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HANSARD Retail StrategyI agree on the point about quality. There should be a race to the top. Sometimes quality costs, so quality might mean better pay. Paddy Lillis, the general secretary of the Union…10 Jul 2019HANSARDWhistleblowingI commend the hon. Gentleman and the APPG for the excellent work they do in this field. Prior to this debate, the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association wrote to me.…03 Jul 2019HANSARDCity Deals: ScopeOn a recent visit to the wonderful city of Derry, I spoke with those involved in shaping the education offer in the city. They told me that a central aspect of the city deal is…03 Jul 2019HANSARDCity Deals: Scope6. What comparative assessment she has made of the scope of city deals in Northern Ireland.03 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for Work and PensionsIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Airdrie and Shotts (Neil Gray). I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Wirral South (Alison McGovern) on opening this vital…02 Jul 2019HANSARDChild PovertyGiven that the majority of families affected by the two-child limit are working, why did the Department for Work and Pensions make the following statement in response to the…01 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Long-Term Plan: ImplementationIs the privatisation of the urgent care centre in the Runcorn-Halton part of my constituency part of the Secretary of State’s NHS plan?01 Jul 2019HANSARD Climate ChangeDoes the 2017 manifesto commitment to a revolution in fracking and shale gas extraction not fly in the face of the grand ambitions we are discussing today?24 Jun 2019HANSARD Family LawMay I first welcome the Minister to his place? These regulations are a series of changes and clarifications designed to make it easier to collect arrears and maintenance payments…11 Jun 2019HANSARD Family LawI certainly do. I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. This case has been highlighted in the media today by the shadow early years Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for…11 Jun 2019HANSARDMineworkers’ Pension SchemeFred Smith died last week. He was a proud Scotsman and a miner in the Castleford collieries. He died of an industrial-related disease and he leaves a widow, Enid, and a family to…10 Jun 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit and DebtVery briefly. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for High Peak (Ruth George) for securing this vital debate on universal credit, and for all that she does. The debate’s importance…05 Jun 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit and DebtMy hon. Friend makes a very powerful contribution that shows the need for more compassion and flexibility in the system. It is clear from the evidence and from this debate that…05 Jun 2019HANSARD Transport: CheshireWould there not be a considerable outcry if just one of the 36 bridges over the River Thames in London were tolled? Is this unfairness not a case of a real north-south divide?05 Jun 2019HANSARD Transport: Cheshirerose —05 Jun 2019HANSARD Transport: CheshireFor every £4 of investment put into London and the south-east, the north gets £1—those are the Government’s own figures. The Northwich area in my constituency was promised two…05 Jun 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit and DebtThank you, Sir Henry; it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. [James Gray in the Chair ]05 Jun 2019HANSARD Pension Funds: Financial and Ethical InvestmentsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Howarth. I thank the right hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Sir Edward Davey) for securing this vital debate. I also…22 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ10. On two previous occasions, I have asked the Prime Minister to do more to support the victims of the leasehold scandal. Now that she is about to move house any time soon, will…22 May 2019HANSARD Pension Funds: Financial and Ethical InvestmentsI do agree with that point, which was powerfully made. Labour will transform corporate environmental responsibility by making compliance with key environmental criteria a…22 May 2019