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HANSARDApprenticeships and Teacher TrainingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North West Durham (Mr Holden) on securing the debate. We all know good…19 Oct 2022HANSARDApprenticeships and Teacher TrainingOfsted inspector.19 Oct 2022HANSARDApprenticeships and Teacher TrainingNo, we do not get a minute back in here, I am afraid. Some 17% will have left within two years. After five years a third have left, and 40% of teachers who qualified 10 years ago…19 Oct 2022HANSARDApprenticeships and Teacher TrainingI will not, because we do not get extra time.19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateMany of our more advanced manufacturing businesses are in the defence sector, and they welcome our commitment to growing defence spending. They have no problem with paying more…17 Oct 2022HANSARD Mahsa AminiThe death of Mahsa Amini is a tragedy, and once again Iran has shown a disregard for women’s rights. Women should be able to make their own decisions and not live in fear. Does my…11 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity to pay tribute, on my behalf and on behalf of my constituents in Meon Valley, to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, and to pass on our…09 Sept 2022HANSARD Support for Local Food InfrastructureIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson, and to follow my hon. Friend the Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby). She is in fact a vegetarian, so I am…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Coastal CommunitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hastings and Rye (Sally-Ann Hart) on securing the debate. Although I no…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalThe UK has a close relationship with India, and our partnership is vitally important to both nations, but also for global peace and security, and not least trade. Can my hon.…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillThis Bill relates to an important agreement for our country as we establish new trading relationships, although in this case the agreements are with two countries with which we…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillAbsolutely. I am very happy to back that campaign and hope that we will have an annual report, because it is incredibly important. In Meon Valley, we have some exceptional…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Women’s Health Strategy for EnglandI pay tribute to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Hallam (Olivia Blake), because I know exactly what she is feeling. This is the place to make a difference, so I offer her every…20 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyWhat assessment has my hon. Friend made of the impact on agriculture of this deal, with reference to our need to maintain our domestic food production as a strategic sovereign…19 Jul 2022HANSARDBTEC QualificationsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. That should not stop a curriculum that starts at 14 and continues to 18. It just means that it continues in a different building, perhaps with…18 Jul 2022HANSARDBTEC QualificationsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Sir Mark. I, too, thank the hon. Member for Battersea (Marsha De Cordova) and the Petitions Committee for…18 Jul 2022HANSARD Alcohol TaxationI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Vale of Glamorgan (Alun Cairns) on securing this important debate. It is a pleasure to speak in this debate on the taxation of…07 Jul 2022HANSARDRape Prosecution Rates7. What steps she is taking to increase prosecution rates for rape.07 Jul 2022HANSARDRape Prosecution RatesI have a constituent whose sperm was used without his consent by his ex-partner so that she could become pregnant. The police have looked at the case and passed it to the CPS,…07 Jul 2022HANSARDEngagements8. The Government’s town centre levelling-up funds have been very successful around the country, but a few town centres, such as Waterlooville in Meon Valley, are in desperate…06 Jul 2022