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HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionThe Minister might be aware that in the 10 years that I was the Education Committee Chair, Edward Timpson was one of the most thoughtful and hard-working members of that…07 May 2019HANSARDNursing AssociatesDoes the Minister know that when I went to a restaurant the other night with my wife there was a hum and a buzz coming mainly from the young women there? I asked, “Who are all…07 May 2019HANSARD BombardierI am co-chair of the all-party manufacturing group and very heavily involved in air safety. Is not the news today about Bombardier a disaster for British industry and British…07 May 2019HANSARD Places of Worship: Security FundingI listened carefully to what the Home Secretary said. I am a former parliamentary church warden at St Margaret’s and a lay canon at Wakefield cathedral, and of course I know from…07 May 2019HANSARDMidland Main Line FranchiseAs the Secretary of State knows, we are a great manufacturing nation with the finest technology. Surely, after last night’s wonderful decision on climate change, we should think…02 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIs the ministerial team aware that an all-party group of Members of Parliament came together to secure the seatbelt legislation many years ago? After 13 failed attempts, we…02 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. I came to the House today hoping for some passion and leadership from the Secretary of State. There is a real opportunity for British business and universities to tackle…30 Apr 2019HANSARDYouth EntrepreneurshipIs the Minister aware that recent research from Sheffield University and King’s College London shows that young entrepreneurs face a very bleak future? In particular, the impact…30 Apr 2019HANSARDCreative Projects: Early Years ExperienceI have some experience in this area, as the former Chair of the Select Committee on Education. Is the Minister not aware that, over several years, we have seen how the push to…29 Apr 2019HANSARDTuition Fees: EU StudentsMay I tell the Minister that this was a deeply disappointing statement? He may not have been chuntering, but he was certainly not sending out a clear message. I do not know of a…29 Apr 2019HANSARDCreative Projects: Early Years Experience3. What steps he is taking to help ensure that creative and practical projects are part of the early years experience in schools.29 Apr 2019HANSARD UK Telecoms: HuaweiThe Secretary of State is being very open and reasonable, but does he agree that fundamentally this is all about trust? When I was a very young MP, one of my first parliamentary…25 Apr 2019HANSARDWomen EntrepreneursIs the Minister aware that an increasing number of women entrepreneurs are using digital blockchain tools to start and grow their businesses? Will she meet people who can…25 Apr 2019HANSARDService Businesses: Overseas MarketsCan all those on the Government Front Bench tell me what I should say to my service and manufacturing industries that export overseas? For years, they have been frustrated that…25 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Thank you, Mr Speaker. I will pass that message on to the new baby. Yesterday another little girl—a little Swedish girl—came to this place and reminded us how we must act…24 Apr 2019HANSARD Plastics RecyclingDoes my hon. Friend agree that, having heard Greta Thunberg speak today, it is time we took power back for the consumer? Would she join me in taking all our plastic from Marks and…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Plastics RecyclingI am really enjoying the hon. Gentleman’s speech. I understand that a Scottish university—I think it is Edinburgh, but perhaps the hon. Gentleman can enlighten me—is doing some…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Plastics RecyclingBefore the right hon. Gentleman moves on from that very good answer to that very good suggestion, may I suggest that real waste experts—people who know about plastics and…23 Apr 2019HANSARDVictims LawDoes the Minister agree that the tragic victims are those people who cannot speak because they have been killed by an accident or a violent crime? Will he meet me to discuss the…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Change PolicyEven a little Swedish girl can see it’s not true.23 Apr 2019