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HANSARD NHS Funding BillDoes the right hon. Gentleman share my concern about the fact that the mental health charity Combat Stress has said it is unable to accept any more new cases? Support for the…04 Feb 2020HANSARDWuhan CoronavirusIn answer to my written question from 27 January, the Government said that funding is in place to deal with this public health challenge. Will the Secretary of State outline…03 Feb 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseBarnsley Council has suffered the worst cuts in the country, yet research this week by the Local Government Association suggests that a review of the local funding formula could…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Flooding: South YorkshireI thank the Minister for her response to the debate and I thank all the hon. Members who took part, including my hon. Friend the Member for Newport West (Ruth Jones), on the Front…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Flooding: South YorkshireI do not want to pre-empt the Minister, because she might be going on to mention this, but the point that my right hon. Friend the Member for Doncaster North (Edward Miliband) and…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Flooding: South Yorkshirerose—30 Jan 2020HANSARD Flooding: South YorkshireThe Minister mentioned £36 million, but it is estimated that a long-term strategy across the four boroughs in South Yorkshire will cost in excess of £200 million, so £36 million…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Flooding: South YorkshireIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I beg to move, That this House has considered flooding in South Yorkshire. I want to speak about the floods that…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Flooding: South YorkshireMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and she raises a crucial issue. There are families who have lost everything. For example, some are now living in caravans parked on their…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Flooding: South YorkshireThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point—one that I referred to earlier in my speech. On the Government’s response to the crisis, the Prime Minister might have visited during…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Special Educational Needs and Disability FundingI thank my hon. Friend for making that important point. She is absolutely right—it is completely clear that something needs to be done to keep children in supportive and safe…29 Jan 2020HANSARD Special Educational Needs and Disability FundingI represent Barnsley, which is projected to have a high needs spending deficit of nearly £6 million in the 2020-21 financial year, taking into account the extra money that the…29 Jan 2020HANSARD Special Educational Needs and Disability FundingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard, and to follow the hon. Member for Chichester (Gillian Keegan), who made a passionate speech. I congratulate the…29 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I ask the Secretary of State what screening plans are in place for those arriving in the UK from China, and has a contingency fund been established to tackle the potential…28 Jan 2020HANSARDIndustrial Strategy: Steel IndustryThe Government claim to be supportive of British steel makers, yet only 50% of steel purchased by the Government comes from Britain. Is it not time that the Government actually…23 Jan 2020HANSARDIndustrial Strategy: Steel Industry2. What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the effectiveness of the Government’s Industrial Strategy in attracting…23 Jan 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWhen will the Government bring back the domestic abuse Bill? Further to questions raised in the previous Parliament by the then Member for Ashfield, will they make provision for…23 Jan 2020HANSARDNational ProductivityI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate and on all the work he has done on this issue. He is absolutely right to highlight the lack of funding, because it…22 Jan 2020HANSARDPolitical AdvertisingI am sure that the Minister would agree that the UK should lead with best practice when it comes to political campaigning. If she is confident that the Tory party adverts were…22 Jan 2020HANSARD Economy and Society: Contribution of MusicMay I take this opportunity to congratulate the outgoing chief executive of UK Music, my predecessor Michael Dugher, on putting a big focus on this issue? My constituency, which…21 Jan 2020