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HANSARDManufacturing IndustryI thank the Minister for that response. Will he join me in welcoming the Welsh Labour Government’s £20 million commitment to the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre in…15 Sept 2021HANSARDChildren in Relative Poverty18. What recent estimate she has made of the proportion of children in relative poverty where at least one adult in that household is in employment.13 Sept 2021HANSARDChildren in Relative PovertyThe Government are very keen to say that work is the route to escape from poverty. However, over 27% of children in my Blaydon constituency live in poverty and many of those are…13 Sept 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseTomorrow is World Suicide Prevention Day. Will the Leader of the House continue to draw attention to this really important issue, as he has done in the past, and encourage…09 Sept 2021HANSARD Support for CarersI very much welcome the efforts made to reopen day services. However, will the Minister accept that many local authorities already find their social care funding stretched…22 Jul 2021HANSARD Support for CarersIt is an honour to serve under you in the Chair, Mr Hollobone. I thank the right hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Ed Davey) for securing this hugely important debate. Last…22 Jul 2021HANSARDMagdalene LaundriesThe report carried out by the University of Ulster and Queen’s University shone a bright light on the truly heart-wrenching abuse suffered by women and girls over six decades in…21 Jul 2021HANSARDMagdalene LaundriesWhat recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the research report “Mother and Baby Homes and Magdalene Laundries in Northern Ireland”, published in…21 Jul 2021HANSARDSocial HousingWhat progress he has made on the Government’s new deal for social housing since the publication of the social housing Green Paper in 2018.19 Jul 2021HANSARDSocial HousingToo many families spent lockdown in overcrowded homes. Housing and health go hand in hand, as we know; overcrowding not only increases the risk of catching covid-19, but puts a…19 Jul 2021HANSARDPlanningIt is a pleasure to serve under you as Chair for this important debate, Mrs Cummins, and I thank the hon. Member for Isle of Wight (Bob Seely) for securing it. As other hon.…15 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am sure that, like me, the Leader of the House will have been contacted during the covid pandemic by many constituents who have asthma. Last year, the all-party parliamentary…08 Jul 2021HANSARDIndependent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety ReviewI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (Emma Hardy) and the right hon. Member for Elmet and Rothwell (Alec Shelbrooke) for securing this…08 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe Secretary of State has already acknowledged the importance of dealing with the mental health problems we have seen arise in this pandemic, and it is now urgent that the issue…06 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Education SettingsFor many months now, school leaders have been spending a lot of their time on weekends making contacts when they are notified that someone has covid-19, so I am glad that some of…06 Jul 2021HANSARDHedgehogsOn paper, all these things are great, but it is essential that we have the resources to enforce the requirements, which need to be very specific. Too many times we have seen…05 Jul 2021HANSARDHedgehogsIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Twigg. I congratulate the hon. Member for Stockton South (Matt Vickers) on speaking so eloquently on behalf of the petitioners.…05 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Impact on Attendance in Education SettingsToo many schoolchildren across my constituency of Blaydon have faced disadvantage from being out of school under the current arrangements. Will the Secretary of State be…30 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsSome 2.1 million pensioners now live in poverty. Figures from Independent Age show that ensuring the uptake of pension credit could help to address that. My older constituents are…28 Jun 2021HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions Bill (First sitting)I understand the concept of the transition, but does the Minister not share my concern that it might go against the grain of what he is trying to do if we were to find that, after…22 Jun 2021