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HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)rose —30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)My hon. Friend is making a powerful point, and I would like to draw him further on it. I accept and respect what the Government are doing with some of the allocations of moneys to…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)If I may make one final point to address my hon. Friend’s own point, universities and higher education providers across the country are working well—some extremely well—in…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)To give one simple example, and to be fair to the Government, the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre was developed through a university working with a local authority and a…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I welcome you to your place, Mr Efford. I want to lend my support to my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle and others on this group of amendments. They…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)What is concerning about these amendments is the direction of travel. What is it that the Government are trying to achieve by removing these Lords amendments, because they seem to…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)My hon. Friend has given a thorough analysis on all these amendments; I will just pick up on a couple of points. On amendment 33, I want to highlight how important the skills and…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)To illustrate that point, clearly in the health sector we need to assess what the challenges are for our communities and populations. While there is a national picture, there will…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Briefly, the amendments seek to reflect the reality on the ground, as we have heard. Let us think about HS2 and what has been happening. We have had years—decades—of plans for…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)I welcome you to your place, Mr Efford. I want to lend my support to my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle and others on this group of amendments. They…30 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend is making some incredibly important points. I have parallels in my constituency, as I am sure do other Members across the House. In one example, we have a managing…29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]I share a lot of the hon. Lady’s concerns about what her constituents are experiencing. Many thousands of new homes are being built, and constituents are frustrated and surprised…29 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillWill the Minister give way?22 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillWill the Minister give way?22 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsMy right hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. There is one point about the contracts as they stand and another about the situation going forward. Just last week, I had to get…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsThat is very kind. I have a lot of time for the Minister, as do other Opposition Members. Like her, I was a procurement professional. I would not have been allowing this sort of…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsWill the Minister give way?17 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeAs we all sit here today, it is worth reminding ourselves who it is that we serve. For me, it is absolutely, 100%, the constituents of Warwick and Leamington, Whitnash and…17 Nov 2021HANSARDRandox Covid ContractsBeyond being a get-rich-quick scheme, does the hon. Gentleman share my concern that there are longer-term implications about where the data from the testing being done by Randox…17 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeIndeed I have, absolutely—to all of them.17 Nov 2021