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HANSARDEuropean TradeI welcome the Minister to his place. In light of the devastating state of the economy, with the EU trade deficit showing at 26.7% last month, there must be pragmatism in working…03 Nov 2022HANSARD Private Rented Sector White PaperThe DCMS call for evidence has closed, but I have a private Member’s Bill before the House. Will the Minister’s Department work with me to ensure that we can regulate short-term…03 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. The use of targeted trade sanctions against repressive regimes is effective, as we have seen in the case of Russia, and significantly weakens those regimes’ power, so what…03 Nov 2022HANSARD Private Rented Sector White PaperIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman). I sat on the levelling up Bill Committee, and seven Ministers served us during that time, so I share…03 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseTwenty-six per cent. of children in York are living in poverty. Ahead of the Chancellor’s statement, which we are expecting in two weeks’ time, York had a summit this week on the…03 Nov 2022HANSARDBBC Local Radio: Proposed Reduction in ProvisionIt is simple—no local BBC, no BBC. It is where the news breaks and where communities are served, and in York BBC Radio York served us incredibly well during the floods and…01 Nov 2022HANSARDGPs: Continuity of CareThe Health and Social Care Committee report showed that continuity of care was best for patient safety, which is so important, but in order to deliver that, there needs to be some…01 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresThe conditions at Manston are clearly unsafe and inhumane. We know of the suffering that people have experienced there after 12 years under the Government’s shameful watch.…31 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis morning I attended the York cost of living summit and heard about the impact that food poverty, heating poverty and housing poverty are having on my constituents. One issue…31 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe housing crisis is being fuelled by the plethora of short-term holiday lets, which, I know, is a matter of concern for Members across the House, but the Government are simply…27 Oct 2022HANSARD Section 21 EvictionsThe hon. Member makes a point, but it is not an either/or scenario. I appreciate that it is a mess, but the Government have to mop up that mess, as it is of their own making. The…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Section 21 EvictionsI will continue my speech for the moment, if I may. My hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, Walton highlighted the sudden 52% increase in the number of evictions this year. There…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Section 21 EvictionsOn a point of order, Ms Nokes. I do not mean this with any malice, but I think that the hon. Gentleman should refer to his entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.25 Oct 2022HANSARD Section 21 EvictionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Many people saved up for that much-wanted mortgage, and events in recent days have meant their sales disappearing before their very eyes.…25 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsToday’s news that an additional 10,000 people every single month are now on pre-payment meters, bringing the total to 7.5 million, is deeply troubling, not least as they are…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Section 21 EvictionsIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair this afternoon, Ms Nokes. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, Walton (Dan Carden) on his excellent introduction to the…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportIt is disappointing that the Minister seems to have no jurisdiction over the matter concerned for the urgent question. In light of the fact that this is a really urgent issue, may…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Great British Railways(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport to make a statement on the future of Great British Railways.24 Oct 2022HANSARD Great British RailwaysI am grateful to you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. Following the publication for the House of the Williams-Shapps review, the Government announced in the Queen’s…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: Final ReportThis is the most disturbing of reports—probably one of the most disturbing things that any Member could read. We know that 80,000 children are in care; that is due to increase by…24 Oct 2022