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HANSARD Subsidy Control BillI welcome the Bill, particularly as a Welsh Member of Parliament, because it will provide the framework for a new, UK-wide subsidy control regime. This will, for the first time,…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Subsidy Control BillI am a Conservative Back Bencher representing a red wall seat in north Wales. The previous EU system was very biased against regional and localised issues of deprivation. It went…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Subsidy Control BillWill the hon. Lady say why no Labour Back Benchers are present in the Chamber? If this issue means so much to the Labour party, why is it not properly represented in the debate?22 Sept 2021HANSARD UK Gas MarketI welcome the steps this Government have already taken to protect energy supply in the UK, specifically the warm home discount scheme and the winter fuel payment scheme. Will my…20 Sept 2021HANSARD COP26: Devolved AdministrationsI am delighted to be taking part in this debate and grateful to the hon. Member for Argyll and Bute (Brendan O’Hara) for securing it. I am also delighted that the UK Government…16 Sept 2021HANSARD COP26: Devolved AdministrationsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his interjection. It is perhaps an issue that is slightly above my pay grade. Perhaps the Minister would like to comment on it. The point I make…16 Sept 2021HANSARD COP26: Devolved AdministrationsI agree that the UK Government do play a vital role in this, and I take on board the point that the hon. Lady is making about waste, but I will come on to other aspects of what…16 Sept 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccine Damage BillCould my hon. Friend clarify the application of his Bill to the devolved Administrations, where obviously the vaccination process and the health services have been devolved?10 Sept 2021HANSARDEducation (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that the disproportionate amount of technical education that takes place in academies will lead to a significant boost to the careers facility and…10 Sept 2021HANSARDEducation (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillTo take up my right hon. Friend’s point about access to careers advice, has she found, in the fantastic work that she does through her charity, that covid has meant that more…10 Sept 2021HANSARDEducation (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for referring to my authorship. I am not sure that the House wants to be detained by significant details of what I have written about, but…10 Sept 2021HANSARDEducation (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillI thank my hon. Friend for his excellent intervention, with which I strongly agree. It is important that not only do we give advice but that we give training, too. This point was…10 Sept 2021HANSARDEducation (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillI commend my hon. Friend the Member for Workington (Mark Jenkinson) for bringing his private Member’s Bill to the House and for his excellent and heartfelt speech. Not only is he…10 Sept 2021HANSARDEducation (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillI could not agree more. I strongly feel that this is a hugely beneficial improvement to the education and careers system. For too long, there has been a stratified, structured…10 Sept 2021HANSARDEducation (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillI strongly support my hon. Friend’s intervention. This is something that has been brewing in my mind as I see the fractured form of education that is being provided by the…10 Sept 2021HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) BillTo follow up on and clarify that point—I am from a devolved nation—would the Bill only require licensing authorities in England, not those in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland,…10 Sept 2021HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) BillI commend my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson) for bringing this private Member’s Bill to the House and for his speech, which laid out the situation and the…10 Sept 2021HANSARDEducation (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillAbsolutely. I could not agree more, and one of the hugely beneficial aspects of careers guidance and education, in preparing pupils at secondary school for further education and…10 Sept 2021HANSARDGovernment Response to Covid-19: Public InquiryThe covid-19 outbreak has been one of the most significant and consequential periods of our lifetimes. It has led to a tragic loss of life in this country and around the world. We…22 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWill the Minister join me in thanking the many scientists and staff involved in developing and producing the covid vaccines in the UK, including the Wockhardt employees in my…22 Jul 2021