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HANSARDEarly Years EducationChildren with higher educational needs are losing out even more. My local authority overspent by £760,000 last year and will overspend by £1.3 million this year and £1.9 million…02 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. With the childcare element of universal credit being paid in arrears, many people, particularly women, face a real barrier to entering work. Will the Secretary of State look…01 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Long-Term Plan: ImplementationDelayed discharge has a knock-on effect on the whole NHS. The fact that the Secretary of State has said today that all he will do is review the better care fund and that he will…01 Jul 2019HANSARDProvision for Cyclists5. What assessment the Commission has made of the adequacy of provision for cyclists on the parliamentary estate.20 Jun 2019HANSARDTree PlantingBut clearly the strategy is not working when councils such as City of York Council fail to sign up to the White Rose Forest project. As we have heard, the Government have failed…20 Jun 2019HANSARDProvision for CyclistsLike many colleagues, I cycle to the parliamentary estate and I have to say that the parking facilities are woeful. If we are going to achieve a modal shift to encourage more…20 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe York Central development will see the wrong kind of housing built, which people in my community cannot afford. It will choke off economic opportunity and draw cars into the…20 Jun 2019HANSARDTree Planting8. What progress he has made on implementing the tree planting strategy.20 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. In York, it has taken 46 weeks for children and young people to commence the diagnosis process for autism—and demand and the number of referrals is going up. It takes a…18 Jun 2019HANSARDPlanning Applications: Economic Opportunities and Housing NeedWhen a proposed economic development does not provide for sufficient good-quality jobs for our city, when proposed housing fails to address current and future need and when…17 Jun 2019HANSARDPlanning Applications: Economic Opportunities and Housing Need6. What steps he is taking to ensure that planning applications (a) maximise economic opportunities and (b) tackle local housing needs.17 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWith transport emissions accounting for 29% of all toxic emissions released in the UK, and at a time when Labour has declared that climate change is an existential threat to our…13 Jun 2019HANSARDHigh Streets and Town Centres in 2030Will the Minister give way?13 Jun 2019HANSARD Jewish Community: Contribution to the UKIt is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David. I send my best wishes for a speedy recovery to my hon. Friend the Member for Bradford West (Naz Shah), who was…13 Jun 2019HANSARDHigh Streets and Town Centres in 2030I will be brief. Will the Minister commit to going back and scoping out the possibility of a turnover tax?13 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State may think that that answer gets him off the hook, but when road transport accounts for 69% of transport emissions, and air pollution claims 50,000 lives…13 Jun 2019HANSARDHigh Streets and Town Centres in 2030It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I, too, welcome the Select Committee’s report. I thought it was outstanding, particularly in the light of the…13 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Despite York being a human rights city, the gender pay gap has increased by a staggering 225% since 2010, with women predominantly in low-paid, part-time and insecure work.…12 Jun 2019HANSARDFree TV Licences: Over-75sThe Secretary of State shifts the blame on to the BBC, shifts the pain on to 3,300 of my constituents, and stands there in shame for breaking this promise to the British people.…11 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsOnly a fifth of York Central development is earmarked for economic development, which will seriously curtail the opportunities for business growth, inward investment and good jobs…11 Jun 2019