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HANSARD Free School MealsAs my predecessor as candidate in Blackpool North and Fleetwood, my right hon. Friend will know that I have some 6,000 pupils reliant on free school meals in my constituency, and…21 Oct 2020HANSARDAviation SectorThree minutes—gosh! I am glad the high-speed rail Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Pendle (Andrew Stephenson), is on the Front Bench to inspire me to get a move on. I…10 Sept 2020HANSARDAir QualityMay I point out to the food Minister that, contrary to what she might think—10 Sept 2020HANSARDNational Food StrategyWhat steps he is taking to implement the national food strategy.10 Sept 2020HANSARDNational Food StrategyMy apologies, Mr Speaker; my excitement about this report knows no bounds, hence my enthusiasm. In my constituency, the Minister is now something of a folk heroine, thanks to the…10 Sept 2020HANSARD Schools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningThe Secretary of State rightly made mention of Ofqual’s consultation over next year’s exams that took place this summer. One idea that emerged was to increase optionality in…01 Sept 2020HANSARDFree School Meals: Summer HolidaysIt is a pleasure to be able to talk in this debate, which is on such a fundamentally important issue. I thank Ministers for what they have said today. It has helped me to avoid my…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK Border Health MeasuresMy right hon. Friend just made reference to the professions that will be covered by this measure. Given that the credibility of it is hanging by a very slim thread right now, can…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Public TransportYesterday, we saw welcome support in the Budget for small and medium-sized enterprises to deal with coronavirus, but ferry companies and airlines are very much at the forefront of…12 Mar 2020HANSARDOffice for Disability IssuesMinisters will be aware that the DWP is currently preparing a cross-government national disability strategy. At the same time, the DWP has lost the cross-government Office for…11 Mar 2020HANSARDOffice for Disability Issues7. For what reason responsibility for the Office for Disability Issues transferred from the Department for Work and Pensions to the Equalities Hub in the Cabinet Office.11 Mar 2020HANSARDClaimants with Disabilities: Number of AssessmentsMany of my constituents reduce the number of assessments they face by discontinuing their applications themselves, because they find it far too traumatic to have to repeat their…09 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn 2015, our election manifesto rightly committed us to halving the disability employment gap. By 2019, unfortunately, we had watered that down merely to reducing it. 2015 was…09 Mar 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister will be aware that, due to coronavirus, demand for air travel has decreased around the world. Is he aware that, due to slot allocation rules, there are perverse…04 Mar 2020HANSARD Airport ExpansionMay I welcome the aviation Minister to her new role and wish her more luck in the job than I clearly had in it? Can she name a global metropolis city that has successfully…02 Mar 2020HANSARDEarly Legal AdviceMay I welcome my hon. Friend to his new role and suggest as his first piece of homework that he look at Law for Life’s Advicenow website, which provides early legal support for…25 Feb 2020HANSARDChildren in Temporary AccommodationLocal authorities across the UK are placing unaccompanied vulnerable young people in private children’s homes across Blackpool without notifying either Blackpool Council or other…24 Feb 2020HANSARD Civil Aviation Authority: Aviation SafetyThe right hon. Gentleman tempts me to go further than my brief. I recognise the worry that the new system might include a single centre with a consequent single point of failure.…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Civil Aviation Authority: Aviation SafetyIt is a pleasure to serve under your continued chairmanship, Mr Bone, in which we all rejoice. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael), not…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Civil Aviation Authority: Aviation SafetyI am sure that the right hon. Gentleman has more detailed knowledge than I do, but that is the sequence of events I have been informed about. His information may well be more…06 Feb 2020