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HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister’s groundbreaking 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution has ambitious targets for a switch to zero-emission electric vehicles, and the UK’s automotive…23 Jun 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseIn Rugby, we are providing new homes 25% faster than the rate in the country as a whole. The consequence of all those extra residents is that 83% of people now live more than 15…17 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsI applaud the Prime Minister for the time that he has spent at the Dispatch Box this afternoon in which he has spoken of the importance of increasing vaccine coverage around the…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Employment RightsI welcome the way in which the Minister is today extending the rights of the most important asset of any business, which is people. I am sure he will agree how essential it is to…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPost Office UpdateI was a member of the Select Committee that in March last year heard really distressing accounts from Post Office staff, including constituents of my hon. Friends who were wrongly…19 May 2021HANSARDAffordable and Safe Housing for AllIt is entirely right that we support small and medium-sized builders to get houses delivered, but at one end we will need more system building—houses that are prepared in a…18 May 2021HANSARDAffordable and Safe Housing for AllI welcome the Gracious Speech: setting out how this Government will boost jobs, drive growth and innovation, and increase opportunity for everyone, with the significant objective…18 May 2021HANSARDGKN Automotive Plant: BirminghamIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Birmingham, Erdington (Jack Dromey) speaking up for a manufacturing facility in his constituency. He and I have a great deal in…28 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateRugby’s primary care network-led vaccination centre at Locke House has provided over 34,000 first and 11,000 second doses to JCVI groups 1 to 9 through a fantastic team of staff…19 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghMr Speaker spoke earlier today about how Prince Philip has been a constant throughout his life, and for me Prince Philip has always been the figure at the side of Her Majesty the…12 Apr 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Hospitality IndustryMay I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests? My hon. Friend the Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) has eloquently set out the…24 Mar 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillAs with the mood around the Chamber, I rise to welcome the Bill. In the 1920s, a young pilot officer in RAF wrote a thesis about how planes would be able to achieve longer ranges…23 Mar 2021HANSARD Smoke-free Society by 2030The Minister has spoken about having a good story to tell. Is not the take-up of vaping in this country a good story? She will know that we have a very active all-party…23 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThis House has legislated to spend 0.7% of our GDP to support the world’s poorest. The Leader of the House is a great parliamentarian, so does he agree that any change can be made…18 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationJust two weeks ago, the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee published its report “The impact of Coronavirus on businesses and workers”, which acknowledges the pace…08 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe Secretary of State knows how well the vaccination programme is going here in Warwickshire, and his remarks at Friday’s national briefing were greatly appreciated here. Many of…02 Mar 2021HANSARDVauxhall at Ellesmere Port and Battery Manufacturing StrategyThe rules of origin requirements to continue selling vehicles tariff-free to the EU and the high proportion of the cost of batteries in electric vehicles make providing…01 Mar 2021HANSARDHealth Infrastructure Plan: District HospitalsI am grateful to the Minister for his reply. As he says, it is entirely right to be investing in the new hospitals—the 40 new hospitals for our NHS. He referred to our brilliant…23 Feb 2021HANSARDHealth Infrastructure Plan: District HospitalsWhat steps he is taking to ensure that improvement work on district hospitals is taken forward under the health infrastructure plan.23 Feb 2021HANSARDNew HomesI wonder whether the Secretary of State has seen the reports in The Times today showing high levels of interest in new houses with open space. That is certainly the case at…22 Feb 2021