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HANSARD Rail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanMy hon. Friend is talking passionately about our constituents’ enthusiasm for investment in rail. Does he agree that rail investment needs to be integrated through rail and…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe Secretary of State spoke about communications being a key part of his statement. We know that good communications are not just about what someone says, but what they do. Does…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Rail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanWill my hon. Friend give way?08 Dec 2021HANSARDEconomic Inequality2. What recent steps he has taken to help reduce economic inequality.07 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I rise to support new clause 4, tabled by my right hon. Friend the Member for East Ham. The Minister says we will see the outcome of the post-18 review with regards to HERA.…07 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Denton and Reddish, because I agree with everything he said. The amendments and the new clause address the issue from the…07 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I rise to support my hon. Friend the Member for Warwick and Leamington and the proposed amendments, in particular those including the requirement to consult the higher education…07 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to speak for the first time in this important Committee under you, Mrs Miller. One of the key points that we have seen is the move to online learning for many…07 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I thank the Minister for taking my intervention. In the earlier part of the debate, when the Minister was not in place, we were not able to consider Sharia-compliant loans. Will…07 Dec 2021HANSARDEconomic InequalityIncome inequality in the UK has barely changed over the past 10 years, so how can it possibly be fair to ask working people to pay even more tax through the national insurance…07 Dec 2021HANSARDTen-Year Drugs StrategyI welcome the strategy’s holistic approach, but there is an element of irony in it, given that it is the Minister’s party that has cut 60p in every £1 to local authorities over…06 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I support the points made by my hon. Friend the Member for Chesterfield on the Front Bench. Yet again, I find myself agreeing with the Lords in their amendments, which, as a…02 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. It is a pity that the cameras are not in this Committee room or he would have seen my wry smile in response to his comments. The…02 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)Absolutely. My hon. Friend makes a fantastic point. That is so vital, in particular for people with more flexible arrangements in the workplace. The pandemic has shown that people…02 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)The point about the quality of these qualifications has already been made. So many young people get to really good universities on a BTEC qualification, and surely those…02 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I hope that the Minister will appreciate my concern. There are 10,000 students in the T-level pilots. He says that the Government are almost there on work placements, but nearly…02 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)My hon. Friend is making a very interesting point about transparency and the outsourcing of a Government function to a private entity. Does he agree that, given that a freedom of…02 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)It is appropriate that I declare an interest again: I am a vice-president of the Local Government Association and a governor of Luton Sixth Form College. Many local authorities…02 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for that fantastic intervention. It leads on to a couple of other points about those who are not in employment, and particularly local authorities with…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Miller. It is appropriate that I declare an interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association and as a governor…30 Nov 2021