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HANSARDEmployment: Young PeopleWhat support her Department is providing to help young people into employment.17 May 2021HANSARDA Brighter Future for the Next GenerationMy right hon. Friend will be well aware that in Keighley we are progressing nicely with our towns fund application. One of the projects that we are hoping to deliver is a skills…13 May 2021HANSARDA Brighter Future for the Next GenerationLike many in this place, the last couple of weeks have given me the opportunity to speak to and listen to the views of my constituents. It is clear that levelling up and achieving…13 May 2021HANSARD Vagrancy Act 1824It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Nickie Aiken) for securing this important…13 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI recently met PFF, a fantastic, independent, family-run business in Keighley, which last year diversified and produced personal protective equipment, manufacturing over 360…25 Mar 2021HANSARDGovernment Contracts: Small BusinessesAcross Keighley and Ilkley, we have some of the finest small to medium-sized businesses which are passionate about the products they produce and the services they offer. Many are…25 Mar 2021HANSARDGovernment Contracts: Small BusinessesWhat steps the Government are taking to increase the opportunities for small businesses to bid for Government contracts.25 Mar 2021HANSARD Waste IncineratorsOn 8 December last year, the Environment Agency made the decision to award an environmental permit for a waste incinerator to be built in Marley, right on the outskirts of…24 Mar 2021HANSARD Waste IncineratorsI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. To be quite honest, I am not surprised and I find that an absolute disgrace to hear. We are talking about incinerators being developed…24 Mar 2021HANSARD Waste IncineratorsMadam Deputy Speaker, may I extend my thanks to you and Mr Speaker for granting this urgent personal debate on waste incineration? Before I get going, let me declare to the House…24 Mar 2021HANSARD Spring 2021 Covid-19 Road MapIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher) for securing this important debate. I would like to…22 Mar 2021HANSARD Independent Review of Administrative LawJudicial reviews are a vital part of the justice system. They are a way for people to test the lawfulness of decisions by public bodies. However, as a mechanism, they are often…18 Mar 2021HANSARDWomen’s Health StrategyKeighley has fantastic women’s mental health charities such as Roshni Gar, which provides culturally appropriate responsive services for south Asian women experiencing mental…08 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Cultural and Entertainment SectorsWith the road map to releasing us from lockdown now published, there cannot be many sectors that are breathing a bigger sigh of relief than the cultural sector. For cultural and…02 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Ethnic Minority DisparitiesThe vaccine roll-out is the best tool in our fight against covid-19, and we must do all we can to ensure that there are no racial disparities in its uptake. This Saturday, I was…01 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt was brilliant to welcome the Secretary of State to Keighley when she met Tony Day from Marrose Abrasives; they are export champions, with products going worldwide. We have many…25 Feb 2021HANSARD Education Return and Awarding Qualifications in 2021It is great to hear that all schools and all year groups will be returning on 8 March. Teachers across Keighley and Ilkley have been working exceptionally hard over the past…25 Feb 2021HANSARD Rough SleepingLast autumn, I very much welcomed the Government’s allocation of more than £1.4 million to Bradford Council for local schemes that provide accommodation for people at risk of…25 Feb 2021HANSARDGovernment's Management of the EconomyI suspect that we all expected the Leader of the Opposition’s speech last Thursday to be bold, with a strong economic vision for the future. The speech was billed as “A New…23 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend will be aware that the Airedale hospital in my constituency is now over 50 years old and 83% of the building is constructed from aerated concrete, which is…23 Feb 2021