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HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillIf it was necessary. Why is it necessary?12 Jul 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI feel compelled to speak in today’s debate because higher education is absolutely vital to the success of Nottingham South. In the past, people in my city worked as makers—of…12 Jul 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI agree with the right hon. Gentleman wholeheartedly regarding the concerns about what is happening on social media. Is that not precisely why we need an online harms Bill to…12 Jul 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillWhen I heard the Universities Minister discussing this matter on the radio some time ago, she suggested that these proposals in the Bill could enable holocaust deniers to seek…12 Jul 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillDoes the Secretary of State believe in evidence-based policy making? If so, can he cite the evidence for the problem that he is seeking to address? It appears that he is…12 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAccording to research by the Resolution Foundation, we are facing a U-shaped unemployment crisis, which will hit the youngest and the eldest workers the hardest. For women who are…17 May 2021HANSARD Violence in Israel and PalestineMy constituents have watched with growing anxiety, anger and, frankly, horror the spiralling events in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The threat of forcible…12 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsBetween January and June last year, the Minister of State told the House three times that his Department would shortly publish its research on the level of funding needed to meet…29 Apr 2021HANSARDEngagementsIs not the truth behind all of this—the sleaze, the scandals, the jobs for your mates, the cash for curtains —that the Prime Minister thinks that rules, laws and decency are for…28 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI hope I do not still sound like a robot, Madam Deputy Speaker. The gradual easing of restrictions in recent weeks has come as a great relief and is very welcome, but we know that…19 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Update[Inaudible.]19 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentThe latest ONS statistics show that around three quarters of students are already back in their term-time accommodation. Does the Minister agree that the Government’s failure to…15 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsNottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is giving all its staff an extra day’s leave this year to thank them for their sacrifices during the pandemic. I am sure that is a…13 Apr 2021HANSARDUK Steel Production: Greensill CapitalInvesting in transport infrastructure such as the full HS2 route and a rolling programme of rail electrification is an excellent way to boost economic recovery and put the UK on…25 Mar 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI would like to begin by echoing the comments of my hon. and right hon. Friends yesterday and today who have registered our concerns about the Bill, our disbelief that this…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)When people ask me why I became an MP, I explain that I got tired of shouting at the radio. This morning, I found myself shouting at the Chancellor on Radio 4, so this afternoon,…04 Mar 2021HANSARDVauxhall at Ellesmere Port and Battery Manufacturing StrategyThe Chair of the Select Committee on Science and Technology could not have been clearer: for the British car industry to succeed in the growing electric vehicle market, protecting…01 Mar 2021HANSARDFuture of Health and CareA decade ago the Minister and his Conservative colleagues pushed through the Lansley reforms, even though NHS staff warned us that they would lead to fragmentation and waste. Why…11 Feb 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseYesterday, my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Paul Blomfield) raised concerns on behalf of students affected by the pandemic, who include post- graduate researchers…04 Feb 2021HANSARDNightingale CourtsWhat progress he has made on planning for the (a) opening and (b) operation of Nightingale courts.02 Feb 2021