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HANSARDFire Safety and Sprinkler SystemsWill my right hon. Friend give way?12 Mar 2019HANSARDTechnical and Vocational Education and TrainingOne of Sir Michael Wilshaw’s departing recommendations when he left Ofsted was that every multi-academy trust should contain a university technical college that offers maths,…11 Mar 2019HANSARDTechnical and Vocational Education and Training12. What steps his Department is taking to improve the delivery of technical and vocational education and training.11 Mar 2019HANSARD Regional Transport InfrastructureI totally agree. I will come shortly to the clear ask, which has been set out for us by Transport for the North. The Government are doing much. By 2021, infrastructure investment…05 Mar 2019HANSARD Regional Transport InfrastructureI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this important debate. He tempts me on devolution. I am absolutely committed to devolution in Yorkshire, but we have to get the right…05 Mar 2019HANSARD Regional Transport InfrastructureI am not sure I’m invited.05 Mar 2019HANSARD Solar IndustryI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. I note that the Renewable Energy Association has lobbied for a market-based solution, which this clearly is.…05 Mar 2019HANSARD Regional Transport InfrastructureIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ryan, and to follow the hon. Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis). I thank him for securing the debate. I will touch…05 Mar 2019HANSARD Regional Transport InfrastructureThe A19 runs through my constituency as well, as the hon. Gentleman may know. He makes a good point about fairness, but does he concede that the point is not a party political…05 Mar 2019HANSARD Regional Transport InfrastructureWill the Minister give way?05 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes my hon. Friend agree that we should deliver more affordable homes to purchase in the form of discount market sale, which remain affordable in perpetuity?04 Mar 2019HANSARDGreater Manchester Spatial FrameworkWhy don’t you do it, then?21 Feb 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Economic Impact of Proposed DealWith the Scottish economy growing at half the rate of the rest of the United Kingdom, can my right hon. Friend offer any advice on economic growth to the Government north of the…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Structural and Investment Funds)Yes, but those figures are inaccurate. The contribution from central Government is pretty much on a par on a per capita basis. The difference comes when we add in local authority…19 Feb 2019HANSARD Honda in SwindonThis announcement is very sad news for the workers at Swindon and for the jobs and businesses in the supply chain, but does my right hon. Friend agree that this is much more to do…19 Feb 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland BackstopRather than having to agree with the European Union whether we have met our obligations to avoid a hard border in Northern Ireland, would it not be fair and reasonable to both…19 Feb 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Structural and Investment Funds)I will refrain from asking my hon. Friend’s opinion on a no-deal. Structural funds are there primarily to try to rebalance our economy, through regional investment right across…19 Feb 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Structural and Investment Funds)The hon. Lady refers to some figures that, I think, come from the Institute for Public Policy Research, saying that the spending in Yorkshire is 15 times lower than it is in…19 Feb 2019HANSARD Making Tax DigitalI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests about my continuing business interests. My right hon. Friend has taken a very considered…19 Feb 2019HANSARDUK Nationals returning from SyriaWill my right hon. Friend confirm that those found guilty of the sort of sick atrocities he described will face a whole-life sentence?18 Feb 2019