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HANSARD Universities: Financial SustainabilityReading University is an outstanding, research-intensive university with high-quality teaching, as I am sure the Minister is aware, as it scores excellent marks in the…11 Feb 2019HANSARDGWR and Network PerformanceWill the Minister give way on that point?05 Feb 2019HANSARDGWR and Network PerformanceThe hon. Gentleman draws on several points that I and colleagues are due to make or have made. I come back to the issue of delays and quite how frustrating they are for daily…05 Feb 2019HANSARDGWR and Network PerformanceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. A number of excellent points have been made with which I want to associate myself, particularly in the speeches of my…05 Feb 2019HANSARDGWR and Network PerformanceThe hon. Gentleman makes interesting points about public spending. Does he agree that the current Government are already making a significant investment in High Speed 2? Surely,…05 Feb 2019HANSARD[P002354]I rise to present petitions on behalf of three outstanding nursery schools in Reading East: Caversham, Newbridge, and Blagdon. The petition of the parents, careers, staff and…05 Feb 2019HANSARDGWR and Network PerformanceThe hon. Lady makes an excellent point about pollution. There are three aspects of pollution that are deeply challenging in my area. The first is air pollution from soot and…05 Feb 2019HANSARDEquitable LifeI fully concur with the points my hon. Friend and Conservative Members have made about the importance and dreadful nature of this scandal, and about the hard work that has been…31 Jan 2019HANSARD Maintained Nursery SchoolsI see the Minister nodding. I am grateful for his interest in this subject, and we all wish him well in his battle with the Treasury to secure the needed funds. Many Members have…31 Jan 2019HANSARDEquitable LifeWill my hon. Friend give way?31 Jan 2019HANSARD Maintained Nursery SchoolsIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Lincoln (Karen Lee). I want to associate myself with a number of the comments made by Opposition Members and some…31 Jan 2019HANSARDEquitable LifeOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. During my brief intervention during the debate I was unable to mention that I have a close relative who was one of the policyholders and…31 Jan 2019HANSARD Teacher Recruitment and Retention StrategyI welcome the intention behind the strategy, but I would like it to contain more than warm words. What measures will the Minister put in place in high-cost areas that do not…28 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillWe have exactly the same issue in my constituency. We have a very large number of NHS workers from the EU who make a significant contribution to our local community. I am grateful…28 Jan 2019HANSARD British Bioethanol IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gapes. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Scunthorpe (Nic Dakin) for securing this important debate on an issue…16 Jan 2019HANSARDCrown Post Offices: FranchisingI thank my hon. Friend for giving way, and I agree with my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool South (Gordon Marsden). In Reading, we have serious accessibility issues. The…10 Jan 2019HANSARDCrown Post Offices: FranchisingI thank my hon. Friend for indulging me. I want to raise the mismanagement and the way in which the Post Office does not seem to engage with local retailers or look for suitable…10 Jan 2019HANSARDCrown Post Offices: FranchisingWill my hon. Friend give way briefly?10 Jan 2019HANSARDCommunity TransportCommunity transport is a lifeline for many older or disabled people who would otherwise be trapped in their own homes, yet the Government propose to introduce a significant and…10 Jan 2019HANSARDMigrant CrossingsMy right hon. Friend the Member for Hackney North and Stoke Newington (Ms Abbott) made an important point that the Home Secretary has so far ignored. When will he admit the…07 Jan 2019