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HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special Reportrose —10 Jul 2023HANSARDSerious Violent Crime: West MidlandsAs the Attorney General will know from intimate knowledge, serious violent crime is thankfully not something that Lichfield suffers very much from at all, but that is not the case…06 Jul 2023HANSARDSerious Violent Crime: West Midlands7. What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of prosecution rates of serious violent crime in the west midlands; and if she will make a statement.06 Jul 2023HANSARDInvestmentInvestment in Wales is also conditional on there being adequate healthcare. Is my hon. Friend aware that, in Tywyn on the west coast of Wales, a hospital that was built only six…05 Jul 2023HANSARDRelationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023On a point of order, Ms Fovargue. I am sorry to interrupt the right hon. Gentleman. My hay fever is playing up and I just wonder whether I have permission to take my jacket off.…26 Jun 2023HANSARDRelationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I am following what the hon. Gentleman is saying with great interest. I understand his anger, but—I know he will not agree with me—it follows logically that if he and his…26 Jun 2023HANSARDRelationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023Can my right hon. Friend clarify if this would be different in any way from what is currently done in England? Has any assessment been made of how parents feel about how it…26 Jun 2023HANSARDRelationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023Does the hon. Gentleman agree that it is important to get the tone right in the way the information is developed? Schools will have the freedom to present it in a way that they…26 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe war in Ukraine will have given us some insight into Russia’s war tactics. The defence Command Paper will soon be published, and it will look at investment decisions for the…26 Jun 2023HANSARDIndustrial Action: Maintaining Public Services9. What steps his Department is taking to maintain public services during industrial action; and if he will make a statement.22 Jun 2023HANSARDIndustrial Action: Maintaining Public ServicesI thank my right hon. Friend for his answer. I am sure that he can imagine the difficulty that my constituents and those in Burntwood and other parts of the west midlands face…22 Jun 2023HANSARDVeterans: Well-paid EmploymentLess of the veteran, Sir. [Laughter.]22 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I take a slightly contrary view about working from home to the one we heard from the Front Bench just now? While I fully recognise that working with other people in an office…22 Jun 2023HANSARDBroadband: Social TariffsOh, thank you, Mr Speaker. But this is not just about social tariffs, is it? It is also about when the whole broadband system goes down. Recently there was a break in the…14 Jun 2023HANSARDAvanti13. What comparative assessment he has made of the service delivered by Avanti’s rail timetable (a) now and (b) at the launch of that franchise.08 Jun 2023HANSARDAvantiTake 2. Mr Speaker, you might disagree with the Minister’s answer and say that the reliability of Avanti is still not that good. Nevertheless, my question is about services from…08 Jun 2023HANSARDAvantiI thank my hon. Friend for his answer — [ Interruption. ]08 Jun 2023HANSARDFood Prices in SupermarketsI thank the Minister for his answer. My constituents in Lichfield and Burntwood, and people in the rest of the country, are enduring high food inflation, as are those in the rest…25 May 2023HANSARDFood Prices in Supermarkets3. What recent discussions she has had with supermarkets on ensuring that reductions in wholesale food costs are reflected in food prices.25 May 2023HANSARDNuclear Fusion: Energy Provision14. What assessment he has made of the potential merits of developing nuclear fusion technology to provide energy.23 May 2023