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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Universal credit has been hugely effective in making sure it always pays to work, but for jobseekers with no savings who used to be paid daily or weekly the five-week wait for…04 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT10. Higher education already publishes outcomes data, so students choosing courses can compare what their chances of employment and earning power will be for each course at each…17 Jul 2023HANSARDHonours Nominations2. What criteria his Department uses to assess people who are nominated for honours.22 Jun 2023HANSARDHonours NominationsDoes the Minister agree that as proven by recent controversies, the system must be transparently meritocratic, so that it is crystal clear that everybody receiving an honour…22 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. The data Bill’s smart data clauses give us a chance to duplicate Britain’s global lead in open banking in other sectors of the economy, too, but developers cannot start work…14 Jun 2023HANSARD Williams-Shapps Plan for RailThe other thing everybody hated about British Rail was that it was monumentally disliked by its staff. Staff morale was at rock bottom and industrial relations were not great. It…14 Jun 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [Lords]The hon. Lady is being very complimentary about an amendment that I tabled and she kindly signed to show cross-party support. Does she agree not only that the cost of evaluation…13 Jun 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [Lords]I rise to speak to my amendment 68, which was tabled with not just my signature on it, but those of the Chairman and the deputy Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee. The…13 Jun 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [Lords]Absolutely; that is a good and broad-based example that proves the concept’s breadth of applicability. The whole idea behind that is based on the What Works Network, which is…13 Jun 2023HANSARDHouse Building: Densification of Urban Areas10. If he will take steps to increase house building through densification of urban areas through the use of local authority-approved building codes that pre-approve buildings.05 Jun 2023HANSARDHouse Building: Densification of Urban AreasI am delighted that street votes, which I and others have campaigned for for many years, is in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill. However, we need even stronger measures to…05 Jun 2023HANSARD New Housing SupplyMy right hon. Friend is making a powerful case and is absolutely right in the way he is laying out the problem and how people see it. Is he aware not just of nimbyism but of…05 Jun 2023HANSARD NHS Dentists: South-West EnglandDoes my hon. Friend agree that it is essential that dentistry, along with other medical disciplines, is included in the upcoming NHS staffing plan, which we all hope will involve…24 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Does the Minister agree that rewiring energy markets through REMA, the review of electricity market arrangements, is the fastest and cheapest way to cut bills by uncoupling…23 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI thank the Minister for his generosity in giving way again. The Minister’s response to the question about regulatory burden mentioned the welcome, necessary and important review…17 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillLike my hon. Friend the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Damian Collins), I was concerned that the Minister might be moving on from part 1 a fraction early. This is a welcome Bill…17 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI echo the points about the need for a careful balance between not interfering from this place, while also ensuring accountability. I believe—parliamentary historians will put me…17 May 2023HANSARDTrial Processes: Efficiency and Economy9. What assessment he has made of the potential for improvements in the efficiency and economy of trial processes.16 May 2023HANSARDTrial Processes: Efficiency and EconomyI thank the Minister for those examples. Does he agree that those reductions in the costs, delays and complexity of resolving disputes and enforcing the law are good not just for…16 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords]I compliment the Secretary of State on bringing forward this huge, much-needed and excellent Bill. I want to take him back to his point about the Secretary of State’s and other…09 May 2023