little later; it is a reserved right. Some trade unions appear to be looking to create maximum disruption in a…11 Jul 2022HANSARD Employment Agencies and Trade UnionsI thank my right hon. Friend for his question, which I will take up a little later on in my speech.11 Jul 2022HANSARD Employment Agencies and Trade UnionsI beg to move, That the draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 27 June, be approved.11 Jul 2022HANSARD Employment Agencies and Trade UnionsThe purpose of the first instrument is to lift the current ban on employers bringing in agency staff to help them cope with industrial action. The second instrument makes a…11 Jul 2022HANSARD Employment Agencies and Trade UnionsI thank the hon. Lady for her question. It is, of course, their choice. It is also their choice to take up an agency position.11 Jul 2022HANSARDCHOGM, G7 and NATO SummitsMy right hon. Friend stated that “Ukraine must have the strength to finish this war on the terms that President Zelensky has described.” Are we confident that all our allies are…04 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. There are two villages in my local area that will essentially become one due to a development that…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Address to Her Majesty: Platinum JubileeI am delighted to participate in the debate. What an historic moment it is—the first time we can celebrate a platinum jubilee in this place. I join colleagues in wholeheartedly…26 May 2022HANSARDFly-tipping and Illegal DumpingIt is a delight to speak in the debate, Sir Mark, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Meriden (Saqib Bhatti) for securing it. I had quite a long speech, but I will cut it…24 May 2022HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity Fund: Rural AreasMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. The national figure for this year’s funding settlement is £128 per person, but Leicestershire County Council gets only £85 per person.11 May 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceFootball is integral to Loughborough, whether that is throughout the town clubs, among students and in our exemplary Leicester City, which has its training ground in my…25 Apr 2022HANSARD Energy Security StrategyWhat steps are being taken to ensure that the future energy strategy of the UK is secured by the manufacture of hydrogen fuel cells in the UK—in, say, Loughborough?19 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. What steps is my hon. Friend taking to support businesses with increased energy bills? Companies such as Rodale Commercials Ltd in Loughborough use high levels of gas in the…29 Mar 2022HANSARDGeneral Practice: Large Housing DevelopmentsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for South West Bedfordshire (Andrew Selous) on securing a very popular debate.…29 Mar 2022HANSARDLivestock FarmersWhat progress has my hon. Friend made on examining the Welsh compensation scheme for cattle destroyed because of suspected tuberculosis? I understand that the Welsh model pays the…10 Mar 2022HANSARDLivestock Farmers5. What steps he is taking to support livestock farmers.10 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI absolutely agree. Councillor Richard Shepherd of Charnwood Borough Council encouraged me to stand as a candidate for the Conservative party. If we want to increase the number of…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseFollowing this week’s damning report on the bullying of hard-working members of House staff, will the Leader of the House find time for a debate on this important topic?10 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Women’s DayNo, it is not.10 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Basingstoke (Mrs Miller) on securing this debate. She is a leader among women, and I thank her personally for all the help and…10 Mar 2022