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HANSARD Awarding of Qualifications: Role of MinistersWhen the sheer scale of this exam fiasco started to unfold, I had students and parents contact me, their hearts broken and their dreams in utter tatters. This total shambles has…09 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [Lords]I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate. Members may be wondering why someone representing lovely but landlocked Luton North wants to talk about the Fisheries…01 Sept 2020HANSARD Schools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningThe postcode of where people are born should never limit where they end up in life; yet that is exactly how young people in Luton North felt when their results were downgraded.…01 Sept 2020HANSARDHate Crimes: South and East Asian CommunitiesA petition recently created by Viv Yau has nearly 3,000 signatures already. It calls on the UK Government and media outlets to stop using stock imagery of south-east and east…22 Jul 2020HANSARDHate Crimes: South and East Asian CommunitiesWhat steps the Government are taking to tackle the level of reported hate crime against south and east Asian communities during the covid-19 pandemic.22 Jul 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I take this opportunity to thank my hon. Friends the Members for Edmonton (Kate Osamor) and for Nottingham North (Alex Norris) for acting as my proxy after I was lucky enough…16 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperVauxhall in Luton proudly produces one of the best-selling vans in all regions and nations in the UK—part of the £10.5 billion-worth of goods that are imported into Northern…16 Jul 2020HANSARD EU Exit: End of Transition PeriodVauxhall and the workers who keep it going are fundamental to Luton’s economy, and a third shift of workers are starting, so that the company can meet the high demand for our…13 Jul 2020HANSARDAviation Industry: Job ProtectionWhat discussions he has had with the (a) Secretary of State for Transport and (b) Home Secretary on providing financial support to protect jobs in the aviation industry.07 Jul 2020HANSARDAviation Industry: Job ProtectionI have asked Ministers multiple times why it is that we have not yet seen a specific package of support for the aviation industry, and I have received general answers about…07 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HousePeople in Luton are rightly proud to welcome leading businesses such as easyJet and Vauxhall, but 4,500 easyJet staff face losing their jobs and Vauxhall PSA needs reassurances…02 Jul 2020HANSARD Lammy ReviewIntervention at school age is needed to end the structural racism identified by the Lammy review. The team at Lea Manor High School in Luton, with their inspirational head,…30 Jun 2020HANSARD Coronavirus and Care HomesThe Select Committee on Health and Social Care has just heard evidence that there has been not one single care home death in Hong Kong or South Korea, despite their proximity to…19 May 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I want to start by paying tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Canterbury (Rosie Duffield). Her bravery on this issue has been nothing short…28 Apr 2020HANSARD Special Educational Needs and Disability FundingI thank my hon. Friend for raising the issue of exclusions, which is particularly important when it comes to academies. In Luton, school exclusions have—shockingly—tripled in the…29 Jan 2020HANSARD All-lane Running MotorwaysI thank my hon. Friend for securing a debate on this incredibly important issue. Over recent months, sadly, there have been a number of fatalities and accidents on the stretch of…22 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup (James Brokenshire), and I am pleased to see that the NHS has got him back on his feet. I am grateful…16 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseYesterday, the two lorry drivers who sadly died in a road traffic collision near Luton on Saturday morning were named as Surjit Singh and Gheorge Mihai. This followed two other…09 Jan 2020