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HANSARD Cultural Attractions: Contribution to Local EconomyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Nickie Aiken) on securing this…06 Oct 2020HANSARDLifetime Skills Guarantee and Post-16 EducationThe lifetime skills guarantee is extremely welcome, as it should help to boost the covid recovery. In order that those adults who will take up the guarantee can realise their full…01 Oct 2020HANSARDThe EconomyI welcome the Chancellor’s statement. His stamp duty holiday, which is due to expire on 31 March, has been extremely successful in stimulating an important part of the UK economy.…24 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe feedback I am receiving from local schools is that the problems that staff and pupils are experiencing in getting tests could make it very difficult for some schools to remain…17 Sept 2020HANSARDTourism: Covid-19To fuel that road to recovery, will the Minister give favourable consideration to Visit East of England’s bid for Suffolk and Norfolk to be a tourism zone?10 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe return to school is particularly challenging for those young people who are hard of hearing. Will my right hon. Friend congratulate Bungay High School, which has just opened a…07 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [Lords]The hon. Gentleman touches on a good point when he mentions recreational fishing. I think we have all received representations from the Angling Trust, but does he agree that, with…01 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [Lords]rose—01 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [Lords]On that particular point, the Minister is quite right in that what has motivated local communities so much for Brexit is the need for them to gain benefit from that. The economic…01 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [Lords]I was on the Bill Committee for the last Fisheries Bill, which left Committee in December 2018, went off into orbit and was never seen again. This Bill, which is a variation of…01 Sept 2020HANSARD Trade BillI acknowledge the undertakings that the Government have given on agriculture and food production, but will the Minister also assure me that future UK trade policy will be fully…20 Jul 2020HANSARDPolice FundingWhat steps her Department is taking to increase police funding.13 Jul 2020HANSARDPolice FundingSuffolk constabulary, one of the lowest funded forces from central Government, has made significant efficiency savings and the council tax has increased by over 25% in three…13 Jul 2020HANSARDEducationI welcome the Secretary of State’s statement, but I would be grateful if he could set out the financial support that will be provided to further education and sixth-form colleges…09 Jul 2020HANSARDSupport for Left-Behind ChildrenThe Government have moved very quickly to improve education funding and to support the young people who have been left behind. A gap in support that I would like briefly to…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageThis package is very much to be commended, but, in distributing these desperately needed funds, will my hon. Friend the Minister get the money out as quickly as possible, as many…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Autumn OpeningI welcome the Secretary of State’s statement, but I would be grateful if he could set out the financial support that will be provided to further education and sixth-form colleges…02 Jul 2020HANSARDUK Fishing Industry: Covid-19What steps he is taking to support the UK fishing industry during the covid-19 outbreak.25 Jun 2020HANSARDUK Fishing Industry: Covid-19I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that answer. The process of determining which businesses received funding through the domestic seafood supply scheme has been criticised as…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Marina and Seagull theatres in Lowestoft, and the Fisher theatre in Bungay, play lead and irreplaceable roles in their local communities and economies. I welcome the Prime…23 Jun 2020