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HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewI am not going to join in the festival of patting the Secretary of State on the back at this stage—29 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewAfter 12 years of Conservative government, we are seeing what is almost a scorecard of failure. Nevertheless, I will give the Secretary of State and his team the benefit of the…29 Mar 2022HANSARD School Rebuilding ProgrammeI am unashamedly going to make a plea for another northern school—County High School in Leftwich, which the Minister might be familiar with. It is desperate, like a lot of…22 Mar 2022HANSARD School Rebuilding ProgrammeMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Of course, the Levelling Up Secretary of State is the same person as the Education Secretary who vandalised our schools up and down…22 Mar 2022HANSARDBadger CullingOn that point, in Cheshire it is farmers, landowners, volunteers and the general public who support vaccination. It is exactly right that that important mix has to be behind the…21 Mar 2022HANSARDBadger CullingIt is a pleasure to serve once again under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone, and to speak in a debate on this important topic, secured by petition. I also declare an interest,…21 Mar 2022HANSARD Cost of Living Increases: PensionersI wonder whether my right hon. Friend could secure another U-turn from Ministers, on the national insurance rise for working pensioners.21 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Minister join me and my hon. Friend the Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Justin Madders) in congratulating the Unite workers on refusing to unload Russian oil at…17 Mar 2022HANSARD P&O FerriesP&O Ferries’ actions today, in sacking 800 workers via Zoom, are despicable and disgraceful, as has been said by Members from right across the Chamber. Of course we now need…17 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineA couple of weeks ago I, again through the Home Office and others, helped a family to arrive in Northwich in my constituency—Hannah, her daughter Viktoria and her six-year-old…16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineI just have a quick practical question about the matching process. How will that be done for this scheme?16 Mar 2022HANSARDRefugees from UkraineIs the visa application not still a fundamental flaw in the Homes for Ukraine scheme? The considerable bureaucracy of a 50-page form will still be required. That really needs to…16 Mar 2022HANSARDExecutions in Saudi ArabiaIs the Saudi Arabian public investment fund a right, proper and fit-for-purpose owner of Newcastle United?14 Mar 2022HANSARDBus Service Improvement Plans: North-west EnglandI thank my hon. Friend for opening such a vital debate. One route in my patch that has been or is about to be decommissioned is the No. 62 from Runcorn to her patch, Warrington.…09 Mar 2022HANSARDBus Service Improvement Plans: North-west EnglandDoes my hon. Friend concur that the regulation, which Steve Rotheram and the leaders have announced, is mightily vital, but it does need those resources for a first-class…09 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft Combined Authorities (Borrowing) Regulations 2022It is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I thank the Minister for his thorough and detailed explanation of this draft statutory instrument. I am…09 Mar 2022HANSARDLocal Authority BudgetsMembers on both sides of the Chamber have said that any levelling up will ultimately be delivered by local authorities improving lives in their communities, but councils have…07 Mar 2022HANSARD Shared Prosperity Fund: Devolved AdministrationsIt is a pleasure to serve once again under your chairmanship, Sir Edward, and to contribute to the debate. My sincere thanks go to the hon. Member for Belfast South (Claire Hanna)…01 Mar 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillDoes my hon. Friend concur that those who protested in Peterloo were probably a little bit noisy, as were those who protested for women’s suffrage and those who protested against…28 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham. I thank the Minister once again for an informative introduction to this statutory instrument, which is the third…28 Feb 2022