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HANSARD Emergency Service Personnel: Posthumous AwardsI was a police officer, my father was a police officer, as was my husband, and both my stepchildren are serving police officers, so I know very well from conversations round the…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Emergency Service Personnel: Posthumous AwardsAbsolutely; we need to do that. There are two issues here. We want to talk about the Elizabeth medal—I know that that is why many Members are here—but I want to talk particularly…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Emergency Service Personnel: Posthumous AwardsI beg to move, That this House has considered posthumous awards for emergency service personnel. It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I hope that the…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Emergency Service Personnel: Posthumous AwardsAbsolutely; that is why I am here. The fact that so many Members are here for this very short debate shows the strength of feeling about the need to make sure that those officers…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Emergency Service Personnel: Posthumous AwardsAbsolutely. No award or recognition can ever replace a loved one, but if we can go some way to making a family feel that the loss has been recognised, it is important that we do.…10 Jan 2023HANSARD Non-domestic Energy SupportSince the autumn statement, I have raised the case of an agricultural food manufacturer in my constituency in relation to energy support four times. Despite positive noises in the…09 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: Cost of Living in Rural AreasHappy new year, Mr Speaker. Levelling-up funding will not help the systemic issues behind the cost of living crisis, but one of the challenges in rural communities is that the…09 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling Up: Cost of Living in Rural Areas8. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of his Department’s levelling-up agenda on the cost of living for people in rural areas.09 Jan 2023HANSARDAnnual Fisheries Negotiations with EU and North Atlantic StatesMerry Christmas to you, Mr Speaker, and to everyone in the House. I congratulate the hon. Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous) on securing the urgent question. We know that following…20 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Producer Profit TrendsThank you, Mr Speaker. Shell announced worldwide profits of £8.2 billion and £9 billion for the three-month period between July and September and the three months to June. BP…20 Dec 2022HANSARDEnergy Producer Profit Trends2. What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of trends in the level of energy producer profits in the last 12 months.20 Dec 2022HANSARD Alcohol DutyThe Scotch Whisky Association said on behalf of producers that it was furious about the Government’s decision to increase rates of duty in the autumn statement. The freeze is…19 Dec 2022HANSARD Visa Processing TimesI thank the Minister for giving way—he is being generous with his time. There is absolutely no doubt that the student situation has improved massively, and my casework team would…14 Dec 2022HANSARD Visa Processing TimesI beg to move, That this House has considered visa processing times. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. This is a short debate on an important but, I…14 Dec 2022HANSARD Visa Processing TimesI absolutely agree. Clearly, there were specific circumstances in that case. I am looking for a response from the Minister about the more standard cases, but that case highlights…14 Dec 2022HANSARD Visa Processing TimesHappily—I am delighted to see the hon. Member here.14 Dec 2022HANSARD Visa Processing TimesI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. We know how tight the labour market is, and we know there is a need for a degree of immigration to help with some of the labour…14 Dec 2022HANSARDWest Midlands EconomyQ15. In a written response from the Department for Work and Pensions, it was confirmed to me that an unpaid carer earning more than £132 a week from their job is classed as being…14 Dec 2022HANSARD Visa Processing TimesI entirely agree. If that does not qualify as compassionate grounds to expedite a visa, I do not know what does. That brings to mind my urgent question in the last Session about…14 Dec 2022HANSARD Visa Processing TimesI appreciate the Minister giving way for a final time. It is interesting that he admits that family visas are where the poorest performance is. That goes back to the very first…14 Dec 2022