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HANSARDInternational Women’s DayNo, it is not.10 Mar 2022HANSARDHMICFRS RecommendationsI spent much of the morning talking online with Loughborough College uniformed services students about prisons and reducing reoffending, so this is a well-timed and welcome…01 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsA dental practice in Shepshed has informed me that its NHS contract has changed little since 2006. Can the contracts and value of units of dental activity for treatment be…01 Mar 2022HANSARD Firefighters’ Pension SchemeThe Minister has mentioned the 2006 changes. At the time of Mr Wilkens’ passing in 2016, he and his partner had been together for 10 years, so that letter would have come at the…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Firefighters’ Pension SchemeI absolutely understand that, but this is about the discretionary element. As I see it, there is only one instance of this happening. The Prime Minister said at the time that the…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Firefighters’ Pension SchemeThe point is that Mr Wilkens was on the 1992 scheme at the time and that, due to his age, he was being tapered over to the 2015 scheme. If he had not been that age, he would not…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Firefighters’ Pension SchemeI begin by thanking all the firefighters, who, day in and day out, put themselves in harm’s way to protect the public. Last summer, ahead of Public Service Day, I had the pleasure…28 Feb 2022HANSARDHydrogen Sector4. What steps he is taking to support the growth of the hydrogen sector in the UK.22 Feb 2022HANSARDHydrogen SectorIntelligent Energy in Loughborough is keen to build a hydrogen fuel cell gigafactory, hopefully in the east midlands freeport. How will my right hon. Friend help to promote…22 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: Territorial IntegrityI thank my right hon. Friend for the call he held for MPs last week, during recess, following his trip to Moscow to meet his Russian counterpart. Could he expand on the value of…21 Feb 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]One of the pillars of this Government’s agenda is, rightly, levelling up. The recently published levelling up White Paper lays the blueprint for it; it sets out a plan to improve…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: Territorial Integrity1. What steps his Department is taking to help protect the territorial integrity of Ukraine.21 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsTwo excellent support providers in Loughborough, the Exaireo Trust and the Carpenter’s Arms, look after people who have been repeat offenders and/or suffered from addiction for…08 Feb 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateQuite simply, this is a superb plan—very well done. My right hon. Friend is right to question the Opposition’s idea of a windfall tax, given that Gordon Brown completely stifled…03 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpThis is a plan that provides opportunity and growth throughout every part of our country; I am looking particularly at mission 6, on skills training. Does my right hon. Friend…02 Feb 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillI am delighted to follow my hon. Friend the Member for East Surrey (Claire Coutinho). I nearly said right hon. Friend—it is only a matter of time. I congratulate my hon. Friend…28 Jan 2022HANSARDPrayersI beg to move, That the House sit in private. Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163) and negatived.28 Jan 2022HANSARDCultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) BillI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Dudley North (Marco Longhi) on inviting you to his local hostelry, Mr Speaker—but I also greatly, and gratefully, congratulate my…28 Jan 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. This Bill is another step in the right direction as, by ending the effect of the Vnuk decision, we will remove needless and excessive liabilities…28 Jan 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that, in addition to those tax savings, a number of very large businesses—farms, for example—have numerous vehicles that never go on the public highway,…28 Jan 2022