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HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. One hundred years ago today, a woman made a speech in this Chamber for the first time—[Hon. Members: “Hear, hear.”] While I do not agree…24 Feb 2020HANSARDFlood ResponseKirkstall in my constituency was devastated by floods on Boxing day 2015, and we were on high alert all day yesterday. In many ways Leeds had a close escape yesterday, but there…10 Feb 2020HANSARD Global BritainHosting the global climate conference COP26 is a huge opportunity for Britain to tackle the climate emergency and play an international leadership role. So why is this mired in…03 Feb 2020HANSARDNational Living Wage18. We hear warm words from the Minister, but the truth is that in the last 10 years, just nine firms have been prosecuted and fined for non-payment of the minimum wage. When…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for West Worcestershire (Harriett Baldwin), and I echo her concerns about the financial services sector in any future relationship with…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsI welcome the investment that the Chancellor speaks of and the commitment to get to net zero by 2050. Climate change also means more extreme weather events. In Leeds West, we had…20 Jan 2020HANSARDRapes Reported to the Police: Number of Suspects ChargedIn West Yorkshire, the number of rapes reported increased by 25% last year, but just 4.4% of those cases resulted in someone being charged. The same is true across the country, so…14 Jan 2020HANSARDFlybeThere is something of a pattern developing. We have had the collapse of Monarch and of Thomas Cook, and now the potential collapse of Flybe. When, in the last Parliament, the…14 Jan 2020HANSARDRapes Reported to the Police: Number of Suspects Charged9. What plans his Department has to reduce the disparity between the number of rapes reported to the police and the number of suspects charged with that offence.14 Jan 2020HANSARDProductivityindicated dissent.07 Jan 2020HANSARDExecutive PayThe chief executive of Thomas Cook was paid more than £8 million during his time as chief executive of a company that has now collapsed, costing 9,000 jobs in this country, with…22 Oct 2019HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Lots of people will be watching Parliament on television today, but, of course, that was not possible 30 years ago. Twenty-seven years ago,…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateThis afternoon has been a horrendous spectacle. We have a Prime Minister who has broken the law and uses dangerous language of betrayal and surrender, which sows division and…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Thomas CookThe BEIS Committee believes that Thomas Cook’s directors and auditors have serious questions to answer. In the past five years, £20 million in bonuses has been paid to directors,…25 Sept 2019HANSARDApprenticeships: QualityLast Friday, I met graduates of the Forging Futures scheme at Kirkstall Forge in my constituency. Those young people, who were previously not in education, employment or training,…09 Sept 2019HANSARDSpending Round 2019I am surprised that the Chancellor has the cheek to call this a spending review because it is nothing of the sort. It is no surprise that the Office for Budget Responsibility did…04 Sept 2019HANSARD G7 SummitYour argument seems to be that you have a plan but that you just cannot share it with the House, or indeed with Chancellor Merkel, and that we just have to trust you; and that…03 Sept 2019HANSARDBritish SteelI very much welcome the activist approach that the Secretary of State has taken with regard to British Steel. I also welcome the fact that no deadline has been imposed, because…24 Jul 2019HANSARDZero-carbon EconomyThe most recent report from the Committee on Climate Change shows that we are moving in the wrong direction in terms of meeting our fourth and fifth carbon budgets. We have now…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Climate Change, the Environment and Global DevelopmentThe hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point. We often debate the cost of living in this Chamber. One of the big contributors to the cost of living is the cost of gas and…10 Jul 2019