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HANSARDTeachers: Recruitment and RetentionThe Minister mentions the data released last week, but it also highlights the unacceptable consequences of real-terms cuts to teachers’ pay and unmanageable workloads. It shows…12 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ6. New inflation stats this morning show that food inflation is at 18%—the highest in 45 years. Millions are living in food and fuel poverty because of this Government’s failures…22 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget: Gender Equality8. If he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the spring Budget on gender equality.21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget: Gender EqualityI thank the Minister for his response. Let me help him out. If he had made an adequate assessment, he would have found that the spring Budget failed women. It failed young women,…21 Mar 2023HANSARDAntisocial Behaviour16. What steps her Department is taking to help tackle antisocial behaviour.20 Mar 2023HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourGovernment austerity measures led to Northumbria police losing more than 1,100 police officers and to a huge increase in antisocial behaviour in my constituency, with thefts in…20 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI start by welcoming my hon. Friend the Member for West Lancashire (Ashley Dalton) to her place, and congratulate her on a fabulous maiden speech. The Government have spent 13…16 Mar 2023HANSARD MPs and Second JobsThe former PM earned £5 million while remaining an MP, and MPs have raked in £17 million from second jobs since the last election. Does my hon. Friend agree that their time would…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSI thank everyone who has contributed today. I also thank all NHS staff who are taking industrial action to save our health services. No one takes strike action lightly, especially…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSI absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend. The problems for our children further down the line are worrying, but of course, they are preventable if the right action is taken.…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSWill the Minister give way again?23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSYes. We have all seen for ourselves and heard from our constituents how difficult it is to get an appointment, and the private profiteers are driving that.23 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Jarrow constituents face a rise in water bills from Northumbrian Water—a company owned by Cayman Islands-registered Hong Kong CK Hutchison Holdings. It underspent its budget…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSI agree that if things do not change, that is exactly the route we are going down.23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSWe are seeing this across the whole NHS, including dentistry, as my hon. Friend rightly says. As with any crisis, we see companies step in to exploit the situation and make money.…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSI will address my hon. Friend’s point in my remarks. This Government’s ideological commitment to the free market has led them to force through more and more privatisation of our…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSindicated dissent .23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSI fail to see how the hon. Member does not understand that these points are political. For 13 years, a Conservative Government have underfunded the NHS, which has led to over 7…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSCan the Minister clarify something for me? He talks about the workforce plan. Can he tell us whether it is fully funded and whether it includes social care?23 Feb 2023HANSARDFuture of the NHSI beg to move, That this House has considered the future of the NHS, its staffing and funding. The national health service is a beloved national institution. Everyone in the…23 Feb 2023