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HANSARDDraft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2020It is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. In the knowledge that I would sit on this Committee, I contacted the British Lung Foundation to get its opinion…25 Feb 2020HANSARDOperation AugustaAs ever, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I am going to be brief, because I have said the same thing for six years. However, I think it needs…05 Feb 2020HANSARD TransportRecent years have seen a rise in emissions, largely caused by increased traffic growth, which is encouraged by an ever-expanding road building programme. Although the Government…05 Feb 2020HANSARDOperation AugustaI am a core participant in that bit of the IICSA inquiry, and unfortunately the Minister has been sold a pup—it would be a nice pup—because it is looking very much at those six…05 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsQ2. Sexual exploitation does not end when you turn 18. Indeed, it is the main driver of modern slavery and trafficking of women in this country. So will the Prime Minister join…29 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Minister confirm that educating and employing women and girls will remain a key strategy for his Department?29 Jan 2020HANSARDPolicing and CrimeMy hon. Friend is right, but the difference between paedophile rings and grooming gangs is that for the former, the police have the research and understanding to know what the…29 Jan 2020HANSARDPolicing and CrimeI rise today not so much to deliver a speech, but to ask the Minister for help because I do not know what else I can do as an MP to get justice, to get prosecutions and to get…29 Jan 2020HANSARD Criminal LawMay I also say that it is wonderful to have you back in your rightful place, Mr Deputy Speaker? I would also like to express a huge debt of gratitude to the hon. Member for…28 Jan 2020HANSARD All-lane Running MotorwaysThat is the sad reality. I will come to the Transport Committee’s damning quote. I thank my hon. Friend for her work, as Chair of the Committee, to hold Highways England to…22 Jan 2020HANSARD All-lane Running MotorwaysI completely agree, and I compliment my hon. Friend on already raising the issue in the Chamber. The consultation was always flawed, and all the evidence mounting is just not…22 Jan 2020HANSARD All-lane Running MotorwaysI agree with the hon. Gentleman. I will come on to the reality of the stopped-vehicle protection system, which unfortunately is somewhat shocking. The smart motorway is meant to…22 Jan 2020HANSARD All-lane Running MotorwaysI will, multiply.22 Jan 2020HANSARD All-lane Running MotorwaysI echo those concerns, and the hon. Gentleman’s hope that the Minister will now do something. My heart bleeds for the families. Reaching safety is particularly challenging in…22 Jan 2020HANSARD All-lane Running MotorwaysI thank my hon. Friend for making that point and for all his campaigning on the issue. It was not only the police but the local authorities, the other emergency services, the RAC…22 Jan 2020HANSARD All-lane Running MotorwaysI will come on to the existing lighting system, but yes, motorway rescue is walking into a death trap.22 Jan 2020HANSARD All-lane Running MotorwaysI beg to move, That this House has considered the safety of all-lane running motorways. Last year, in June, my constituent Jason Mercer said goodbye to his wife Claire at 8 am.…22 Jan 2020HANSARD All-lane Running MotorwaysThis debate is about all-lane running, not smart motorways. It actually is about a very small stretch. Please, Minister, do not just focus on smart motorways and how wonderful the…22 Jan 2020HANSARDSentencing Policy for Prolific OffendersAt the moment, there exists a loophole in the law that allows prolific sexual offenders to groom 16 and 17-year-olds with impunity. The independent inquiry into child sexual…14 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseWe have just heard that Liberty Steel is restructuring, which will inevitably lead to job losses in Rotherham and in the constituency of my hon. Friend the Member for Newport East…09 Jan 2020