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HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Yes.03 Jun 2025HANSARD Staffordshire: Cultural ContributionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. I am pleased to respond to this debate on behalf of the Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism, my hon.…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Staffordshire: Cultural ContributionThe right hon. Member makes a really good point, and I will feed that back. I am missing out some of my speech and jumping ahead because I want my hon. Friend the Member for…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Staffordshire: Cultural ContributionI cannot get through the speech if I do; I am sorry. That is why this Government are proud to support the arts and culture. Only recently, we announced more than £270 million of…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Staffordshire: Cultural ContributionI will make sure I raise that point, and good on hon. and right hon. Members for pressing me to get the Minister to commit to many things. I will then join the right hon. Member…29 Apr 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move, That further consideration be now adjourned. I specifically thank you, Sir Edward, for being so patient in the Chair for so long. [Interruption.] Sorry, Sir…04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Ninth sitting)He asked you to give way.04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Third sitting)rose—23 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Second sitting)We are supposed to be polite to each other.21 Jan 2025HANSARD Sport: Team GB and ParalympicsGBMy hon. Friend makes a really important point. If we are putting clubs on the record, may I add my local football club of Millwall, whose community trust does excellent work in…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Sport: Team GB and ParalympicsGBI wanted to start by saying—and I originally wrote this down—what a collegiate and comradely debate this had been, and until the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Old Bexley…10 Oct 2024HANSARDAccess to Work AssessmentsLet’s get some facts. On 1 January 2024, there were 24,874 people awaiting an Access to Work decision, on 1 February, 26,924, on 1 March, 29,871 and on 1 April, 32,445. Every…13 May 2024HANSARDAccess to Work AssessmentsI am absolutely shocked that the Minister brags about the Access to Work backlog increasing to 36,721. Last month, the UN published its latest review of how the UK has implemented…13 May 2024HANSARDChild Trust Fund: Recipients with Disabilities13. Whether he has taken recent steps with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that people with disabilities can access their child trust fund when they turn 18.07 May 2024HANSARDChild Trust Fund: Recipients with DisabilitiesThe only way for parents of young people without capacity to access their child trust fund is through a deputyship order. After consulting on the introduction of a mental capacity…07 May 2024HANSARD Pension SchemesI congratulate the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) on securing and opening this debate. He has spoken passionately about this subject in the House…02 May 2024HANSARDCarer’s AllowanceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Cummins. I am grateful for the opportunity to respond on behalf of the shadow Work and Pensions team. I start by congratulating…22 Apr 2024HANSARDCarer’s AllowanceI am really glad that the Minister has been re-promoted, which we forgot to mention. I am happy to send her all the stuff that the Opposition are looking to do. Of course, we are…22 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillWill the Secretary of State give way?16 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillWill the Secretary of State give way?16 Apr 2024