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HANSARDPublic Procurement ProcessesIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I thank the hon. Member for Birkenhead (Mick Whitley) for introducing the debate. I often come to support him in…25 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Procurement ProcessesI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, which was succinctly put. I am sure that the Minister is taking notes, and I hope that he will reply to his request. It is right…25 Jan 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls: PlymouthI thank the hon. Member for South West Devon (Sir Gary Streeter)—the Member for Plymouth during the 1990s—for setting the scene so well and for leading the debate. It seems that…25 Jan 2023HANSARDBritishvoltI commend the hon. Gentleman for bringing this issue forward. He has been really active on this issue and he was active in the Chamber last week during questions, so well done to…25 Jan 2023HANSARD Steel Industry: Contribution to the UK EconomyThe hon. Gentleman mentioned the contract for warships. In Belfast, Harland and Wolff has benefited from that, but the disadvantage is that if it wants to buy British steel and…25 Jan 2023HANSARD Steel Industry: Contribution to the UK EconomyIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I commend the hon. Member for Newport East (Jessica Morden) for setting the scene so well. I do not have a steel factory in my…25 Jan 2023HANSARDApprenticeships: Government SupportI asked permission, Mr Hollobone, in order to allow my hon. Friend the Member for East Londonderry (Mr Campbell) the chance to speak. I congratulate the hon. Member for Bristol…24 Jan 2023HANSARDRestoring Your Railway FundWill the hon. Gentleman give way?24 Jan 2023HANSARDUnaccompanied Asylum-seeking ChildrenI thank the Minister for his answers. Obviously, he is trying hard to address the issue. Last Friday, I attended the launch of a new website for Bees Nees, a phenomenal early…24 Jan 2023HANSARDRestoring Your Railway FundI commend the hon. Gentleman for securing this debate. It is a real pleasure to intervene on him, whom I see as a very dear friend. My constituency used to have a railway line,…24 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Workforce: Retention and Recruitment6. What steps he is taking to ensure that gaps in the NHS workforce are filled.24 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Workforce: Retention and RecruitmentThe British Heart Foundation has reported that by the end of August 2022 a record 346,000 people were waiting for heart care. Despite the best efforts of NHS staff, workforce…24 Jan 2023HANSARD MOTs: Increased Particulate Matter TestingI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way. He has been quite insistent and persistent in highlighting this issue. He said that a faulty DPF on a single vehicle can cause the same…24 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. On World Cancer Day 2022, the then Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the right hon. Member for Bromsgrove (Sajid Javid), announced a 10-year cancer plan to make…24 Jan 2023HANSARDApprenticeships: Government SupportI certainly do agree. My hon. Friend and I both have colleges in our constituencies that do marvellous work, and we want to commend them. I look forward to hearing the Minister’s…24 Jan 2023HANSARD Equal Marriage: Church of EnglandI thank the Second Church Estates Commissioner for his responses so far. Does he not acknowledge that protection for those who hold biblical beliefs regarding the definition of…24 Jan 2023HANSARD Lachin Corridor and Nagorno-KarabakhIt is a real pleasure to speak in this debate, Mr Hollobone. I commend the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) for bringing it forward. The issue is not new…24 Jan 2023HANSARD Housing Association Tenants: Complaints MechanismsOn the process for making the complaint and the referral to the ombudsman for her or his determination, what is the timescale? Many people may want things to be done quickly. Is…23 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget BillI thank the Minister for giving way and respectfully say to him that I have a suggestion for saving money in the Department of Health. We all know that agency costs for employing…23 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Budget BillWill the Minister give way?23 Jan 2023