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HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. We hope to work co-operatively with the Government. The common good dictates that workers should be treated with…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I rise to speak in favour of amendment 63 and new clause 8. My hon. Friend the Member for Wakefield gave specific examples of deductions made by Irish Ferries and P&O; as he said,…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I rise to speak in favour of amendment 64, in my name and the names of all Opposition and SNP members of the Committee. I am fascinated that Government Members often like to talk…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)It is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Harris. At the close of the morning sitting, Mr Davies happily interrupted me in full flow about the Laffer curve.…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I rise to signal our support for amendment 70 and new clause 6 in the name of my hon. Friend the Member for Easington, who spoke well about seafarer welfare. To give a personal…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I rise to speak in favour of amendment 61, in the name of the SNP Members, and amendment 66. The proposal is self-explanatory but important. The regulations under the Bill hand…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I rise to speak in support of new clauses 5 and 7. Earlier this year, the House stood completely united against the action taken by P&O Ferries. We had oral questions that day in…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)When will the Insolvency Service report? We keep asking, but we do not get an answer.17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Indeed. Given the track record of shameful companies such as P&O, we have to change. My final concluding remarks, Ms Harris, are to thank you for your excellent chairing for the…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)We are indeed.17 Jan 2023HANSARDLifeboat Services: Search and RescueAs ever, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies, and I thank the hon. Member for Torbay (Kevin Foster), who represents a beautiful part of the world, for his…10 Jan 2023HANSARDExpansion of the Ultra Low Emission ZoneI can hear the Risographs of activists in London churning out leaflets about their Members of Parliament who do not want to support clean air. That is a clear divide, and I urge…20 Dec 2022HANSARDExpansion of the Ultra Low Emission ZoneIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. I, too, congratulate the hon. Member for Dartford (Gareth Johnson) on securing the debate. I am going to scrap my…20 Dec 2022HANSARDExpansion of the Ultra Low Emission ZoneNo leadership!20 Dec 2022HANSARDExpansion of the Ultra Low Emission ZoneThe A232 is actually congested because there are too many vehicles on it—that is what congestion is. London is a beautiful town, so I do not know why we allow it to happen. It is…20 Dec 2022HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [Lords]Today represents the 41st anniversary of the Penlee disaster when eight brave members of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution set out on a stormy night off the coast of…19 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I press the Leader of the House on her answer to the hon. Member for Rugby (Mark Pawsey) and ask for a statement from the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Chinese Consul General: Attack on Protesters in ManchesterI join the Minister and the Opposition Front Bencher in praising Greater Manchester police. We should have not seen scenes such as that in our great city. I am disappointed that…15 Dec 2022HANSARDSmall Boats Incident in the ChannelThe Home Secretary may recall that the former Home Secretary, the right hon. Member for Witham (Priti Patel), signed an agreement on a Franco-British operational research unit to…14 Dec 2022