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HANSARDInshore Industry Fishing Crews: VisasAs ever, it is a pleasure to serve under your stewardship, Mr Vickers. I, too, congratulate the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on securing time for a debate on this…25 May 2023HANSARDInshore Industry Fishing Crews: VisasFor the sake of argument, let us say that we do manage to train people to the B1 level in order to meet the visa requirements. We have heard from the hon. Member for Strangford…25 May 2023HANSARDInshore Industry Fishing Crews: VisasAs I said, we have young skippers taking on new boats in Shetland. If their experience is not financially favourable as a consequence of decisions like this, what will that do for…25 May 2023HANSARDInshore Industry Fishing Crews: VisasWhat help is that to the constituent I referenced who still owes £680,000 to the bank, and who cannot go to sea because he cannot get the crew? He will not be around by the time…25 May 2023HANSARDInshore Industry Fishing Crews: VisasI anticipate that we will hear the same sort of thing from the Minister that we heard from him in the main Chamber today—namely, that we should be growing local labour. Does the…25 May 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresThe Immigration Minister seems to be making a very good case for increased wage inflation. I wonder what his Treasury colleagues make of the overall impact of that on the economy.…25 May 2023HANSARDStudent VisasWhat impact will these changes have on the number of students from overseas coming to study in British universities, and what will be the financial consequences? Has the Home…24 May 2023HANSARD Sub-postmasters and Sub-postmistresses: RemunerationThe hon. Lady is absolutely right, and I pay tribute to her work as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on post offices. The point that really stands to be made about the…23 May 2023HANSARD Sub-postmasters and Sub-postmistresses: RemunerationI give way to my hon. Friend.23 May 2023HANSARD Sub-postmasters and Sub-postmistresses: RemunerationThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right, and I do not think we are going to have much contention in this debate. The same point was made to me by Valerie Johnson, who is the…23 May 2023HANSARD Sub-postmasters and Sub-postmistresses: RemunerationAbsolutely. With your indulgence, Mr Twigg, I took those interventions together because we had three different communities all telling us the same story. It is a story of…23 May 2023HANSARD Sub-postmasters and Sub-postmistresses: RemunerationThe Minister is absolutely right. We cannot dictate to people how they do things. But surely with the example of the cash limits on bank deposits, that is exactly what we are…23 May 2023HANSARD Sub-postmasters and Sub-postmistresses: RemunerationI beg to move, That this House has considered remuneration for Post Office sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Twigg. The…23 May 2023HANSARD Sub-postmasters and Sub-postmistresses: RemunerationOh my goodness! I am spoilt for choice. I give way to all three Members, but very quickly.23 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Directors at Ofgem are on the record as saying they are already doing everything that needs to be done to meet the country’s net zero targets. I do not know anyone outside…23 May 2023HANSARDCarbon Capture and Storage9. What recent assessment he has made of the potential role of North sea oil and gas infrastructure in developing carbon capture and underground storage capacity.23 May 2023HANSARD Sub-postmasters and Sub-postmistresses: RemunerationI absolutely agree. I see this process happening and it has not happened suddenly; it has been happening for years. People retire, give up or for whatever reason decide they do…23 May 2023HANSARD Sub-postmasters and Sub-postmistresses: RemunerationI give way to the hon. Member.23 May 2023HANSARDCarbon Capture and StorageThe Greensand project in Denmark has proven the concept of carbon capture, usage and storage, but we know that the supply chain in this country is fragile. Indeed, if others go…23 May 2023HANSARDChinese-owned Businesses: ContractsWhat are the Government doing to ensure that the genomics data of British businesses held by British genomics companies that then trade or do deals with Chinese companies, such as…18 May 2023