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HANSARDFuture Trade Deals: NHS and Other Public ServicesThe Secretary of State has publicly stated that he supports CETA as a model for future trade agreements—an agreement that prevents future Governments from tackling the failed…14 Mar 2019HANSARDFuture Trade Deals: NHS and Other Public Services9. What steps the Government are taking to ensure that contracts for the delivery of (a) NHS and (b) other public services will be excluded from future trade deals.14 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019Here we are again, for another of our weekly meetings with the Minister. This is the third procurement SI in a row; two are the result of the possibility of a no-deal Brexit, and…14 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ3. Monday will mark 40 years since the Golborne mining disaster in the constituency of Leigh. The disaster resulted in the tragic death of 10 miners, which still reverberates…13 Mar 2019HANSARDCyber-securityWe know that 43% of businesses experience cyber-security breaches each year and, as we have just heard from my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central (Chi…13 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Public Procurement (Electronic Invoices Etc.) Regulations 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gapes. I will start by expressing our support for efforts to modernise and improve the UK’s broken procurement system. From…07 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week the Government admitted that only a fifth of FTSE 350 boards had a grasp on cyber-security. Only 4% of businesses recalled using any Government sources of information,…07 Mar 2019HANSARD Animal Rescue HomesI beg to move, That this House has considered regulation of animal rescue homes. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I thank the Minister for…26 Feb 2019HANSARD Animal Rescue HomesI will come on to the Government consultation later; smaller charities and those who do this work voluntarily, without the shelter of a larger organisation, do have concerns, and…26 Feb 2019HANSARD Animal Rescue HomesI absolutely agree. There is an issue of understanding what we are dealing with—how many people are opening up as refuge centres and sanctuaries, and how many are doing that…26 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsLeigh has recently been ranked one of the worst constituencies for social mobility. We are also the fifth largest town in the country without a rail station. Connectivity matters:…14 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Henry. I welcome this opportunity to discuss our procurement system and the proposed changes. I thank the Minister for his…13 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank my hon. Friend for making that point, and share his concerns that this Government are not prepared for a no-deal exit from the EU. The fact is that the Government could…13 Feb 2019HANSARD Young Carers SupportFurther to that point, does my hon. Friend agree that extending commissioning and grant funding is essential in ensuring that the needs of our young carers are met? That is…12 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Some 77% of UK organisations operate with limited cyber-security and resilience. The current strategy is failing to protect business from critical cyber-threats. How will the…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseLast month I secured a Westminster Hall debate on social mobility to which the Under-Secretary of State for Education, the hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon (Nadhim Zahawi),…07 Feb 2019HANSARDPublic Services Delivery: TechnologyWhen it comes to the delivery of technology with the use of public money, we know whose side the Government are on: their mates in the megafirms. Their spending on Cloud provision…06 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsStudies of offenders have suggested that 45% of young people and 24% of male adults screen positive for a childhood history of ADHD. Will the Minister therefore agree to attend…05 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. During a Westminster Hall debate on social mobility last month, the Under-Secretary of State for Education, the hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon (Nadhim Zahawi), boasted of…04 Feb 2019HANSARD Local Government FundingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Walker. I declare an interest as I am a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I congratulate my hon. Friend the…15 Jan 2019