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HANSARDTackling Violence Against Women and GirlsI am really pleased that the Labour party has chosen to use one of our precious Opposition day debates for this subject today. It is a matter of tremendous importance. There is…02 Mar 2022HANSARDChild Mental Health In-patient Provision: DerbyshireMy constituent Stephen Jones wants what the Minister wants, but when his daughter required in-patient child mental health facilities she was forced to go to Stoke to receive them.…01 Mar 2022HANSARDChild Mental Health In-patient Provision: Derbyshire17. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of child mental health in-patient provision in Derbyshire.01 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. The response from the hon. Member for Lewes (Maria Caulfield) to the question from my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson) on health…01 Mar 2022HANSARD SanctionsEverything we have heard today has suggested that the Government have started from the point of saying, “Here’s some sanctions. We know you’re going to do more. And when you do…22 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineI come back to the questions asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield South East (Mr Betts) and the right hon. and learned Member for South Swindon (Sir Robert Buckland).…22 Feb 2022HANSARD Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords]On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker, the Government announced that they were doing a review of level 3 qualifications, with a view potentially to producing a list of level 3…22 Feb 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend characteristically raises an important point, and she is entirely right. When I go and speak to FE colleges, there is widespread concern about the availability of…21 Feb 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]I rise to speak to amendments 12 to 16. I start by saying how much I welcome the interest among right hon. and hon. Members in improving this Bill. It is disappointing that the…21 Feb 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]I will certainly ensure that there is time for the voices of other Members to be heard, Madam Deputy Speaker. Let me first thank the Secretary of State for what he has just said,…21 Feb 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]I could not agree more. I am glad to see the hon. Gentleman has overcome any shyness he may have had about speaking in this House and has decided to contribute to this debate, as…21 Feb 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]I absolutely agree with all of that. BTECs are also a qualification that is understood and respected by employers. They have a long-standing track record; they are respected by…21 Feb 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend makes an important point. The Government have been at pains to denigrate BTECs. They should be very careful before they do that, particularly before they are…21 Feb 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]I have had so many encounters with young people doing apprenticeships. When I have spoken to them, they have said, “Although I’m doing an apprenticeship, they were hardly spoken…21 Feb 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]I am grateful to my hon. Friend for adding his name to this amendment, as a lead sponsor, and I think he has made a very important point. Coming off the back of COP26 and all the…21 Feb 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend makes a strong point about the vocational nature of BTECs. I recently went to Derby College, and I saw five times more students doing BTECs than the equivalent…21 Feb 2022HANSARDPrime Minister’s Chief of Staff AppointmentThis is absolutely the end of days! My right hon. Friend the Member for Ashton-under-Lyne (Angela Rayner) asked very specific questions to the Paymaster General, which he has been…07 Feb 2022HANSARDElective Care Recovery in EnglandMy mother died prematurely of lung cancer in her early sixties, so I know, as many others in this House do, that when it comes to cancer, waiting times do not just inconvenience;…07 Feb 2022HANSARDSupporting Young People into High-quality JobsApprenticeships are the best way to support young people into high-quality jobs, but Government data shows the total number of apprenticeships fell by almost a quarter from 2001…31 Jan 2022HANSARD Dormant Assets Bill [Lords]I endorse entirely what my hon. Friend is saying. Does she agree, given the lack of confidence in some of the decision-making processes that the Government have undertaken before…31 Jan 2022