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HANSARD Budget ResolutionsThe right hon. Gentleman is a sophisticated thinker, so I will give him a sophisticated intervention. The judgment that had to be made in 2010 was how we closed the deficit. We…11 Mar 2020HANSARD Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [Lords]In the spirit of this debate and the cross-party nature of the spirit required to ensure the success of the games, I hope the Minister will at some point in his remarks reflect on…09 Mar 2020HANSARD Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [Lords]When the Minister does so, will he clarify for the House whether anyone in his Department has told the organising committee that it should not become an accredited living wage…09 Mar 2020HANSARD Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [Lords]I think the latest figure is 22%, not 4%.09 Mar 2020HANSARD Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [Lords]Keep up.09 Mar 2020HANSARD Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [Lords]It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for East Devon (Simon Jupp); he spoke with wit and flair and it was good to see him put Ministers on notice that he will be a…09 Mar 2020HANSARD Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [Lords]I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who represents one of the youngest constituencies in our country. His constituency has suffered greatly as a result of cuts to youth services over…09 Mar 2020HANSARDSoutheasternIf the Minister is prepared genuinely to think about rail devolution, will he think not just about Southeastern but about West Midlands trains as well? Some 40% of trains were not…30 Jan 2020HANSARD HomelessnessI am glad the Secretary of State raised Housing First. I know he will join me in congratulating Councillor Yvonne Davies and Councillor Sharon Thompson, who had to take back…29 Jan 2020HANSARD HomelessnessWhat we need is what I have called Kane’s law, in memory of Kane Walker, who lost his life on the streets of Birmingham last year: a duty on public agencies to collaborate to…29 Jan 2020HANSARD HomelessnessI would add to the hon. Gentleman’s list, because not only does the YMCA do an amazing job, but so do St Basils, with the work of Jean Templeton; Tabor House; the Good Shepherd…29 Jan 2020HANSARD HomelessnessI will come on to Walsall in a minute. I could give the House a barrage of statistics about how rough sleeping in my city is up by 1,000% since 2010; how the number of homeless…29 Jan 2020HANSARD HomelessnessI have a very different set of prescriptions for some of the problems set out by the hon. Member for Gravesham (Adam Holloway). Debates in this place are always political, but…29 Jan 2020HANSARDShared Rural NetworkI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of her statement. May I start by welcoming her professed enthusiasm for pulling this country out of the cyber slow lane? However,…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Britain's Place in the WorldLike my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Stephen Twigg), I welcome one aspect of the Queen’s Speech: the commitment that we will continue to play a leading role…15 Oct 2019HANSARDGovernment Plan for Net Zero EmissionsI will be extremely brief, Mr Gray. Labour Members are proud of the Climate Change Act 2008, but we are even prouder of the green new deal that we passed at the Labour party…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Internet of Things: RegulationIt absolutely could and it absolutely should, because the truth is that that work will have to happen at some point, so all we are arguing about is when and how. It is…03 Oct 2019HANSARD Internet of Things: RegulationMy point is simply that according to the Chancellor of the Exchequer I will soon not be allowed to sell my labour for less than £10.50 an hour. The Government have put a floor on…03 Oct 2019HANSARDOnline DisinformationWe would have a world-class regime for shutting down fake news and disinformation if we had courts that were actually accessible in the fight against misbehaviour by big tech. The…03 Oct 2019HANSARD Internet of Things: RegulationThe Minister is being incredibly generous and this is the last time I shall intervene. To round out the picture that my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner) is…03 Oct 2019