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HANSARDMinisterial Appointments: Vetting and Managing Conflicts of InterestWith respect, the Minister is attempting to balance on the head of a pin when it comes to Richard Sharp’s involvement in the loan to the former Prime Minister. He may not have…23 Jan 2023HANSARDFurther Education: Revenue FundingThe Minister was a huge champion for the FE sector when he was Chair of the Education Committee, so it is depressing to hear him now speaking up for the Government. Their funding…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine: UpdateWhatever the manifold differences we have in this place, it is good that people across Ukraine and Russia will have heard once again the resolute message from all parts of the…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Staveley Town Council in my constituency, which is led by the self-styled Staveley Independents with the support of the Liberal…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Skills and Labour ShortagesI congratulate the hon. Member on her speech. She is absolutely right about the impact that Brexit has had. That impact has perhaps been escalated and exacerbated by covid; a lot…12 Jan 2023HANSARD Skills and Labour ShortagesIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham. I congratulate the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Patricia Gibson) on securing this useful debate…12 Jan 2023HANSARD Skills and Labour ShortagesOn that point about basic skills, there was an incredibly successful Unionlearn programme, which enabled people who were in the workplace, whether they were members of a trade…12 Jan 2023HANSARD Skills and Labour ShortagesI absolutely share the right hon. Lady’s enthusiasm for apprenticeships, so I suspect she will be as concerned as I am that, since the introduction of the apprenticeship levy, the…12 Jan 2023HANSARD NHS: Long-term StrategyI rise to support the motion on behalf of not only the Labour party but every person in Chesterfield who has contacted me in recent times in despair about the state of our…11 Jan 2023HANSARD NHS: Long-term StrategyI thank my hon. Friend for his excellent speech. I do not quite know why I have intervened, because I am very much enjoying watching him flay the bowling to the boundary when he…11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. [Interruption.] Don’t look so disappointed. We are having a debate on fair taxation of schools and the argument has been made many times…11 Jan 2023HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Reduction) BillHear, hear.10 Jan 2023HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Reduction) BillJust to clarify, I am not remotely crowing. I entirely agree with the hon. Gentleman. This Government have hugely failed on allowing people to buy their own homes. It is a…10 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Winter PressuresLast week, I met Hal Spencer, the chief executive of Chesterfield Royal Hospital; the pressures that he and his staff had faced as the hospital went into a critical incident over…09 Jan 2023HANSARDChannel 4It appears that the best we can expect of this Government is that occasionally a Minister will come to the Dispatch Box and tell us they are not going to do the stupid thing that…09 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS WorkforceOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Once again we have had an Opposition day debate where the Government have refused to vote. We had an incredibly important motion in…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Government PPE ContractsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right that this is a scandalous waste of public money. Equally important is that our care sector and health sector were desperate for PPE during…06 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. The number of black and ethnic minority students is proportionately higher in further education colleges, but the number of black and ethnic minority lecturers is small and…30 Nov 2022HANSARDDegree ApprenticeshipsI welcome the Secretary of State to her latest position—she has had a dizzying array of jobs recently, so it is great to see her in this post, as I know that she has a real…28 Nov 2022HANSARDG20The Prime Minister laid out his approach to trade deals in his statement. He will be aware that while he was at the G20 the right hon. Member for Camborne and Redruth (George…17 Nov 2022