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HANSARDKickstart Scheme: HarlowI strongly welcome the kickstart scheme and the incentives it gives businesses to employ young people in my constituency of Harlow and across the country. Will my right hon.…14 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI recognise that the national living wage has increased, but will my hon Friend ensure that the full rise in the national living wage, to two thirds of median earnings by 2024,…14 Sept 2020HANSARDKickstart Scheme: HarlowHow many businesses have signed up to the kickstart scheme in Harlow constituency.14 Sept 2020HANSARD Awarding of Qualifications: Role of MinistersWill my right hon. Friend give way?09 Sept 2020HANSARD Awarding of Qualifications: Role of MinistersMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. He is a hard-working member of our Select Committee. I just think Ofqual had this Charge of the Light Brigade mentality that it knew best and…09 Sept 2020HANSARD Awarding of Qualifications: Role of MinistersAs a child, I hated examinations—I was on the Pro Plus, up all night—so I would have been over the moon at the idea of exams being cancelled. However, knowing that even if I…09 Sept 2020HANSARDHome Education: Grades/Covid-19Thank you, Mr Speaker. Many thousands of private candidates, including mature students and those undertaking resits, have been left without a grade under this year’s exam…07 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelMy right hon. Friend will know that 900 Harlow residents are employed at Stansted airport, directly and indirectly. However, we have already seen many job losses at ABM Blue…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Schools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningI thank my right hon. Friend for this statement. In July, our Education Committee report suggested a delay in the date of the exams. Given that we now know that millions of…01 Sept 2020HANSARDRented Homes: End of Evictions BanI welcome the measures that the Government have introduced to protect renters in Harlow during the pandemic. However, tenants living in permitted-development-rights office-block…22 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodWhen we leave the EU we will no longer be subject to the Official Journal of the European Union and, as my right hon. Friend knows, public sector procurement contracts are now…13 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateI am over the moon with the Chancellor’s statement. He is rebuilding our apprenticeships and skills nation and ensuring that young people can climb the important ladder of…08 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes my right hon. Friend the Chancellor agree that beauty salons, tanning salons and nail bars—such as Salon 112 and Shwe Tan based in my constituency of Harlow—are important…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Autumn OpeningI strongly welcome the statement today and the guidance to help schools open fully in September. The plans for children with special educational needs are very good news, as is…02 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseCan we have a statement on what the Government are doing to improve the treatment of domestic abuse victims through the court system in the UK and to end stalking? My constituent…02 Jul 2020HANSARDHouse of Commons Apprenticeship ProgrammeGiven the Prime Minister’s announcement that there will be an apprenticeship guarantee, and the significant decline in apprenticeships during the coronavirus crisis, building on…25 Jun 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Court of Appeal JudgmentWill my hon. Friend congratulate and thank the staff at Harlow jobcentre on all the work they have been doing on jobs and universal credit at this difficult time? I have had…25 Jun 2020HANSARDReading Terrorist AttackGiven that most of these awful tragedies tend to be in cities and this one was in a town, has my right hon. Friend made an assessment of terrorist activities in towns across the…22 Jun 2020HANSARDEducational Disadvantage: Covid-19I strongly welcome the Government’s catch-up announcement, which will make a huge difference to the left-behind children. Will my right hon. Friend confirm that out of that £1…22 Jun 2020HANSARDDFID-FCO MergerWill my right hon. Friend consider using overseas aid to create a large-scale, nationwide voluntary overseas apprentice scheme, sending young people overseas to work with…18 Jun 2020