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HANSARD Future of the NHSI fully support what my hon. Friend says. The boards will be remote and centralised and will seriously restrict the power of local authorities to protect local services. With…31 Jan 2022HANSARD UK Government Recognition of SomalilandI thank the right hon. Member for securing this important debate and commend the Government on the support they have been providing to the Administration in Somaliland. Liverpool…18 Jan 2022HANSARD UK Government Recognition of SomalilandI support my hon. Friend’s point about the need for the British Council to be located in Hargeisa. Does he agree that the Government may need to think about the funding to enable…18 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThey are facts and figures.13 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. The civil service fast stream graduate programme to recruit more black civil servants has been an abject failure. Out of over 14,000 black applicants, only 98 were successful.…13 Jan 2022HANSARD Transport Connectivity: MerseysideIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Robertson. I join my comrades in thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Birkenhead (Mick Whitley) for securing today’s…12 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventToday, I received an email from a constituent, Angela, whose mother died in a nursing home in St Helens where she was unable to hold her hand or be close to her before her death.…11 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyA retired teacher in my constituency invested in a property in 2015, but just before Christmas, they were issued with a massive bill for £200,000 for an increase in their costs,…10 Jan 2022HANSARDPublic HealthI appreciate my hon. Friend giving way. He is making an excellent speech; however, the British Medical Association has identified some serious concerns about mandatory…14 Dec 2021HANSARDPublic Healthrose—14 Dec 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe contain outbreak management fund is a vital resource used by local authorities and directors of public health, but it is due to end in March 2022. Can the Secretary of State…13 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)My hon. Friend has identified that young people from disadvantaged communities are likely to suffer. There will also be a disproportionate impact on both black students and…02 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)My hon. Friend makes some important points about apprenticeships and the fact that the number of them has reduced. Does he agree that some of that is down to the lack of…02 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)As we know, eight trailblazer ERBs were set up in July this year, with £4 million. Does my hon. Friend agree that we need to find out how beneficial they have been before we…02 Dec 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsDoes the Home Secretary agree that the narrative on immigration needs to change? As we have heard, 70% of asylum seekers are fleeing from persecution, greater numbers have been…22 Nov 2021HANSARDTerrorist Incident at Liverpool Women’s HospitalMr Speaker, I am grateful to you for granting this urgent question, but I am very surprised that the Secretary of State is not here, given the seriousness of the matter. I would…16 Nov 2021HANSARDTerrorist Incident at Liverpool Women’s Hospital( Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make a statement on Sunday’s incident at Liverpool Women’s Hospital.16 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI congratulate the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) on securing this very important debate. Never in my short time in Parliament have I witnessed such naked…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseNo, thank you. I will not give way. I am going to carry on. The Tories also clearly think it is okay to give a green light to cash for access, a practice that places the interests…08 Nov 2021HANSARDKurdish Political Representation and Equality in TurkeyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Angela. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Brighton, Kemptown (Lloyd Russell-Moyle) for securing this important debate, and…02 Nov 2021