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HANSARDAsylum Seeker Employment and the Cost of LivingIt really is, and I am very grateful to the hon. Lady for making that point. She is absolutely right, and I completely agree with her. It is worth bearing in mind the fact that…14 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI recently had a conversation with the Minister and am absolutely of the view that while Government amendment 119 does not go as far as mine, it is a step in the right direction.…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillThere are a number of amendments in my name, but given the time we have I will focus on housing, including existing stock and new stock. Let me start by talking about new stock.…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI am very grateful to the Minister for taking an intervention and for the time she gave me last week to discuss this matter. Can she clarify whether it is now the Government’s…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI want more people to be able to have a home in the first place. In defending people’s right to have a second home, which we will come on to in a moment, we must remember that…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration Billrose —13 Dec 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillThe hon. Gentleman is giving a very good speech. The former Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whom he has just quoted, also said that he felt that the…12 Dec 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that it is obvious that one reason why Australia and New Zealand can compete with us unfairly and more cheaply is that, with no offence to those two…12 Dec 2022HANSARDSocial Care WorkforceIn the lakes, we have a problem with social care: although the people working in the care industry are phenomenal, talented and dedicated, the average age of the population is 10…06 Dec 2022HANSARDAvian Influenza OutbreakIt is an honour to serve under your guidance, Sir George. I want to pay a genuine and heartfelt tribute to the right hon. Member for Maldon (Sir John Whittingdale), who has…30 Nov 2022HANSARDAvian Influenza OutbreakI agree with my hon. Friend, and am grateful for her intervention. The uninsurability of flocks is a reminder of why the compensation scheme must work and be effective. In 1981,…30 Nov 2022HANSARDAvian Influenza OutbreakI absolutely agree that this needs to be a whole-UK project. I thank my friend and neighbour for her contribution—not least for reminding me how much younger she is than me. If we…30 Nov 2022HANSARDAccountability in the NHSI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman, not least for the sensitivity of the issues he is raising. Ministers under Governments of all colours have sought to keep NHS…30 Nov 2022HANSARDSizewell CCumbria’s energy coast, including nuclear, wind, wave and tidal, also has the capacity to create thousands of jobs in our county. When will the Secretary of State make an…29 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillIt is a pleasure to take part in the debate and to have heard the contributions so far, and an even greater pleasure to have been involved in all but two of the 27 Committee…23 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI see the point, and I understand that the hon. Gentleman is a local government leader himself. Nevertheless, that is what people would say if they were sitting in Westminster,…23 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am grateful to the Minister for what she is saying. To add to what my hon. Friend the Member for North Shropshire said, there may be much to commend that particular part of the…23 Nov 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. After the news today that Manchester United is to be sold by the asset-stripping Glazer family, have you or the Speaker’s Office…23 Nov 2022HANSARDHotel Asylum Accommodation: Local Authority ConsultationFirst, given that many asylum seekers in this country are living in fear of far-right reprisals, actual thuggery, bricks through windows and being followed to their accommodation…23 Nov 2022HANSARDNHS Staffing LevelsIt is a pleasure to serve under your guidance again, Mr Hollobone. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Wirral West (Margaret Greenwood) for securing a really important debate. I…22 Nov 2022