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HANSARDDHSC Answers to Written QuestionsI refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests in relation to support for my local party association. I have recently tabled written questions on…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Participation in DebatesI strongly welcome the move that my right hon. Friend has made today. I think it will make a significant difference. I do agree with him that Parliament should definitely be open…16 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsDuring the Brexit campaign, my right hon. Friend wrote an article in The Sun stating that we would be able to reduce VAT on energy bills, saving the taxpayer a considerable amount…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCivil Service: Apprenticeship TargetsWill my hon. Friend just make it absolutely clear that all public sector bodies must fulfil the legal requirements to fill the 2.3% apprenticeship target, and will she ensure that…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCivil Service: Apprenticeship TargetsWhat discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on apprenticeship targets for the civil service.12 Nov 2020HANSARD Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum JubileeDoes my right hon. Friend recognise the sense of duty of not just the Queen but the Princess Royal, Princess Anne, who visited Harlow citizens advice bureau recently in…12 Nov 2020HANSARDSupporting Disadvantaged FamiliesI strongly welcome the announcement, which shows a Government who are committed to social justice. I particularly welcome the holiday activities programme. Will my right hon.…09 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI recently met a Harlow beauty salon owner who was in real distress because of the devastation of her business due to covid, even with the Government grants. Small businesses in…05 Nov 2020HANSARD Free School MealsThroughout the pandemic, the Secretary of State has acted significantly to support families in financial distress, and I thank both the Children’s Minister, my hon. Friend the…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Free School MealsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right; I will come to that later. I am asking not for huge amounts of new money from the Treasury, but for the redistribution of the proceeds of the…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Colleges and Skills: Covid-19The hon. Lady just called the FE sector the Cinderella sector, which I have always opposed. I know that she is making her speech, but would she not agree that it is worth…20 Oct 2020HANSARD Colleges and Skills: Covid-19I thank the Minister for her important speech. One of the biggest problems in encouraging people to do FE and skills is the lack of proper careers advice promoting apprenticeships…20 Oct 2020HANSARD Colleges and Skills: Covid-19It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous) on initiating the debate. We are in a potential…20 Oct 2020HANSARDEducational AttainmentMy right hon Friend is right to delay the exams, as announced today. What assessment has been made of the students who missed learning over the past six months in terms of the…12 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseHas my right hon. Friend seen early-day motion 972 about tackling child food insecurity, which is backed by Marcus Rashford, a former Sports Minister, and a former Prisons…08 Oct 2020HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Yesterday the Government announced the scrapping of the Unionlearn fund of £11 million a year, which helps 250,000 learners across the United…08 Oct 2020HANSARD Town and Country PlanningI go back to my previous argument: we need quality housing. We need a lighter planning regime, because I want affordable houses for my constituents, but I want them in the right…30 Sept 2020HANSARD Town and Country PlanningI believe in liberalising planning regulations in the sense that I want more affordable housing for my constituents in Harlow, where we do have some exemplary PDR…30 Sept 2020HANSARD Town and Country PlanningMy hon. Friend is right, and that is the kernel of my argument today. What has happened is that the homes, some of them smaller than my office in the House of Commons, and the…30 Sept 2020HANSARD Students’ Return to UniversitiesThank you, Mr Speaker —much appreciated. I strongly welcome today’s remarkable announcement on skills, which we should all celebrate, and I thank my right hon. Friend, and the…29 Sept 2020