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HANSARD Business of the HouseThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. In Birmingham Northfield and across the country, there are many reports of inappropriate houses in multiple occupation that prove actually to be…21 May 2026HANSARDEmployment Rights Act 2025I draw attention to my membership of the GMB and Unite trade unions, and I welcome and acknowledge the Minister’s firm commitment to this area. The Department recently published…21 May 2026HANSARDEmployment Rights Act 20256. What progress his Department has made on implementing the Employment Rights Act 2025.21 May 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingPeter Mandelson’s conduct has disgraced himself and, by extension, brought shame upon the two Houses of which he was formerly a Member. Does the Prime Minister agree that the…20 Apr 2026HANSARDDraft Train Driving Licences and Certificates (Amendment) Regulations 2026I thank the Minister and the Government for bringing forward this secondary legislation. As he knows, there is a need to improve the diversity of the driving workforce and to…20 Apr 2026HANSARDStrategic Defence Review: FundingWill the Minister look at the sorry tale of Glenart Castle Mess in Longbridge, Birmingham? This is armed forces accommodation not from decades ago; it opened in 2017 at a cost to…15 Apr 2026HANSARDResident Doctors: Industrial ActionI declare an interest as chair of the GMB’s parliamentary group. The week after next, there will be another strike, when GMB members of the BMA’s own staff go out on industrial…26 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Savings & InvestmentsI welcome the Minister’s statement and the way in which he has addressed the House. I want to pick up on the important question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Carlisle (Ms…26 Mar 2026HANSARDOil and GasMy hon. Friend is making an outstanding case. Does he also agree that gas is an important feed stock in a number of critical industries, such as the production of ammonia, which…24 Mar 2026HANSARDOil and GasThe hon. Member talks of the national interest, but does he agree that it was disgraceful that Gazprom was allowed to acquire an interest in the North sea in the years after 2011,…24 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansThe motion in the right hon. Lady’s name states that “balances will never rise faster than RPI inflation”. She was a senior Treasury Minister. Does she share my regret at the…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansIs it not also the case that kids from working-class backgrounds were increasingly shut out of traditional apprenticeship routes under the previous Government because of the…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRoyal Mail: Universal Service ObligationIt is clear that the NHS barcode prioritisation system broke down, but the problem is not limited to NHS letters. I want to highlight the Government’s Tell Us Once service…11 Mar 2026HANSARDFur: Import and SaleIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Newport West and Islwyn (Ruth Jones) for securing this debate and for all her…10 Mar 2026HANSARDType 1 Diabetes: Infant TestingThank you for calling me to speak, Sir Alec. I am grateful to everyone who made the petition and the debate possible. In the short time available, the best service I can provide…09 Mar 2026HANSARDOfficial History Programme1. If he will commission new works under the Official History Programme.05 Mar 2026HANSARDOfficial History ProgrammeI draw the House’s attention to my vice-chairship of the all-party parliamentary group for archives and history. I strongly welcome the statement that my right hon. Friend has…05 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes the Minister agree that Birmingham’s exit from section 114 status is an important moment for the city? Does she further agree that it is time to start scaling back the…23 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Twelfth sitting)I think I agree with at least most of what the right hon. Gentleman says. The issue is whether actual payments are made, but we questioned the noble Lord Hendy in the Transport…05 Feb 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (Twelfth sitting)If I have understood the hon. Member’s point correctly, the key is openness and transparency. We need some degree of understanding that, if GBR itself is responsible for delays,…05 Feb 2026