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HANSARDHGV Driver ShortagesI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for setting out the measures that he is already taking to tackle this really important issue. Will he also consider other issues that are…13 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Do you have any thoughts on the new HSSIB and its powers, which are set out in the Bill? I know that you are likely to be probed further on this later, but do you have any…09 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Could you expand on that? Why would they be in a more uncertain place? Sir Robert Francis: Unless there is certainty on guidance, policies and guardians, of which I am a great…09 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Welcome and thank you for coming along, Sir Robert. I am Mary Robinson, MP for Cheadle and, with another hat on, the chair of the all-party parliamentary group for…09 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Fourth sitting)Sorry, just to—09 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Fourth sitting)Nice and easy—thank you.09 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you so much, Mr McCabe; that is very kind of you. I have just a very short question. How does any of this relate to the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 and the way you…07 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (First sitting)Thank you.07 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (First sitting)Q It is really interesting to hear—I have seen it, as I am sure you all have—how partnerships have been built through covid. There has been a huge amount of joint working and…07 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Care Bill (Second sitting)Q I declare an interest as chair of the all-party parliamentary group for whistleblowing. I am interested in the powers that you are going to be taking on—how those will enhance…07 Sept 2021HANSARD NHS UpdateI thank my hon. Friend for her statement. I take this opportunity to thank all the staff who work at Stepping Hill Hospital in my constituency for their tireless efforts…21 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI am grateful to the Secretary of State for his statement setting out the way forward. In the 150 years since the foundation of Cheadle’s Together Trust, it has championed and…05 Jul 2021HANSARDPalestinian School Textbooks: EU ReviewI do agree. We must remember that young minds are very absorbent and they tend to take on board and trust what they are taught in school. Members who have asked questions over the…30 Jun 2021HANSARDPalestinian School Textbooks: EU ReviewI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Eastbourne (Caroline Ansell) for securing this important debate. Like her, I visited Israel with the Conservative Friends of Israel and spoke…30 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsLorry drivers such as my constituent Stewart have kept the country going through the pandemic, but they face the threat of robbery and assault on a regular basis. He tells me that…24 Jun 2021HANSARDNorth of England: Transport ConnectionsConnectivity is key to levelling up northern communities, so I welcome the Government’s commitment to reversing Beeching cuts and restoring rail connections to towns across the…24 Jun 2021HANSARDNorth of England: Transport ConnectionsWhat steps his Department is taking to improve transport connections in the north of England.24 Jun 2021HANSARD Employment RightsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his statement. Many of my constituents work at Manchester airport and will welcome action to address fire and rehire in the aviation sector. A…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Britain’s RailwaysIntegrated public transport will be crucial to the north’s post-covid recovery and the levelling-up agenda. It should be as easy for my constituents to travel around Greater…20 May 2021HANSARDIsrael and Gaza: CeasefireHamas has consistently chosen to prioritise its goal of the destruction of Israel over the safety and prosperity of Palestinians, but in conflict it is always the innocent,…19 May 2021