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HANSARD Driverless CarsI congratulate the hon. Member for Milton Keynes North (Ben Everitt) on securing this debate. He represents an area that I know pretty well, as my sister and her family live…26 May 2021HANSARD Environment BillYes, well, perhaps the hon. Gentleman can come back for the next debate and make an intervention to show that he supports that amendment. [ Interruption. ] He can intervene on me,…26 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Secretary of State advise on what is being done to ensure that prisons reopen for family visits as soon as possible? The guidance on the Government website has not been…18 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.18 May 2021HANSARDAffordable and Safe Housing for AllIt really is disappointing that we did not see more ambition from the Government in this Queen’s Speech, when the need for Government action has never been greater. The past year…18 May 2021HANSARDIn-work PovertyWhat recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of in-work poverty.17 May 2021HANSARDIn-work PovertyI have lost count of the number of times the Minister said all the evidence suggests that work is the best route out of poverty. We agree, in that the last Labour Government…17 May 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Leader of the House said earlier that he does not think the West of England Combined Authority should exist because it unduly benefits Bristol, but Bristol is not getting the…13 May 2021HANSARDRoad Condition: EnglandI do not know whether the Minister has recently visited Tory-controlled Derbyshire, but I have, and the roads are in a shocking state. Plugging potholes and patching up roads in a…29 Apr 2021HANSARD Rights to ProtestThank you, Sir James. It is rather disappointing—26 Apr 2021HANSARD Rights to ProtestIt is long overdue; I find it very hard to believe that it is not already the case. Sorry, Mr Gray. As I was saying, it is disappointing that the hon. Member for Stockton South…26 Apr 2021HANSARDLandholdings MapWhat plans the Church of England has to make the recently commissioned map of the landholdings of the commissioners, dioceses and parishes publicly available.22 Apr 2021HANSARDLandholdings MapI thank the hon. Member for that response—it feels like we are starting to get somewhere. As he knows, I am keen for there to be transparency, because it will help campaigners…22 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAt today’s meeting of the all-party group on myalgic encephalomyelitis, we discussed the overlaps between ME and chronic fatigue syndrome and long covid. Obviously, there are some…19 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsFurther to earlier questions about basing civil service jobs in the regions, I am sure the Chancellor recalls that, in his previous Cabinet role, he very clearly committed to…25 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseToday the Government announced that plug-in grants for the purchase of new electric vehicles will be slashed again from £3,000 to £2,500; this is after they were cut from £3,500…18 Mar 2021HANSARD Offshore Wind Farms: Unexploded OrdnanceA number of constituents contacted me about this issue last year, so I am pleased that the hon. Member for Ochil and South Perthshire (John Nicolson) managed to secure the debate.…17 Mar 2021HANSARDPrison Education ProgrammesWhat funding his Department has provided for technology to support prison education programmes.16 Mar 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI want to start by remembering Sarah Everard and all women who have died at the hands of violent men. Like all women, I have known what it is like to be scared when you are…16 Mar 2021HANSARDPrison Education ProgrammesI thank the Minister for that answer. As he says, prison education programmes can be hugely beneficial, in terms of rehabilitation and preventing reoffending; future…16 Mar 2021