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HANSARDNHS Nursing AssociatesWhat discussions has the Minister had with nursing associations and the Home Secretary about the recruitment of nurses and social care workers from the European Union after we…26 Mar 2019HANSARD Offensive Weapons BillI thank the hon. Lady for giving way, and I hope that she will show me where I am wrong, but I always understood that delivery companies, particularly those delivering post and…26 Mar 2019HANSARDServices for People with AutismNot enough is being done for schools. Teachers can study psychology. Some people teach and are also qualified psychologists. Is that not something that should be looked at?21 Mar 2019HANSARD NICE Appraisals: Rare Diseases TreatmentsDoes my hon. Friend agree that the hon. Member for Reigate (Crispin Blunt) is right that there needs to be a new model, and more importantly that something must be done about the…21 Mar 2019HANSARD EducationI thank the Minister for giving way. I think he knows what I am going to ask him, because he has been very helpful prior to this debate. What can he say to reassure, for example,…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 ExtensionI fully agree with my right hon. and learned Friend’s last point. The problem really is that the EU negotiators have said that there would have to be significant changes before…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Food and Agriculture)I do not want to take my hon. Friend off the point too much, but it crossed my mind when I was listening to the Minister—I apologise to him for coming in late— that issues have…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Children Act 1989: Local Authority ResponsibilitiesMy hon. Friend is making an important contribution and is outlining the problem. Local authorities have obviously been underfunded in relation to childcare for a very long time,…19 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Health and Social CareIt is timely that the hon. Gentleman is bringing this issue to the forefront once again. On healthcare, one of the things that certainly worries my constituents and me is the…19 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Thank you very much, Mr Speaker; I did not quite hear you at first. In the west midlands, workers involved in the administration of universal credit recently voted to strike…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Integrated Care RegulationsVery quickly, does my hon. Friend not agree that the big problem with integration, if we support it, is the lack of funding, and the lack of proper training in the various…18 Mar 2019HANSARDHealth and Care Professions Council: Registration FeesOrganisations always argue that they want to be self-sufficient, but that should not come at the expense of the people whom they actually regulate. I am not an expert on the…14 Mar 2019HANSARDHealth and Care Professions Council: Registration FeesI beg to move, That this House has considered registration fees at the Health and Care Professions Council. You and I have known each other a long time, Mr McCabe, but I think…14 Mar 2019HANSARDHealth and Care Professions Council: Registration FeesIn considering that, we have to remember that a lot of those workers’ salaries—for want of a better term—have in some instances been frozen since 2010, while in some instances…14 Mar 2019HANSARDHealth and Care Professions Council: Registration FeesI thank all Members who took part in the debate: my hon. Friends the Members for Heywood and Middleton (Liz McInnes), for York Central (Rachael Maskell) and for Blaydon (Liz…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Disability Assessment ServicesLike the hon. Gentleman and his office, we have had cases—in particular those related to PIP and other benefits—where it has been questionable whether people will get their…13 Mar 2019HANSARD Automatic Enrolment: Lower Earnings LimitA whole raft of evidence, relating particularly to young or middle-aged women, shows that the Government are not hitting the mark on these matters. The WASPI women issue has run…12 Mar 2019HANSARDFemale Genital Mutilation: ProsecutionIn general terms, when it comes to domestic abuse and so forth, cases take far too long. What is the Minister doing about that?12 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionI am sure that my hon. Friend is aware that MPs for constituencies in the west midlands are very concerned. We have consulted universities and with Jaguar Land Rover, and they are…11 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionTo reinforce my hon. Friend’s point, Jaguar Land Rover has already made about 1,000 people redundant; it hopes to secure its future. Ford has made about 300 people redundant. Then…11 Mar 2019