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HANSARDUrgent and Emergency Care13. What steps her Department is taking to increase access to urgent and emergency care.23 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon: Compensation and ConvictionsWe have already heard about the work of the Business and Trade Committee, which looked at this issue for our February 2022 report. One of the most distressing features from our…08 Jan 2024HANSARDIndustrial Action: Impact on Children and Parents2. What steps she is taking to help reduce the impact of industrial action by teachers on children and parents.11 Dec 2023HANSARDIndustrial Action: Impact on Children and ParentsThe issue extends to university students as well. My constituent’s final degree papers were not marked this year because of industrial action. That put in jeopardy her…11 Dec 2023HANSARDAudit and Corporate Governance ReformThis week, the Business and Trade Committee took evidence from Wilko. Business collapses such as that of Wilko, Carillion, Thomas Cook and Patisserie Valerie have been a…30 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseIn Rugby, we are doing our part to build the homes that the country needs for the future, and as a consequence, my constituency is the fastest growing in the west midlands. We…30 Nov 2023HANSARD Plastic Packaging Tax on Imports: HMRC EnforcementThe Minister has acknowledged that, for reasons of safety, food contact applications cannot, by their very nature, include recycled material. I wonder whether he would accept that…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Plastic Packaging Tax on Imports: HMRC EnforcementMy hon. Friend is being generous with his time. If we know that shrink and wrap films are not using recycled content, why can it not be assumed that an imported product does not…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Plastic Packaging Tax on Imports: HMRC EnforcementDoes my hon. Friend agree that, while the introduction of the plastic packaging tax was a really positive thing that ensured we got more use from recycled material, in this case,…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Net Zero by 2050The announcement changed two key dates that were the subject of a lot of work by the previous Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee. Does the Secretary of State agree…16 Oct 2023HANSARDUK Automotive IndustryI accept that point, but Chinese manufacturers are intending to bring to the UK a load of brands that are anonymous and bland and they will not have the same attractiveness to the…18 Sept 2023HANSARDUK Automotive IndustryI agree wholeheartedly. It is great to see Wrightbus’s product on the streets in London. Although important and significant, the sector has seen decline, particularly in the…18 Sept 2023HANSARD Post Office CompensationThe Select Committee on Business and Trade heard some absolutely harrowing accounts of the impact on postmasters who were falsely accused. Is the Minister happy that we can now…18 Sept 2023HANSARDUK Automotive IndustryIt is a great pleasure to take part in this debate on the UK automotive industry because I grew up in a village just outside the traditional heart of UK car manufacturing. One of…18 Sept 2023HANSARD Tata Steel: Port TalbotThe Minister was a distinguished member of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee. I cannot remember whether she was with us when we visited Port Talbot, but we…18 Sept 2023HANSARDUK Automotive IndustryThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point and I will make some remarks on that issue in just a second. The view about the need to support our move to net zero, and the steps that we…18 Sept 2023HANSARDEnergy Intensive Industries: DecarbonisationThe Minister will welcome measures that many businesses are already undertaking simply because they are the right thing to do, including traditionally carbon-intensive industries,…04 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAt a time when the cost of generating electricity is falling thanks to the increasing use of renewables, my constituents do not understand why the price of electricity remains…04 Jul 2023HANSARDCriminal Court Case BacklogThe Government have introduced the use of pre-recorded evidence in rape trials and are trialling an extension for other cases to allow parties to provide information while…27 Jun 2023HANSARDCriminal Court Case Backlog16. What steps his Department is taking to reduce the backlog of criminal court cases.27 Jun 2023