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HANSARD Deputy Speaker’s StatementOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.19 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ6. Rather than the Government chaos that is dominating media headlines, much more important to the public, businesses and organisations is their deeply unsatisfactory day-to- day…13 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023rose—27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023I thoroughly agree with my right hon. Friend the Member for Hayes and Harlington—people do not hear that very often. I may be being a bit unfair to the Minister but, as colleagues…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023No one has ever said that about me before.27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023Will the Minister give way? He said he would.27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023In my earlier exchange with the Minister, was there not a clue to the reason why he cannot provide the impact assessment? It is because he does not have a clue what the impact…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023The Minister says that the trade union should ensure that its members comply with the work notice. What mechanism should it use to ensure that?27 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. The Ukraine conflict has reinforced the need for a thriving defence industry to underpin our security. Will the Secretary of State now take the opportunity to revisit his…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Future of HorseracingWhat assurance has the right hon. Gentleman received from the racing industry as to what training programmes they have got going into the future, when they will not need this to…25 Oct 2023HANSARD Future of HorseracingBefore the right hon. Gentleman moves on to the detailed point, there is a slight danger that the debate is becoming very internalised to racing, racing towns and the immediate…25 Oct 2023HANSARDBrownfield Land: DevelopmentMy I help out the Secretary of State? He is aware of the Grove Lane site on the Sandwell-Birmingham border, in which the West Midlands Combined Authority and its Mayor are also…16 Oct 2023HANSARD Proposed Merger of Three UK and VodafoneWhen there was the issue about Huawei installing its equipment, one of the arguments made was that this was the hardware, and that the telephone companies and indeed the National…19 Sept 2023HANSARD Proposed Merger of Three UK and VodafoneIs this not part of what we are seeing across the IT sector, which is what we previously saw in other industrial sectors, for example, in companies such as John Rockefeller’s…19 Sept 2023HANSARDHigh Speed 2Frankly, it is a real shame that we have to put up with an ill-prepared office junior instead of the boss, because these are really significant decisions. Let us be clear: the…18 Sept 2023HANSARDShipbuildingMay I draw the Minister’s attention to the fact that the three fleet solid support vessels for the Royal Navy are massive—equivalent to two aircraft carriers? Has she discussed…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Ahmadi Muslims: PakistanIs the right to the free exercise of religion not fundamental to the United Nations charter? Should we not therefore hold countries to account to protect against action by the…06 Sept 2023HANSARDHS2: CostIs the Minister not also concerned about cost-benefit analysis? Have not assumptions behind the pattern of business travel demand been changed dramatically by the pandemic,…05 Sept 2023HANSARD Draft Police Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matter) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2023I have been dealing with quite a bit of casework on this issue, and it seems to me that convictions incurred at an early age, particularly during teenage years, seem to debar…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Draft Police Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matter) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2023I thank the Minister for her helpful reply. May I send her details of two recent cases I am dealing with, so she can consider whether the public purpose—the thoroughly…04 Sept 2023