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HANSARD Non-UK Armed Forces Personnel: Immigration RequirementsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis) on securing this important debate and…05 Jan 2022HANSARD Non-UK Armed Forces Personnel: Immigration RequirementsI can help the Minister out—it is one in 10 Commonwealth veterans. Surely he can accept that these proposals are worthless if that is the case.05 Jan 2022HANSARD Postmasters with Overturned Convictions: Settlement FundsPostmasters were criminalised by a culture that assumed that technology could not fail and workers were dishonest, so will the Minister tell us what steps the Government are…15 Dec 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseBarnsley clinical commissioning group recently stated that there is currently a huge gap between the unprecedented demand for GP services and the available capacity in GP…09 Dec 2021HANSARD Women in the Armed ForcesIt is conceivable, but it is not very likely. I am sure the Minister is aware of Salute Her, the charity, which I spoke to yesterday and which was very involved in the report. We…09 Dec 2021HANSARD Women in the Armed ForcesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. I begin by thanking the hon. Member for Wrexham (Sarah Atherton) for all her work in delivering the report, and I place on…09 Dec 2021HANSARDDefence CommitteeI thank the hon. Lady for her hard work in delivering this groundbreaking report, and all the female service personnel and veterans who took part. The majority of women in our…09 Dec 2021HANSARDDelivering Justice for VictimsJackie Wileman was on her daily walk when she was killed by four men who were joyriding a stolen heavy goods vehicle around Barnsley. Those four men had a hundred convictions…09 Dec 2021HANSARDRail Investment and Integrated Rail PlanMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. The people of Barnsley have to rely on overcrowded, overpriced and often delayed trains. Does she agree that the Government’s shameful…08 Dec 2021HANSARDPhotographic Reconnaissance Unit: National MemorialIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Davies. I congratulate the hon. Member for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (Andrew Bowie) and his predecessor on securing this…09 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsA quarter of kids are growing up in poverty in Barnsley yet both of our applications for the levelling-up fund were rejected, Can the Minister tell us why that is? If this…01 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt is a pleasure to follow my Select Committee colleague, the hon. Member for Blackpool South (Scott Benton), even if we might disagree on our interpretation of the Budget. Living…01 Nov 2021HANSARD High StreetsI send my condolences, and those of the people whom I represent in Barnsley, to the family, friends and constituents of Sir David Amess. It is a pleasure to serve under your…19 Oct 2021HANSARD High StreetsWill the Minister give way?19 Oct 2021HANSARDCoronavirus: Education Setting Attendance and Support for PupilsAs the Minister rightly acknowledged, the need for mental health support for young people has risen significantly during the pandemic, yet providers of that support such as the…23 Sept 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseCan we have a debate in Government time on the progress that has been made in improving the probation service since it was brought back into public ownership? Will the Leader of…23 Sept 2021HANSARDGas Prices and Energy SuppliersOn Monday, the Secretary of State dismissed our lack of gas storage as “not…relevant”. It has clearly left us vulnerable, so will he now admit that the closure of the Rough…23 Sept 2021HANSARD UK Gas MarketThe right hon. Member for Wokingham (John Redwood) referred to our “tiny capacity”. The UK cut its strategic gas storage to 1.7% of annual demand, when a former Government adviser…20 Sept 2021HANSARDVeterans and Military Charities: Additional SupportCombat Stress, a charity supporting veterans’ mental health, has seen its income fall by £6 million in the current financial year. Will the Minister therefore accept that the…20 Sept 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillLabour stands firmly behind our armed forces and our brave service personnel who serve our country. It is a privilege to be speaking on behalf of Her Majesty’s Opposition on this…13 Jul 2021