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HANSARDUniversity Tuition FeesI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 550344, relating to university tuition fees. It is a pleasure, Ms McVey, to serve under your chairship for the first time.…25 Oct 2021HANSARDUniversity Tuition FeesDoes the hon. Gentleman agree with the hon. Member for Glasgow North West (Carol Monaghan) that the key thing for those low-income young people should be educational outcomes, and…25 Oct 2021HANSARDUniversity Tuition FeesI thank the Minister for her very detailed response to the debate, and I also thank the shadow Minister, the spokesperson for the Scottish National party and the other Back…25 Oct 2021HANSARDUniversity Tuition FeesI do think it is important that the Government look at access to university education and ways of making it more affordable, but I also believe that the taxpayer is a key…25 Oct 2021HANSARDUniversity Tuition FeesThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point. In the first case, many taxpayers would want more of a view on the courses that people were studying at university. They would…25 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI look to my hon. Friend for guidance, as a wise head. There are certain turns of phrase that I perhaps do not understand. The shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Bradford East…22 Oct 2021HANSARDSupporting Small BusinessIt is a pleasure to contribute to this debate. I think we can all agree on the immense importance of our small businesses and high streets that we represent in our constituencies,…19 Oct 2021HANSARDSupporting Small BusinessOver £3 billion has been provided through the town deal programme—something that I believe all hon. Members should welcome. This is vital support, but time and time again, scorn…19 Oct 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy right hon. Friend will have seen the chaos caused on the M25 this week by Insulate Britain. I am pleased that a number of protesters have been arrested and that an injunction…23 Sept 2021HANSARD Timpson Review of School ExclusionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Warrington South (Andy Carter) for securing this important and timely debate,…16 Sept 2021HANSARD Timpson Review of School ExclusionI thank the hon. Lady for making that point, which I was about to come on to. It is important that we get that intervention right, that we ensure that each person, when they go…16 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateWe have heard a lot about variants and how they can evade the vaccine. It was not that long ago that I was reading a lot about enhancing and tweaking the existing vaccines, and…14 Sept 2021HANSARDInfrastructure for Businesses: WeymouthSt Francis tower in Ipswich has been a beneficiary of the building safety fund. However, Oander and Block Management, which manage the building, have shrink wrapped the entire…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyOne thing that concerns me is that I saw some polling earlier this week showing that only about 25% of the population know that social care has to be paid for. That in itself is…08 Sept 2021HANSARD Summer AdjournmentDue to time constraints, and because I have not had an opportunity to raise this before, I will talk exclusively about one issue. We have heard a lot about the struggles faced by…22 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders Billrose—20 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Bishop Auckland (Dehenna Davison). In Ipswich, we have extended the hand of friendship to huge numbers of refugees over…20 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that when Labour Members point at us and imply that we are racist, they are also pointing the finger at millions of former Labour voters who actually…20 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillIt is wrong to say that there is no difference between somebody who has broken the law by coming here from another safe European country illegally and somebody who has come here…20 Jul 2021HANSARD Amnesty for Undocumented MigrantsWith the greatest respect to the hon. Member, I did make the point that the proposal would apply both to those who may have entered the country illegally and to those who may have…19 Jul 2021