Speeches by Pakes.

“12. What steps he is taking to help tackle the humanitarian situation in Gaza.”

“I am worried that I might damn the right hon. Gentleman with faint praise because when he cited the numbers from when he was the Minister, one of the determinants of his success was the involvement of trade unions in the sector skills council and the partnership. While we have talked lots about employers, he was an adv…”

“It is an honour to follow such a passionate speech about apprenticeships from my hon. Friend the Member for Worcester (Tom Collins). I was going to thank the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes) for raising John Ruskin and William Morris in the Chamber—I certainly think they should be m…”

“I commend the Minister and the Government for their work on the steel strategy so far, but these are anxious times. British steel is a byword for British pride in our communities, jobs and the products we produce. I am worried not just about the exports, but about some of the steel dumping, on which we have had convers…”

“I agree with the hon. Lady. That is why I welcome the announcement in September last year by my right hon. Friends the Prime Minister and Education Secretary of a new growth and skills levy to replace the existing apprenticeship levy, and include new foundation apprenticeships. That will give young people a route into …”

“I agree 100% with my hon. Friend. As we have discussed previously, we both want to make sure that jobs in theatre, the arts and creative industries are open to young people in our constituencies and across the country. We were the first country to pass a national apprenticeship Act when the Tudor Parliament enacted the…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the value of apprenticeships and National Apprenticeships Week. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Jardine. It is my first debate of this nature. I thank the Backbench Business Committee and its Chair, the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman), for g…”

“I very much agree with my hon. Friend. Before I came to Parliament, I was a union official at Prospect, which represents many workers in the defence sector and in Barrow, so I know full well the great expertise of apprentices in the defence sector. We need more of those apprenticeships for our national security and for…”

“T7. On Friday last week, we held our first NEETs—those not in education, employment or training—and youth opportunities summit in Peterborough, bringing together Peterborough college, Anglia Ruskin University Peterborough and employers to see how we can tackle our youth unemployment problem. Will the Secretary of State…”

“To be clear, you talked a lot there about the issues facing the sector. What you have not said is, “We are sorry for the level of bonuses that we took out of the system”. You have not apologised or said that you recognise the take-out of £41 million in pay and excessive bonuses in 2020. That was a problem. In your view…”

“Ofwat will now limit some of the payments and bonuses, and ringfence some areas in there. As the consumer council, do you think that is enough to start rebuilding trust?”

“Mike, what is your view on those answers?”

“To be clear, you talked a lot there about the issues facing the sector. What you have not said is, “We are sorry for the level of bonuses that we took out of the system”. You have not apologised or said that you recognise the take-out of £41 million in pay and excessive bonuses in 2020. That was a problem. In your view…”

“You will forgive me for welcoming the modesty of water company bosses. Do you understand the anger? I speak to residents in my patch, and we have talked about this as a Committee. You often get a corporate answer from a company saying, “We are a complex business”, and it almost ghosts the anger that residents feel abou…”

“I have a couple of questions on trust. In recent years, there has been greater awareness among consumers and households of issues affecting the sector, particularly pollution, and how we manage that and what some of the challenges are. Alongside that, we have seen increasing anger, and Mike has talked about levels of t…”

“Ofwat will now limit some of the payments and bonuses, and ringfence some areas in there. As the consumer council, do you think that is enough to start rebuilding trust?”

“Mike, what is your view on those answers?”

“I have a couple of questions on trust. In recent years, there has been greater awareness among consumers and households of issues affecting the sector, particularly pollution, and how we manage that and what some of the challenges are. Alongside that, we have seen increasing anger, and Mike has talked about levels of t…”

“You will forgive me for welcoming the modesty of water company bosses. Do you understand the anger? I speak to residents in my patch, and we have talked about this as a Committee. You often get a corporate answer from a company saying, “We are a complex business”, and it almost ghosts the anger that residents feel abou…”

“Like everyone else, I congratulate my hon. Friend on putting forward the Bill. Is she surprised to hear that this is one of the biggest issues that I come across in surgeries and emails? Over 750 people have contacted me about it since the election. She has spoken about the impact of fireworks on animals, children and …”