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HANSARDBreaking Down Barriers to OpportunityWe might have a new monarch on the throne, but what we saw yesterday was a complete abdication of responsibility from the Government, who have, as my hon. Friend the Member for…08 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. By the time we next meet for Transport orals, it will have been more than three years since the Government consultation on pavement parking closed. Are we ever going to see a…26 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael, Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian Access and Human RightsI completely endorse what my hon. Friend the Member for Lewisham, Deptford (Vicky Foxcroft) just said about the impact on children. Trucks at the Rafah crossing are welcome, but…24 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael, Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian Access and Human Rights9. What diplomatic steps he is taking with his international counterparts to help open humanitarian corridors in Gaza.24 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Fifty thousand women in Gaza are pregnant, with 5,000 due to give birth now in truly hellish circumstances. If bombing a hospital is, as the Minister just said, a war crime,…24 Oct 2023HANSARDSchool FundingThe recent accounting error by the Secretary of State’s Department will mean a cut of more than £2.5 million for schools in Bristol. That money could have been spent on breakfast…23 Oct 2023HANSARDSchool Funding13. What assessment she has made of the adequacy of core school funding for the 2023-24 academic year.23 Oct 2023HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillMy right hon. Friend is right to highlight the human cost of those evictions, but there is also a financial cost to councils. Bristol City Council pays exorbitant amounts to put…23 Oct 2023HANSARDWorker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) BillI am glad that we are supporting this Bill. My hon. Friend talks about women being subject to sexual harassment, and we know that the problem is endemic, but it also seems that,…20 Oct 2023HANSARDAttorney GeneralI am sure the Solicitor General will be aware that the CPS Inspectorate recently conducted an investigation into the response to complaints from victims of crime. It found that…19 Oct 2023HANSARDFood System: Health and Sustainability4. What steps she is taking to support a healthy and sustainable food system.19 Oct 2023HANSARDAttorney General1. What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Crown Prosecution Service’s written responses to complaints.19 Oct 2023HANSARDFood System: Health and SustainabilityEvery year, post-farm gate, 9.5 million tonnes of food that could have provided more than 15 billion perfectly edible meals is wasted. That also has a massive carbon footprint.…19 Oct 2023HANSARDClimate Change Committee: 2023 Progress ReportAccording to the Climate Change Committee, “the private sector…is being held back…by weak policy signals, uncertainty, and barriers to investment,” and perhaps we would not need…19 Sept 2023HANSARD Tata Steel: Port TalbotI would have hoped to hear a rather more robust defence from the Minister of the need to reach net zero and of the massive job opportunities that will come from pursuing a green…18 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsOver the recess, I had the pleasure of visiting the historic Harland & Wolff shipyard in north Devon, where we talked about the potential for UK shipbuilding jobs linked to the…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Libya FloodsI appreciate what the Minister is saying: the humanitarian response to what have been described as apocalyptic scenes has to be the priority. I went to Kashmir in my first term as…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Energy Supply Market: Small BusinessesIt is a pleasure, as always, to see you in the Chair, Ms Fovargue. I thank the hon. Member for Aberconwy (Robin Millar) for bringing this important debate to Parliament. He came…13 Sept 2023HANSARDCombined Sewer OverflowsThe Secretary of State seems to have a weird amnesia about the past decade or so, so that there is a big leap from Labour being in government to her suddenly being in front of us…13 Sept 2023HANSARDScottish EconomyThere is huge potential for offshore wind in Scotland and it is an important part of the transition to a green economy there. What conversations will the Minister be having with…13 Sept 2023