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HANSARD Grenfell: Government ResponseI thank the Secretary of State for his update. Two years is a very long time. I can only imagine the suffering and stress that the residents of Grenfell and the local community…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Bus Drivers’ Working HoursI thank the Minister for his detailed exploration of the figures. Perhaps he would agree to ask his ministerial colleague to write to me and to my hon. Friend the Member for…06 Jun 2019HANSARD Bus Drivers’ Working HoursI am grateful to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham, and to have the opportunity to speak in this important debate. Today’s debate about bus safety is happening in response…06 Jun 2019HANSARD HealthI find the picture that my hon. Friend paints deeply disturbing. In my area in Reading, there is exactly the position that has been described by other colleagues; there is a…14 May 2019HANSARDPrisons and ProbationWill the Minister give way?14 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes.02 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.02 May 2019HANSARDBus JourneysMy hon. Friend the Member for Jarrow (Mr Hepburn) made an important point. Bus services are in deep crisis: funding has been slashed by £645 million a year in real terms since…02 May 2019HANSARDBus JourneysIt seems that the Minister, sadly, may not fully acknowledge the depth of the crisis affecting our buses. For many people, buses are the only means of public transport. The crisis…02 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI seek your advice, because I believe that the buses Minister may have inadvertently misled the House. In our exchanges, she claimed that all local authorities have powers to…02 May 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Creative Industries7. What assessment he has made of the effect on the creative industries of the UK leaving the EU.11 Apr 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Creative IndustriesI thank the Minister for her answer. Is she aware of the scale of the concern in the Thames Valley, which is an important centre for both the IT and creative industries? When will…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Sanctions)The Minister speaks very eloquently about the discussions that are currently under way. How does he feel the UK’s very important traditional leadership role in pressing for…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Sanctions)rose —09 Apr 2019HANSARD Permitted Development and Shale Gas ExplorationI am afraid I am running out of time. We have just 12 years left to reduce carbon emissions dramatically. Local communities around the country have serious and substantial…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Permitted Development and Shale Gas ExplorationIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Swansea West (Geraint Davies). For me, the context of this debate is quite simply the deeply worrying issue of climate…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993The hon. Gentleman is making an interesting and thoughtful speech. Has he considered the Government’s policy of placing additional pension demands on schools in an unfunded way?…26 Mar 2019HANSARD Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993I thank the Chief Secretary for giving way. Has she had any discussions with the Children’s Minister, who is currently considering the very relevant issue of investment in nursery…26 Mar 2019HANSARD Personal Independence Payments: MerseysideIt is deeply moving and troubling that so many people’s lives are affected in this way by what appears to be poor quality administration by some staff in the Department. I realise…26 Mar 2019HANSARD Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993My hon. Friend makes a good point about the complete failure of the Government’s austerity agenda. Earlier, the Chief Secretary mentioned nursery schools. Many school and nursery…26 Mar 2019