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HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI accept that it was not a legal commitment. I am not suggesting that it was; I am not saying that there is not a legal right for the UK Government to decide that it is time for…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyThat is a great “gotcha”, but my point is that there is a question here: for people in Scotland, when is enough enough? No one has been able to answer that. Let me return to the…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyMany of my hon. Friends are waiting to speak, and I want to make sure that they have that opportunity. I am glad that my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh South raised the…02 Nov 2022HANSARDBBC Local Radio: Proposed Reduction in ProvisionThe BBC is uniquely funded, and it needs to provide unique services. In Chesterfield we are well served by both Radio Sheffield and Radio Derby, and the quality of journalism on…01 Nov 2022HANSARDVocational Alternatives to A-levelsThe most popular high-quality vocational qualifications currently offered at level 3 are BTECs. Last week, the Education Committee heard evidence about the 6,500 level 3 students…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportThe tens of thousands of people who signed the petition and the hundreds of people whose jobs are hanging by a thread will be watching these proceedings with their heads in their…24 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthIt absolutely is. I suspect that, ultimately, they will. I am a great student of history and I can remember all the way back to January this year, when the Labour party called for…19 Oct 2022HANSARDApprenticeships and Teacher TrainingWhen the Minister says there was insufficient demand in the sector, does he mean there was insufficient demand from people wanting to study and pursue that route, or was there…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for Growthrose —19 Oct 2022HANSARDApprenticeships and Teacher TrainingIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George. I congratulate the hon. Member for North West Durham (Mr Holden) on securing a debate on this important…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthIs not the truth that what the Prime Minister’s leadership is for is for the moment? She is here for a very short period, until the Tories can find an excuse to get rid of her.19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthI could not agree more. The right hon. Member for Spelthorne (Kwasi Kwarteng) is the first politician in history to have had to resign for doing what he said he was going to do,…19 Oct 2022HANSARDApprenticeships and Teacher TrainingThe hon. Gentleman raises an innovative idea. Will he expand on it a little? Previously, when we were looking at maths teachers, people who had a maths degree would be seen as…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for Growthrose —19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthI am grateful to the Minister. Of course global factors meant that the situation was dangerous, but will the Minister acknowledge that it is precisely because of those global…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthI congratulate my hon. Friend on the motion that she has tabled. It seems utterly unarguable that the crisis being wrought upon our constituents is to be laid squarely at the feet…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthI rise to speak in support of the motion. I am glad to hear that it seems to be enjoying a lot of support, and I hope to see the Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecast…19 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMany families hosted a Ukrainian family nearly six months ago. Those arrangements are coming to an end, and there is a real danger that we are going to see a large number of…17 Oct 2022HANSARDReplacement of the Chancellor of the ExchequerAre you coming to the subject now?17 Oct 2022HANSARDReplacement of the Chancellor of the ExchequerThe markets were spooked not just by the reckless mini-Budget, but by the sense that we had a Prime Minister incapable of answering questions at the end of her press conference…17 Oct 2022