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HANSARDElectric Vehicles: Infrastructure2. What steps he is taking to improve charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.18 Jul 2019HANSARDExport StrategyDoes the Department’s export strategy make provision for promoting the expertise of British business in the emerging markets of offshore wind and the late-life decarbonising…11 Jul 2019HANSARDWorkplace Gender Equality8. What steps the Government are taking to enable employers to increase gender equality in the workplace.11 Jul 2019HANSARDWorkplace Gender EqualityWill my right hon. Friend join me in congratulating the Ogden Trust, participating businesses, higher and further education providers and John Best on their sterling work in…11 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. As we have heard from the hon. Member for Bristol West (Thangam Debbonaire), the Lowestoft Signing Choir produced a moving and superb performance in Portcullis House last…11 Jul 2019HANSARD Resignation of UK Ambassador to USASir Kim Darroch is the epitome of all that is the very best about Britain and our institutions. Notwithstanding the enormous pressures of Brexit and all its consequences, does my…11 Jul 2019HANSARDExport Strategy6. What recent progress the Government have made on implementing its export strategy.11 Jul 2019HANSARDAccess to Cash21. The town of Bungay has been without a bank branch and a free-to-use 24/7 town centre ATM since last May. That is causing serious challenges for traders, the elderly and those…02 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Vulnerable ClaimantsI acknowledge the work that the Minister and the Secretary of State have done to improve universal credit, though concern remains that the five-week wait for the first payment is…01 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Vulnerable Claimants12. What steps the Government are taking to increase financial support for vulnerable universal credit claimants, compared with the legacy system.01 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn behalf of the deaf and hard of hearing, Daniel Jillings, from Lowestoft, and his mother Ann have been campaigning for a GCSE in British Sign Language. I am aware that the…24 Jun 2019HANSARD Climate ChangeI very much support this motion and I congratulate the Government on bringing forward this legislation so quickly after the passing of the motion on 1 May accepting that there was…24 Jun 2019HANSARD Local Bank ClosuresIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ryan, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Moray (Douglas Ross) on securing the debate. It provides me with an…12 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. With town centres such as that of Lowestoft facing serious challenges, will the Minister confirm that she is working with the Treasury and the Ministry of Housing, Communities…11 Jun 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit and DebtI hope that as I am the only speaker from the Government side, you might show me a little leniency, Sir Henry, but anyway, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I…05 Jun 2019HANSARD Cost of Policing FootballIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I am most grateful to you, the hon. Member for Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough (Gill Furniss) and the…04 Jun 2019HANSARDHeritage: Cultural ImportanceHeritage will be a vital component part of town centres as they reinvent themselves, and the high street area in Lowestoft is now a heritage action zone. What steps are being…23 May 2019HANSARDHeritage: Cultural Importance8. What assessment he has made of the cultural importance of heritage to towns and cities throughout the UK.23 May 2019HANSARDLegal Professionals: Pro Bono Work7. What steps he has taken to encourage legal professionals to undertake pro bono work in the last 12 months.23 May 2019HANSARDLegal Professionals: Pro Bono WorkI thank the Bar pro bono unit for its work advising constituents who have found themselves in some very difficult situations. The unit is being rebranded as Advocate, and it would…23 May 2019