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HANSARDFree Childcare: Costs and BenefitsIt is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. May I begin by saying how apt it is to be discussing childcare and early education this week when many…19 Feb 2019HANSARDFree Childcare: Costs and BenefitsI absolutely agree and I will probably pick up later on the idea that, despite the welcome alignment of men and women’s pension age, some women are coming to me and saying, “I…19 Feb 2019HANSARDTransport for TownsThat’s transforming cities!19 Feb 2019HANSARDFree Childcare: Costs and BenefitsWill the Minister accept that in order to keep the lights on, some smaller nurseries have had to ask parents for top-ups, such as baking birthday cakes and selling them, or even…19 Feb 2019HANSARDTransport for TownsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Austin. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Caroline Flint) on securing this important debate. I…19 Feb 2019HANSARD Tackling Disadvantage in the Early YearsI thank the Chairman of the Education Committee for his statement, and I give him and his very hard-working and diligent Committee huge congratulations on the report. I know that…07 Feb 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseLast night there was a very substantial explosion in Batley, resulting in the attendance of 10 fire engines and a tri-service response. Five people are currently in hospital…07 Feb 2019HANSARD Police Grant ReportIt is a pleasure to follow my right hon. Friend the Member for North Durham (Mr Jones), who gave a passionate speech about this being a tax on our constituents. In West Yorkshire,…05 Feb 2019HANSARDChildcare Settings: Financial ViabilitySince 2010, the number of state nurseries in deficit has soared. One in five is now in the red and dozens have had to close. Transitional funding will soon run out and they face…04 Feb 2019HANSARDState Pension Age: WomenMy hon. Friend is being empathetic and humane in her statement. There are nearly 6,000 WASPI women in my constituency, one of whom—a nurse called Sue—has been told she has to work…31 Jan 2019HANSARDState Pension Age: WomenIs there any impact assessment or data concerning young women who can no longer go back to work because their mum, auntie or grandma is having to find a job, so they cannot take…31 Jan 2019HANSARD Maintained Nursery SchoolsThis is my first time winding up a debate, and what an important debate it has been. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Manchester Central (Lucy Powell), who is such…31 Jan 2019HANSARDState Pension Age: WomenWill the Minister give way?31 Jan 2019HANSARD Maintained Nursery SchoolsI would like to steer the Minister towards some fantastic research—if he has not seen it already—from the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire maintained nurseries. It contains empirical…31 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ4. Batley and Spen is a community made up of small towns and villages, and buses are a valued and essential service. I am sure the Prime Minister will sympathise with my…30 Jan 2019HANSARD Smoking Prohibition (National Health Service Premises)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to prohibit smoking on National Health Service premises; and for connected purposes. It is fabulous to have a full House, Mr…29 Jan 2019HANSARD Smoking Prohibition (National Health Service Premises)Thank you, Mr Speaker. A senior member of NHS staff, who will remain unnamed, said to me that we do not let alcoholics drink White Lightning, so why do we let smokers damage their…29 Jan 2019HANSARD Town of Culture AwardIt is an honour to speak under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Delyn (David Hanson) for securing the debate. Why do we need a national…23 Jan 2019HANSARD Town of Culture AwardI thank my hon. Friend for that powerful statement about how creativity can affect mental health. Certainly Creative Minds in my constituency works with social prescribing to…23 Jan 2019HANSARDUnsolved Crime3. What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of unsolved crime.21 Jan 2019