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Oral questions: Health and Social Care
“12. What steps his Department is taking to improve the provision of NHS health visitors.…”
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Oral questions: Home Department
“3. What steps her Department is taking to help tackle identity fraud.…”
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Oral questions: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“I recently joined Surfers Against Sewage on the River Ouse, where the consequences of the failure of Yorkshire Water were plain to see. Does the Minister agree that we should compel water bosses to personally clean up excessive pollution an…”
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Oral questions: Work and Pensions
“The Government’s planned major changes to CMS payments are welcome, but my casework inbox is inundated—absolutely chock-a-block—with complaints about the CMS’s poor customer service, which is damaging the lives of dozens of my constituents …”
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Debate
SEND Provision and Reform
“One of my constituents, Olivia, is battling for her son to stay in mainstream education, alongside her son’s twin, who is an anchor for him. Does my honourable Friend agree with me that we must ensure that ISPs are there quickly to avoid so…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: North Atlantic Submarine Activity
“While the honourable Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage) talks down our Royal Navy, I think the House is today united in praising it for its work to deter Russian activity at deep sea. Does my honourable and gallant Friend agree that, through…”
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Oral questions: Housing, Communities and Local Government
“9. What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of council tax debt collection practices on households in financial difficulty.…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Middle East
“BBC News Ukraine recently published an outstanding report on the demand for drone interceptors, such as the British-made Octopus and the Wild Hornets Sting drone. Will the Government update the House on what work they are doing to bolster U…”
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Debate
Student Loans
“I am on plan 2, and I had a targeted maintenance grant. I will ask the honourable Member a simple question: does he think it is a fairer system to have targeted maintenance grants in it—yes or no?…”
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Debate
Student Loans
“I wonder whether the honourable Gentleman has read the IFS report evaluating his party’s proposal. It states that the proposal would do zilch, nada, zero when it comes to monthly repayments, and the IFS shows that lower and middle earners w…”
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Debate
Fuel Duty
“The honourable Gentleman is making some impassioned points about heating oil. I have a simple question for him: does he believe that the war in Iran increases the cost of heating oil or not, and will he reject the escalation that the Leader…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Youth Unemployment
“Apprenticeship starts fell under the last Government, largely driven by the reduced uptake from SMEs, so today’s SME incentive is a game-changer. Can the Minister confirm that that incentive can be stacked with other incentives—for example,…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Defence
“I welcome my right honourable Friend’s comments about the defence investment plan, and his leadership on increased defence spending. Does he agree that a defence finance and investment strategy is key to unlocking the capital that firms acr…”
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Ministerial statement: Digital ID: Public Consultation
“Before entering the House, I worked in tech building products to streamline ID checks, improving user interface and user experience in the process. Does my right honourable Friend agree that that will be the case with a digital ID? Does he …”
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Ministerial statement: Middle East: Economic Update
“Many of my constituents stranded in the middle east have been left out of pocket because of their travel insurance. In my view as a former regulator, those policies have overly broad exclusion terms. Will my right honourable Friend update t…”
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Oral questions: Cabinet Office
“14. What recent discussions he has had with EU counterparts on topics of mutual interest.…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: China: Foreign Interference Arrests
“I recently visited the Defence Intelligence Academy with the armed forces parliamentary scheme and saw at first hand that our intelligence services are the best in the business. The Government should be praised for increasing the single int…”
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Oral questions: Energy Security and Net Zero
“16. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the extension of the warm home discount on living standards.…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Standards in Public Life
“I thank my right honourable Friend for all that he is doing to overhaul standards in public life, following the absolute bin fire that the Conservative party left behind. Peter Mandelson is reportedly in receipt of a severance payment. As a…”
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Questions
Prime Minister's Question Time
“Q5. An EU agrifood deal would boost exports and cut supermarket prices. The CBI backs it, and according to Best for Britain’s polling, 62% of the public do, but—surprise, surprise!—Reform opposes it. I thought the honourable Member for Ashf…”
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Debate
Business Rates
“I thank Gary at the Marcia Inn in Bishopthorpe and Adam at the Wenlock Arms in Wheldrake for meeting me to discuss support for pubs. The Tories created a ticking time bomb on business rates, then walked away, like someone who spilled a pint…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Northern Powerhouse Rail
“By my reckoning, York is the biggest winner of this new rail revolution. The new Haxby/York North station; the York station masterplan upgrade; the trans-Pennine route upgrade; and the fantastic NPR new connections—which does my right honou…”
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Debate
Student Finance (Review of Payment Schedules)
“I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Secretary of State to review the scheduling of student finance payments to undergraduates; to require the review to consider advance provision of certain student finance p…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Energy Security and Net Zero
“12. What steps he is taking to create jobs in the energy sector in Yorkshire and the Humber.…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Ajax Armoured Vehicle
“More than 30 soldiers fell ill, so I place on record our thanks as a House to Army Medical. Does my honourable Friend agree that when it comes to the forthcoming defence investment plan, Army Medical, of which 2 Med Group is headquartered i…”
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Debate
Budget Resolutions
“I wonder if my honourable Friend will allow me to raise the case of a single mum in my constituency who unexpectedly became pregnant a third time. It was a time of anxiety for her. She used food banks periodically and worried that she would…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Transport
“8. What steps her Department is taking to improve bus services in York Outer constituency.…”
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Questions
Prime Minister's Question Time
“Q9. On International Men’s Day, and in the spirit of Movember, I want to be open about my own past mental health challenges, in the hope that it might encourage other men to do the same. During the traumatic birth of my first son I nearly l…”
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Debate
Remembrance Day: Armed Forces
“Joshua Mullinger is an able cadet in the sea cadets in York, who played an integral role in the York service of remembrance, and Conservative councillor and Lord Mayor Martin Rowley is a veteran. Will the Minister join me in commemorating t…”
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Debate
Welfare Spending
“Will my right honourable Friend join me in recognising the benefit to the labour market of the roll-out of 30 hours of free childcare? I met a single mum in my constituency who is taking on more hours to support her family. That will help h…”
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