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HANSARD International Men’s DayI rise to balance the Benches and stand up for men—Members on the Government Benches cannot have it all their own way. Hon. Members may not be wholly surprised to know that I did…21 Nov 2024HANSARDTransport InfrastructureWe will all miss John Prescott. He was a titan of our politics, and a man not afraid to come out swinging for what he believed in. The figures show that capital spending on…21 Nov 2024HANSARDDraft Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2024He was just in time.20 Nov 2024HANSARD Flood Preparedness: NorfolkI congratulate the hon. Member on securing this important debate. He is right that there are a multitude of agencies that have partial responsibility, creating a network of…20 Nov 2024HANSARDProject Gigabit: Rural AreasThere are 11,500 houses that will be connected to fibre as a result of the Conservative Project Gigabit policy. There is real concern that some of those will miss out if money is…20 Nov 2024HANSARDProject Gigabit: Rural Areas4. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of using Project Gigabit funding in urban areas on download speeds in rural areas.20 Nov 2024HANSARDDental Training Places: East of EnglandThe Minister well knows that there is a lack of dentists in the east of England, because there is no undergraduate training facility. The nearest place is either Birmingham or…19 Nov 2024HANSARDDental Training Places: East of England4. What estimate he has made of the number of new dental training places needed in the east of England.19 Nov 2024HANSARD National Insurance Contributions: HealthcareIncreased taxes for hospices, care homes, GPs and pharmacies. Is that a deliberate decision by the Labour Government or just a cock-up?14 Nov 2024HANSARDTransport Infrastructure Projects: Elizabeth LineIt is reassuring to have a friendly, if entirely impartial, face in the Chair, Mr Vickers, surrounded as I am by Members who are my opposition. I thank the hon. Member for Reading…12 Nov 2024HANSARD Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024It is lovely to see you in the Chair, Ms Vaz. I agree that the statutory instrument represents an improvement on what has gone before. Pet-owning families will not be exposed to…06 Nov 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Seventh sitting)I apologise for being rather slow on the uptake, but may I take the Minister back to clause 124, “Duties where occupiers are on residential premises entered without warrant”?…05 Nov 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Seventh sitting)The difficulty is that the Minister is asking us to support the wording of the Bill now, not subsequently to a letter being received. It is hard to support a clause that suggests…05 Nov 2024HANSARD Budget: Implications for Farming CommunitiesI refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Is the Minister surprised by the reaction of the farming community?04 Nov 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)rose—31 Oct 2024HANSARDMake Work Pay ProgrammeAfter receiving millions from the trade union paymasters for its election, Labour is rewarding them with a package of 1970s, French-style workplace regulations, which will…31 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)The Minister identified other legislation that already make discrimination illegal, and went on to make the point that proving discrimination is very difficult, so my question is…31 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)The Minister made reference to the burden of proof under the clause being the civil burden, and compared that to the Equality Act. I just had a quick look at that Act—I stand to…31 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fifth sitting)The Minister will be aware that, although there is a civil burden of proof under English and Welsh law, the level to which the courts hold that burden of proof varies…31 Oct 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Fourth sitting)We are talking about perverse incentives here. One way to tackle that would be through a costs regime associated with the tribunal. Is it my hon. Friend’s understanding that the…29 Oct 2024