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HANSARDNHS WorkforceI completely share the hon. Lady’s sentiments about making better use of community pharmacists. She talked about better support and resources being available for pharmacists to do…06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceWill the hon. Gentleman give way?06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceThe hon. Gentleman spoke about nurses’ pay and how they deserve more. We would all like to give nurses more money, but how does he account for the fact that the Welsh Labour…06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceMy hon. Friend the Member for Winchester (Steve Brine) asked the hon. Gentleman a very specific question about the exact cost of doubling the number of places at medical school.…06 Dec 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe number of people crossing the channel is a national emergency. The number of migrants in hotels is a national emergency. Is it not time that we had a Cobra-style Committee,…30 Nov 2022HANSARDManston UpdatePeterborough City Council and I were given merely hours’ notice before single men from Manston were transferred to the Great Northern Hotel, a flagship hotel in my constituency. I…28 Nov 2022HANSARDMigrationPeterborough is a caring city that supports more asylum seekers than any other town or city in the east of England. In the past week, two hotels have been stood up to accommodate…16 Nov 2022HANSARDBritain’s Industrial FutureIt gives me great pleasure to speak in this debate on Britain’s industrial future. It gives me great pride once again to talk about my city of Peterborough, a city whose tradition…15 Nov 2022HANSARDBritain’s Industrial FutureIt is absolutely true. If productivity and wages were somehow linked to migration, Britain would have been one of the richest countries in the world over the last 25 years. It…15 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Accommodation: Novotel IpswichMy hon. Friend is making an important point. Does he agree that often we are talking not about budget accommodation, but about accommodating those who come over here illegally on…08 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthWhat I agree with is the fact that, were it not for this Government’s intervention, we would have seen prices of up to £6,000 for a typical household. Surely the hon. Lady…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthI want to bring us back to the macro side of what we are talking about here—the big picture—because I think very few hon. Members would disagree that economic growth in itself is…19 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenIt is my solemn honour to pay tribute to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on behalf of the people of my city, Peterborough. Peterborough loved and mourns her. Her reign managed…09 Sept 2022HANSARD Peterborough Station Quarter: RedevelopmentI beg to move, That this House has considered the redevelopment of Peterborough Station Quarter. It is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. Peterborough…06 Sept 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyI chair the all-party parliamentary group on CANZUK, a campaign group that presses for closer relations between Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. I welcome this free…19 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentIt will not surprise hon. Members that I have confidence in this Government. I will talk first about some of the policies this Government have pursued. It would be very easy for…18 Jul 2022HANSARD Delivery of Public ServicesIn fact, it is a little bit worse than that. If Opposition Members had been in charge of the vaccination process, we would not have jabbed nearly as many people, because they…28 Jun 2022HANSARD Delivery of Public ServicesDoes my hon. Friend remember Labour’s famous slogan before every general election: “We have just 24 hours to save the NHS”? Well, it has been a very long 24 hours since 2010, has…28 Jun 2022HANSARD Delivery of Public ServicesI am pleased to speak in this debate on public services, because it gives me the opportunity to thank everyone who serves my city, Peterborough, by working in our public services.…28 Jun 2022HANSARD Delivery of Public ServicesForgive me if I am wrong, but has the hon. Gentleman just committed his Front Benchers to free eye tests on the NHS, free social care and free prescriptions? Is he now saying that…28 Jun 2022