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HANSARDNHS Industrial Action: Government PreparationsNow then. In 2014, the shadow Health Secretary said that he would support strikes within the NHS, even if there was a Labour Government in power, but he is remarkably quiet today…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Called-in Planning Decision: West CumbriaI speak as an ex-miner and a net zero champion in this place. I remember a time when the Labour party stood shoulder to shoulder, side by side with the coalmining communities in…08 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsNow then. In two weeks’ time, it will be six years to the day since my wife had a life-saving double lung transplant at the Royal Papworth Hospital. But she has to go to the…08 Dec 2022HANSARDOff-grid Energy SupportNow then. The residents of Ashfield mobile home park do not have a regular energy supplier. They get their gas and electricity sold on by the park owner—who, by the way, marks it…29 Nov 2022HANSARDOff-grid Energy Support14. What steps he is taking to support off-grid consumers with their energy bills.29 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsNow then. We have a brilliant Home Secretary but the Deputy Prime Minister will be aware of the wicked and vicious bullying campaign led by the Opposition over the last four weeks…16 Nov 2022HANSARD Papers Relating to the Home SecretaryI am very confused. I have sat through this debate for three hours now. Can my hon. Friend explain why the Opposition are hearing from people in their droves asking to see these…08 Nov 2022HANSARD Papers Relating to the Home Secretaryrose —08 Nov 2022HANSARD Papers Relating to the Home SecretaryWe all know in this House that it is not appropriate for the Government to publish information relating to confidential advice, so why are we here today, again wasting…08 Nov 2022HANSARD Papers Relating to the Home SecretaryI apologise, Madam Deputy Speaker. You may be aware that Opposition Members are looking at me like I have landed from a different planet, but I have not—I have landed from planet…08 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers Accommodation and SafeguardingNow then. When I hear talk of sourcing housing and getting extra hotel spaces for illegal immigrants, it leaves a bitter taste in my throat. Five thousand people in Ashfield want…07 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresNow then. Albanian criminals are leaving Albania, which is a safe country, and the same criminals then set up shop in France. They then leave France, which is a safe country, and…31 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Now then: last week in Parliament, I met a young lady called Florence who has Down’s syndrome. She told me that she has five paid jobs and three voluntary jobs, because she is…31 Oct 2022HANSARD Cross-Channel Migrants: Manston FacilityThe fact that we have the Manston processing centre shows the shocking failure of this country to protect our borders, especially the English channel. We are telling people that…27 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillMy right hon. Friend is exactly right. As I say, we have an abundance of talented women in this country, and many of them are sitting in here today—I had to say that, did I not?…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillThis is an excellent debate, and I thank the hon. Gentleman for introducing the Bill. He suggested that more than 50,000 women in this country lose their jobs as a result of being…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillThose are shocking stories; I cannot believe that is happening in this day and age. Does the hon. Member think that some women are perhaps living in fear when they fall pregnant,…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillWill my right hon. Friend give way?21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillMy right hon. Friend is giving a masterful and interesting speech. Does he agree that, although this discrimination is abhorrent, it also happens before pregnancy and, sometimes,…21 Oct 2022HANSARD Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree with me that the threat of redundancy, or actual redundancy, for a pregnant woman can have a serious impact on her health and the health of the baby?21 Oct 2022