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HANSARDEngagementsTens of thousands of our constituents are stranded abroad. At the same time, thousands of planes and pilots are sitting idle. The Ministry of Defence has unparalleled experience…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. This is deeply unfortunate. I fully understand the work that officials will be doing and the pressure on Ministers. Whatever Ministers…25 Mar 2020HANSARD British Citizens Abroad: FCO Help to Return HomeI have been contacted by constituents stuck in India and Pakistan because of the closure of the airports there, but all around the world thousands of planes and pilots are…24 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsYesterday in the Chamber, I and my right hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Hodge Hill (Liam Byrne) raised the question of escalating prices in local shops and concerns about…24 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillThere is a lot of talk about income, but it is also about expenditure. I have had many complaints from constituents about prices rocketing, particularly for staples, but it is…23 Mar 2020HANSARD Horizon Settlement: Future Governance of Post Office LtdMy right hon. Friend is outlining a litany of maladministration at the very least. Have any individuals at management level in either at Post Office Ltd or Fujitsu ever been held…19 Mar 2020HANSARD Horizon Settlement: Future Governance of Post Office LtdMaybe she fulfils the role of the Pharisee in that parable. Does this not also speak to a deeper problem in our society, where relentlessly, time after time, the great and the…19 Mar 2020HANSARDLoan Charge 2019: Sir Amyas Morse ReviewWill the Minister give way?19 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. As part of the key worker strategy, will the Secretary of State recognise the crucial importance of food and drink manufacturing and distribution in the food chain? In…19 Mar 2020HANSARDTree PlantingThe Minister has talked a lot about planting trees, but made no mention of where those trees will come from; in other words, will they be sourced within the UK or will we be…19 Mar 2020HANSARDElectric BusesI thank the Minister for that reply, and it is very welcome that money is going to electric buses and, indeed, ultra low emission buses, including hydrogen technology, but when I…18 Mar 2020HANSARDElectric Buses2. What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport to ensure that new electric buses supported by the Government are built in (a) Northern Ireland and (b)…18 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020May I probe the Minister a bit further about who will do inspections? I hope he may intervene to satisfy me on that. The regulations talk about a “qualified person” but the…17 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020Very much so; it makes the local authorities’ job much easier. We already have a well-regulated scheme for training and for testing the competence of people working in the…17 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020That is not necessary. Electricians are already highly regulated under all sorts of electrical legislation. They also have to be trained and to pass competency tests. They get…17 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020The missing part in this is who is actually doing the testing. There seems to be a serious gap in the regulations on the requirement for that person to be professionally…17 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf companies such as David Brown are to be sustained, they need orders, as does the shipbuilding industry. Once again I ask whether we can start behaving like every other country.…16 Mar 2020HANSARD Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) BillThe hon. Gentleman should come down a bit harder on that explanation from his hon. Friend, who is fundamentally saying that the Government are incapable of chewing gum and walking…13 Mar 2020HANSARD Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) BillThe hon. Gentleman is rightly drawing attention to a significant problem. Is there not another aspect to it, which is that many of these individuals, quite frankly, should not be…13 Mar 2020HANSARDNHS Workers: ImmigrantsMany skilled health professionals in this country who have been granted refugee status are finding it difficult to get accreditation from the regulating bodies. May I commend to…10 Mar 2020