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HANSARD HealthWill the Secretary of State give way?14 May 2019HANSARDPrisons and ProbationQuality is to follow. On outcomes, which are the most important thing that we look at, will the Secretary of State explain why Askham Grange prison, which has the best outcomes in…14 May 2019HANSARDPrisons and ProbationI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way. The HMI Prisons report on the CRC in York highlighted the devastating impact on the morale of probation officers, who do fantastic…14 May 2019HANSARDPrisons and Probationrose —14 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAccording to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 1.9 million pensioners now live in poverty, which is a complete disgrace. Given that 46,000 pensioners died prematurely last year, why…13 May 2019HANSARDRailways (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019
Railways (Safety Management) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019
Rail Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Thank you, Ms Buck, for chairing the Committee. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I rise to speak to regulations appertaining to exiting the European Union,…07 May 2019HANSARDRailways (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019
Railways (Safety Management) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019
Rail Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank the Minister for responding to my questions. Could she confirm that the Government do not intend to diverge from the standards set across the European Union, particularly…07 May 2019HANSARDBest PracticeAs well as looking at best practice in the NHS, it is vital that we look at best practice in social care. Given that 70,000 people with dementia were admitted to hospital…07 May 2019HANSARDMidland Main Line FranchiseWell, that is certainly not what the Secretary of State’s Department is saying. He withheld sensitive market information between 1 and 9 April when disqualifying Stagecoach from…02 May 2019HANSARDMidland Main Line FranchiseMy question relates to fair and consistent treatment of bidders. Given that the Department has confirmed that all three bidders for the East Midlands franchise were non-compliant,…02 May 2019HANSARDSustainable PackagingThe Government’s response to plastic use has been woeful, with a 4% increase in plastic use just last year. There is now more plastic in our oceans than fish. In the light of this…30 Apr 2019HANSARDSustainable Packaging5. What steps he has taken to promote the use of sustainable packaging.30 Apr 2019HANSARDHS2: BuckinghamshireThe last three years of political turbulence should have taught the Government that politics has to change. The diktats from Westminster must be replaced by co-production with…29 Apr 2019HANSARDEducation Funding: England20. When it comes to neurodiversity, some children in York are waiting two years for their diagnosis. The special educational needs and disabilities budget is overspent by £1.3…29 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingMy hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (Emma Hardy) has summed up the importance of today’s debate. The reality is that care does not come for nothing;…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingMy hon. Friend is making an incredibly pertinent speech. Does he not agree that it is completely perverse that public health budgets in York under the Tory-Liberal Democrat…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingOne area in which the Secretary of State and the Government have failed to invest since 2010 is staff. The Government may offer warm words, but a 21% real-terms pay decrease for…24 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Action and Extinction RebellionComplacency in government is the reason young people have left their classrooms to educate politicians and to challenge us in this place. Rather than just warm words, in the light…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Plastics RecyclingIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Hosie. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Twickenham (Sir Vince Cable) on securing this timely debate—it is just a shame that so…23 Apr 2019HANSARDMental Health Services: LeedsI am really grateful to my hon. Friend for securing this debate, because the Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust lost the main contract with our clinical commissioning…23 Apr 2019