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HANSARDBus ServicesIn 2020, the Government promised to deliver 4,000 zero-emission buses in this Parliament, but just 341 have been ordered, and only six are on our roads. At this rate, it will take…02 Mar 2023HANSARDEnergy Price Guarantee: Fuel Poverty8. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the rise in the energy price guarantee in April 2023 on levels of fuel poverty.28 Feb 2023HANSARDEnergy Price Guarantee: Fuel PovertyThe latest figures from 2020 show that, in parts of Lupset and Thornes in my constituency, more than two in five households were in fuel poverty. People are being left unable to…28 Feb 2023HANSARDNHS Workforce ExpansionI am pleased that the Labour party has tabled this Opposition day debate this afternoon. Like Members from across this House, I have been inundated with emails from constituents…28 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. The Government’s 25-year environment plan aims to deliver cleaner water for our communities. However, recent statistics show that the River Calder and the River Aire, which…23 Feb 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseLast month, Labour Councillor Jack Hemingway proposed a successful motion to Wakefield Council calling for urgent action on sewage discharges in our rivers and lakes. He spoke…02 Feb 2023HANSARDCrime and Neighbourhood PolicingOne of our main duties as politicians is to keep our country and our public safe from harm, yet in the latest statistics from West Yorkshire police, who cover Wakefield, robberies…31 Jan 2023HANSARD Non-domicile Tax StatusIf you work here and you make your life here, you should pay your tax here. It is a simple proposition that I know people across the political divide in Wakefield agree with. We…31 Jan 2023HANSARDMinisterial Appointments: Vetting and Managing Conflicts of InterestCan the Minister confirm whether the right hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon (Nadhim Zahawi) will make his tax affairs transparent to an investigation by the independent adviser,…23 Jan 2023HANSARDDraft South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (Transfer of Functions) Order 2023It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George, and to be speaking to this statutory instrument—my first—on behalf of the shadow transport team. As the Minister has…19 Jan 2023HANSARDDriver and Vehicle Standards Agency: PerformanceNationwide, almost one in 10 bus driver positions is vacant, hitting vital services across the country hard, but Ministers are asleep at the wheel, with no action plan to tackle…19 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I rise to speak in favour of amendment 62, which stands in my name and those of my hon. Friends, on the deduction of…17 Jan 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ6. Less than half of Wakefield’s children managed to see an NHS dentist last year. My constituent Mr Faqirzai’s six-year-old daughter has never seen an NHS dentist. She has 10…11 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Industrial Action: Government PreparationsThe Minister challenged back on who had the power to avert these strikes. Let me reiterate what my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford North (Wes Streeting) said: trade unions have…12 Dec 2022HANSARDEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs5. What assessment she has made of the potential effect of a reduction in the Environment Agency’s budget on its enforcement work.22 Nov 2022HANSARDEnvironment Agency: Enforcement BudgetI have been dealing with an Environment Agency complaint from residents near a pig farm in rural Wakefield, which has been operating without the necessary licence for more than a…17 Nov 2022HANSARDEnvironment Agency: Enforcement Budget5. What assessment she has made of the potential effect of a reduction in the Environment Agency’s budget on its enforcement work.17 Nov 2022HANSARDState Pension Triple LockIn a speech earlier this year, the Prime Minister said: “I believe that a wealthy and civilised country should offer older people dignity in retirement.” I completely agree but,…08 Nov 2022HANSARDVeterans: Cost of Living CrisisDuring the cost of living crisis, veterans need to access support such as the war pension scheme and the armed forces compensation scheme, but the latest veterans satisfaction…07 Nov 2022HANSARDVeterans: Cost of Living Crisis16. What assessment he has made of the impact of the cost of living crisis on veterans.07 Nov 2022