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HANSARDPublic Access to NatureThe hon. Lady raises an important point about the ability for councils to use their own estate. Is she looking forward to the exciting plans that we might have in Lewes, as I am?18 May 2023HANSARDDraft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2023Actually, I was going to be really cheeky and say that women’s centres offer a particularly good place for rehabilitation for women. The Minister came to visit my local women’s…17 May 2023HANSARDDraft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2023Will the Minister give way?17 May 2023HANSARDDraft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2023Does my hon. Friend agree that this is all well and good, but as we have seen with scandals in policing and recently in the NHS—there was a case in the papers this week about an…17 May 2023HANSARDOverseas TerritoriesThe right hon. Lady makes an important point. My view, as I have expressed, is that we should have MPs here with voting rights. Other areas do it differently. In the US, for…11 May 2023HANSARDOverseas TerritoriesWas it not surprising that everyone we spoke to in Gibraltar and a number of people I have been contacted by from other overseas territories said, “I support it, but I’m sure…11 May 2023HANSARDOverseas TerritoriesI commend almost everything that the hon. Member for Rutland and Melton (Alicia Kearns) just said. I shall focus on a number of areas, one of which is the UN committee that looks…11 May 2023HANSARD No Recourse to Public FundsMy right hon. Friend mentions recent court cases. It was particularly disgraceful that the Green-led administration in Brighton refused to support people with no recourse to…11 May 2023HANSARDOverseas TerritoriesThe total territory of the Chagos islands is 10 times the landmass of Gibraltar, which we also use as a naval and military base. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that a thriving…11 May 2023HANSARDOverseas TerritoriesDoes the hon. Lady not think it is a great shame that the newly established University of Gibraltar is not entitled to accept British students on home fees or to access the UCAS…11 May 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseKemptown is now a Conservative and Green-free constituency. One of the reasons we managed to win the election is because of our strong pledge on rental reform and changing the…11 May 2023HANSARD CPTPP: Conclusion of NegotiationsI look forward to questioning the Secretary of State on the agreement in more detail at a meeting of the International Trade Committee later this week, because detail is thin on…17 Apr 2023HANSARDPrivate Rented SectorI listened to the Minister speak to the Renters’ Reform Coalition last week. She handled the questions very well, and I was pleased to hear her announce that a Bill would be…27 Mar 2023HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector7. What steps he is taking to reform the private rented sector.27 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q Alun, you are nodding along; did you want to say anything about the safeguards that might need to be in the Bill? Alun Francis: I am with Ellen on this: I have not thought it…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q At the moment, students come and study part-time or via the workplace. Predominantly, who pays for those courses? Professor Peck: It is a really mixed picture. Some are paid for…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q Of course, in the FE sector you are paid less per head than people in schools or in universities—it kind of dips at a crucial time—so that is a fair point. I wonder about the…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q I was trying to exclude the full-time undergraduate. I am trying to get at if there is a danger that, for some of those who might already be accessing technical, part-time,…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q Do you have a “finger in the wind” kind of breakdown between own-paid for and employer-paid for? Professor Peck: At NTU, the vast majority of UK undergraduate students are paid…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q I am interested in the workforce. Liz, you mentioned the need to manage the workforce; if we are to have, in effect, all-year-round entry, with people able to join at different…21 Mar 2023