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HANSARDFairness at Work and Power in CommunitiesUnfortunately, I missed the article this morning but I will be sure to read it. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that one of the biggest issues with this scheme is the length of time…12 May 2022HANSARDFairness at Work and Power in CommunitiesIf the Conservative Government have done all those wonderful things, how come my constituents cannot afford to eat?12 May 2022HANSARDDraft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2022An awful lot of what we have talked about is focused on England, but CITB is national, over all these islands. The difference in Scotland is that we are doing some of the things…26 Apr 2022HANSARDDraft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2022On the point the Minister just made, if this order is just bringing us back to pre-pandemic levels, it is not doing anything to fix the immigration situation we have because of…26 Apr 2022HANSARD Subsidy Control BillThe Scottish Government asked that the freeports that were going to be in Scotland had green stuff in them and fair work rules, but the UK Government said no. Now the Minister is…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Subsidy Control BillI absolutely do. The Government cannot hide behind agricultural being in the trade and co-operation agreement, because the TCA specifically says that agricultural subsidies can…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Subsidy Control BillThe issue with that is that if a company is given money to run a freeport and it runs a freeport with that money, it can sack all the staff it likes at P&O and still be eligible…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Subsidy Control BillIt is very good to be here to talk about the Subsidy Control Bill again. The Lords amendments that have been accepted and put forward by the Government do make the Bill better.…20 Apr 2022HANSARDNHS Workforce PlanningThe anti-immigration, “hostile environment” rhetoric and actions of this Government are having a significant impact on our NHS workforce, both by not encouraging people to come…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I want to focus on how people actually use the internet, particularly how young people actually use the internet. I feel, as was suggested in one…19 Apr 2022HANSARDNHS Workforce Planning11. What recent progress his Department has made on NHS (a) short-term and (b) long-term workforce planning.19 Apr 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseEnergy prices are going to skyrocket overnight, so today is meter reading day. Martin Lewis and Which? have both been encouraging people to submit meter readings today. It turns…31 Mar 2022HANSARDRape as a Weapon of War in UkraineAccountability and ensuring justice and consequences are hugely important, and I do not want to detract from that, but they are not helping survivors on the ground right now.…31 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions IncreaseI want to speak about quite a few matters, but first I want to focus in the plight of younger people—and by “younger people”, I mean people under 40, not just people in their 20s.…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions IncreaseWill the Minister give way?08 Mar 2022HANSARD Breastfeeding: Government SupportOn a point of order, Mr Efford. I am happy to squeeze my speech if my hon. Friend would like to extend hers.08 Mar 2022HANSARD Breastfeeding: Government SupportI could talk for hours on this subject, so the length of my speech will be no reflection of how passionately I feel about breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is the best thing for babies…08 Mar 2022HANSARDHigher Education ReformI thank the Secretary of State for the advance copy of his statement; I recognise that a lot is going on this morning and that not everything has happened on the normal timeline,…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseYesterday one of my constituents, Anish Subramaniam, visited Parliament in his role as the youth ambassador for ONE, which, along with ActionAid, was making the case for vaccine…24 Feb 2022HANSARD UkraineWe awoke this morning to images of innocent families cowering in tube stations. We know the Putin regime’s propensity for oppression and tyranny, particularly when it comes to…24 Feb 2022