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HANSARDProtection from Sex-based Harassment in Public BillI will speak very briefly. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells (Greg Clark) on introducing the Bill. I wanted to speak in support of it as a man on the…24 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIs the Secretary of State aware of just how much wonderful research is going on in our universities in medical technology, environmental technology and all the rest? Will she do…23 Mar 2023HANSARDRural MicrobusinessesThe Minister will know that my constituency has large rural areas and lots of farmers. Like many microbusinesses, they have difficulty in getting a bank account at all. Could he…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Food Price InflationI know the Minister to be an honest chap, so will he stop making excuses, whether it is Putin or snow, and wake up to the fact that the food bank network is crumbling? The network…23 Mar 2023HANSARDPolice Funding FormulaIs the Minister aware that many police forces are struggling to obtain good forensic science facilities? Is he further aware that the Westminster commission on forensic science,…20 Mar 2023HANSARD Shellfish AquacultureThank you for calling me in this important debate, Ms Elliott. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Totnes (Anthony Mangnall) for introducing it. I will be taking a slightly…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Shellfish AquacultureWill the hon. Gentleman give way?15 Mar 2023HANSARD Shellfish AquacultureWe will be divided on membership of the EU and the wisdom of leaving it, but does the hon. Gentleman agree that what we are debating—air quality, the marine environment and…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Shellfish AquacultureI always defer to my hon. Friend as the Member for Cambridge, expecting him always to know everything about everything scientific. Could he tell me whether there is evidence that…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Shellfish AquacultureI misled hon. Members a little. I have a Bill going through the House at the moment on tyres. There are some higher-standard tyres that are better, so the Minister could make a…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Shellfish AquacultureWould it not be better if we consumed more of our own oysters, rather than exporting them? I always thought oysters were rather boring in this country, and when I went to New…15 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetAs the longest-serving Labour Member of Parliament, may I say to the Minister that I opposed HS2 from the very beginning, in January 2012, because I thought it was a vanity…14 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMadam Deputy Speaker, I have really missed you. Can I ask the Secretary of State what he makes of what President Xi has been saying over the past few days? I urge him today not to…13 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Sports Minister come to Huddersfield to see what is going at Huddersfield Town AFC and Huddersfield Giants, in the teams and the stadium? Will the Secretary of State…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseHas the Leader of the House talked to any of our wonderful nurses who are struggling to make ends meet? They are absolutely desperate, but the flow of new people coming into…09 Mar 2023HANSARDBest Start for Life Policy PaperWill the hon. Gentleman join me in welcoming the new Bishop of Huddersfield, announced yesterday? We will give her a very good welcome in Huddersfield. Those family hubs are…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Science and Technology FrameworkI should declare an interest, in that I have a long-standing experience and love of the higher education system. I also co-chair the Higher Education Commission with Lord Norton.…07 Mar 2023HANSARDCivil Service ImpartialityMr Speaker, we are experienced Members of this House, and I understand that very early on in your remarks, you rumbled what was going on in terms of the number of requests for…06 Mar 2023HANSARDSupport into Employment: Over-50sMay I add my voice to the calls for us to use the talents of people who are over 50? I am approaching that stage myself. Some of the best years of my life were after 50, in terms…06 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes the Secretary of State, and do the Government, agree that leisure centres are critical to all our communities, and especially to young people? I understand that the cost of…28 Feb 2023