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HANSARDAffordable Housing10. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of affordable housing in (a) Chesterfield and (b) England.10 Jul 2023HANSARDAffordable HousingI am grateful, but that is not really an answer to my question of whether the Minister considers that the amount of affordable housing is adequate. Under the Conservatives, the…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportWill the right hon. Lady give way?10 Jul 2023HANSARDAdult and Further EducationIt is a tremendous pleasure to respond to this excellent debate. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Wirral West (Margaret Greenwood) and the hon. Member for Worcester (Mr…05 Jul 2023HANSARDAdult and Further EducationDoes my right hon. Friend agree that the recruitment problems in further education are seen not only in all the vacancies, but in the fact that further education colleges are not…05 Jul 2023HANSARDAdult and Further Educationrose—05 Jul 2023HANSARDAdult and Further EducationI am grateful. There is much I would like to come back to the Minister on, but I want to ask specifically about T-levels. He mentioned that 10,000 people are starting them, and…05 Jul 2023HANSARDAdult and Further EducationI am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for allowing me to intervene. Regarding his Committee’s call for a moratorium, the Labour party is committed to that. We entirely agree…05 Jul 2023HANSARDAdult and Further EducationWill the hon. Gentleman give way?05 Jul 2023HANSARDRoad Fuel PricesThe hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire (Andrew Selous) asked a good and apposite question. In February, I wrote to all the major supermarkets that have outlets in…03 Jul 2023HANSARDMortgage CharterThe 8,600 mortgage holders in Chesterfield whose mortgages have increased by an average of £1,900 a year will be very conscious that in the Chancellor’s responses he has been very…26 Jun 2023HANSARDPrivilege: Conduct of Right Hon. Boris JohnsonThe Leader of the House referred to the evidence, and it is important that people who perhaps do not have the report in front of them understand the depth of evidence that the…19 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage MarketThe Conservative party once prided itself on being the party of homeowners. The fact that we long ago ran out of Conservatives asking questions makes it clear that Tory MPs…13 Jun 2023HANSARDLocal Business Needs: Skills DevelopmentThe Secretary of State says that she is listening to businesses, but if she were, she would hear that Labour’s plan to devolve adult education budgets to local communities and…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe point that my hon. Friend makes light-heartedly is actually very relevant. The truth is that we have seen chaos on the Government Benches. We have seen Ministers speak…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWith the greatest respect, under the previous arrangement we had Members of the European Parliament doing that scrutiny. It is not really comparable to say that nothing has…12 Jun 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am one of the relatively few Labour Members of Parliament whose constituents voted by a majority to leave, and the issue of parliamentary scrutiny was often raised during the…12 Jun 2023HANSARDMental Health Treatment and SupportI am very pleased with the way my hon. Friend has started her speech, because she is absolutely right. Alongside the additional healthcare staff needed and the many measures that…07 Jun 2023HANSARDMental Health Treatment and SupportOne of the issues here is that the demand for mental health services has gone through the roof, from 3.6 million in 2020-21 to 4.5 million in 2021-22. My hon. Friend the Member…07 Jun 2023HANSARDMental Health Treatment and SupportAt 11.33 yesterday morning, this House finished Prayers and the first questions to the Health Secretary began. Disgracefully, two hours and five minutes later, the Government’s…07 Jun 2023