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HANSARDScience, Technology and Emerging Industries: Girls and Young WomenProfessor Sarah Gilbert in vaccine research; Kate Bingham in vaccine operations; Baroness Harding in testing; Dr Jenny Harries in medicine—all fantastic examples of highly…21 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement and for recent private meetings. The good people of Lancashire and South Ribble get that this is all about saving lives—full stop.…19 Oct 2020HANSARDAreas with Additional Public Health Restrictions: Economic SupportIn areas of Lancashire—in South Ribble, Chorley and West Lancashire—that I represent, I speak to businesses and they get that we are trying to save lives. The businesses they are…06 Oct 2020HANSARDLifetime Skills Guarantee and Post-16 EducationMy dad left school with a whole two O-levels and went to Bolton technical college’s night school to get his engineering qualifications while he was earning. That route to social…01 Oct 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI intend to keep my remarks short to aid the House’s consideration of such an important topic. I am a proud child of the north-west of England, and I am sure the House agrees that…21 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateHaving visited Chorley and South Ribble Hospital last Friday, I was delighted to see some of the Government’s £300 million grant in action, with teams on the ground building…17 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)Does the hon. Lady agree that a huge amount of the plastic in the oceans is coming from the land and running into rivers? The new clause is well intentioned, and I completely…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I am a biologist and have done a huge amount on marine ecophysiology. The hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport makes a strong case about pulse fishing. The point is that…10 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)Okay. The trophic pyramid does not allow—just because it has a backbone—for it to be at that point in the ecosystem because it is called a fish in biology. I wonder whether there…10 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)The hon. Lady is talking about a specific point in the trophic pyramid of the ecosystem. She is asking for an assessment of all non-stock species, but is that down to the…10 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay I welcome my hon. Friend to the Dispatch Box, where he is taking both hostile and friendly fire with aplomb? As a northerner, he will know that the residents, farmers and…10 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)This clause is almost at the heart of what the people of South Ribble are really passionate about—not only the control of our waters and the right to license fishing boats, but…10 Sept 2020HANSARD Detention of Uyghur Muslims in XinjiangThere are reports that Disney has filmed its new film, “Mulan”, in Xinjiang, the area that is the subject of this debate where people are being forcibly held against their will.…09 Sept 2020HANSARD Trade BillMy hon. Friend is entirely correct on that. Having been part of the Bill Committee in the past weeks, I have had the opportunity to hear at length the arguments made on this Bill…20 Jul 2020HANSARD Trade BillI say to the hon. Member for Ceredigion (Ben Lake) that it is a pleasure to follow such a thoughtful contribution—indeed, let me say diolch yn fawr to all three Welsh MPs who have…20 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsOut and about talking to the good people of South Ribble, I find that they are worried about the economic effects of covid, although they do also say, “Thank God that other lot…15 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Future UK-EU RelationshipTo return to the point the hon. Gentleman makes about death rates and figures, in the Science and Technology Committee we have been hearing much about different rates in care…15 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillUnited.29 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillDoes my right hon. Friend agree that construction is vital to getting our economy going, including in South Ribble, where my constituents are looking forward to the new Tesco in…29 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillThank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. Owing to covid, this maiden speech risks being something of an old maid—no comments in the Gallery, thank you. I rise to give this speech…29 Jun 2020