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HANSARDTowns Fund: Project DeliveryWe all know that this Government claim a lot, but now they are claiming that they have a long-term plan for towns while continuing to build them without any of the infrastructure…16 Oct 2023HANSARD High Street Heritage and Conservation AreasIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Fovargue. I commend the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent South (Jack Brereton) for bringing this important issue to the Chamber. I…13 Sept 2023HANSARD World Sepsis DayI thank my hon. Friend for giving way, and for her powerful and personal speech today. We have heard about the UK death rates from sepsis, but it is really important for us to…13 Sept 2023HANSARDEngagementsAt the weekend, seven global economic powers came together to agree a monumental trade agreement. They included India, the United States and the European Union, but not the UK.…13 Sept 2023HANSARDSafety of School BuildingsI should be shocked by the lack of humility from Conservative Front Benchers, but sadly, I am not. Schools are literally collapsing around us, and the Conservatives want people to…06 Sept 2023HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Earlier this morning, a note on parliamentary headed notepaper and a mug was sent to the press lobby from the Scottish National party…19 Jul 2023HANSARD Hong Kong UpdateThe lyrics from “Glory to Hong Kong” say: “For Hong Kong, may freedom reign”. Unfortunately, that freedom is increasingly threatened not just in Hong Kong but, as is seen with the…13 Jul 2023HANSARDAutomotive IndustryWill the Minister give way?12 Jul 2023HANSARDAutomotive IndustryI thank the Minister for finally allowing an intervention. He talked about optimism. Does he feel optimistic that the manufacturing industry now faces a 10% tariff on passenger…12 Jul 2023HANSARDAutomotive IndustryI made a speech.12 Jul 2023HANSARDAutomotive IndustryI thank the Minister for giving that commitment. It will mean a lot to the workers of SKF and to the constituency and the wider economy. Long-standing businesses with ties to our…12 Jul 2023HANSARDAutomotive IndustryIt is all very well and good talking about optimism, but does the Minister accept the reality facing the automotive industry in the UK today, and the stark warnings given by…12 Jul 2023HANSARDAutomotive IndustryIt is a privilege to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Llanelli (Dame Nia Griffith), who is right to talk about the importance of innovation and enterprise in this sector. This…12 Jul 2023HANSARDAutomotive IndustryThis is indeed a UK-wide issue in that if one of us succeeds in the sector, then we all succeed. However, we are talking about not just the jobs of the future that need to be…12 Jul 2023HANSARDAutomotive IndustryOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Listening to the Minister’s response, I want to give him the opportunity to correct the record. Not only does he seem not to be living on…12 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I think what I will do is check whether the Welsh Government have actually done this. I will be urging them to do the same, and I ask the right hon. Member to put the same…03 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2023It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Hosie. For me, it feels a little like groundhog day. This time last year I spoke on legislation to extend pavement licensing from 2022…03 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2023This hugely important issue has been raised time and again. One of the solutions is to have an equality impact assessment and to put it before Members today so we can actually…03 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2023None of us is laughing about this, but one of us is ignoring the problem that those groups are raising. We all agree that there is a serious problem with A-boards and pavement…03 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I thank the Minister for those points, but could we please have an assurance that when we are, inevitably, here again next year, we will have an equality impact assessment so that…03 Jul 2023