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HANSARDApprenticeships: Government SupportThat is kind of the hon. Gentleman. I mentioned all those organisations because those apprenticeships did not exist until we introduced the specific categories for…24 Jan 2023HANSARDDraft Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2023Will my right hon. Friend the Minister give way?23 Jan 2023HANSARD Prepayment MetersMortgage providers now do well in engaging with customers, managing difficulties and greatly reducing the number of repossessions. Does my right hon. Friend agree that energy…23 Jan 2023HANSARDState Pension Age: WomenOf course, the other side of the coin, whether for females or males, is to not leave the workplace too soon. Will my hon. Friend therefore support my initiative to work with our…23 Jan 2023HANSARDDraft Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2023I am very grateful. On a pedantic point, paragraph 7.7 of the explanatory memorandum answers the question, “Why is it being changed?”, with the answer that “The 2000 order is…23 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe shadow Minister has implied that the whole country is very concerned about what is going to happen to the current bulk of EU retained law, but he would have heard the Minister…18 Jan 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicle Battery ProductionLast month, I spoke at the launch in London of the Indo-Pacific Net-zero Battery-materials Consortium, which brings together British and far eastern businesses, working with the…18 Jan 2023HANSARDDoctor TrainingI am grateful for the chance to support what my hon. Friend is saying about the Three Counties Medical School. It serves the three counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and…17 Jan 2023HANSARDPolice Conduct and David CarrickToday’s exchanges show the depth of violence against women and girls, even by some of those in whom the public should have the greatest trust, and public confidence in policing…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Online Safety BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that the new crime of cyber-flashing is one instance of how this Bill has been improved? It should also help to reduce some of the violence against women…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy right hon. Friend is under a constant onslaught of noise from Opposition Members, who show terrific support for those in the unions in their constituencies and for those in the…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Billrose —16 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine: UpdateThe Defence Secretary clearly laid out the reasons why the Government are providing a squadron of 14 Challenger tanks to help the defence of Ukraine, and he implied that issues of…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Spiking Incidents: PreventionI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. He and his Plaid Cymru colleagues epitomise why so many of us from all parties in the House are concerned about this…11 Jan 2023HANSARD Spiking Incidents: PreventionI beg to move, That this House has considered the prevention of spiking incidents. It is very good to have this debate under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. It is also good to see…11 Jan 2023HANSARD Spiking Incidents: PreventionThe hon. Member makes good points. I was going to mention this as the first point that was constructive in the Minister’s letter. To be fair to the Home Office—this is the first…11 Jan 2023HANSARD Spiking Incidents: PreventionThe hon. Lady makes a very good point, although, as we have heard, there are young males who are also victims of spiking. As a father, when my daughter was young and first going…11 Jan 2023HANSARD Spiking Incidents: PreventionI am grateful to my right hon. Friend, because she has said what I think many Members of this House are saying. Indeed, I know that the daughter of one colleague has been spiked…11 Jan 2023HANSARD Spiking Incidents: PreventionI believe that today the Government have heard a very clear message from colleagues from five different parties that something more should be done in law about spiking. I accept…11 Jan 2023HANSARD Spiking Incidents: PreventionMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. The other aspect of the offences that we are dealing with is committing the offence for sexual gratification. That has undoubtedly…11 Jan 2023