Speeches by Kirkham.

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool North and Fleetwood (Lorraine Beavers) for securing this debate. It is crucial for my constituents who have dedicated their entire careers to public service at naval air stations, the Inland Revenue and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. They all got …”

“Only the rounds for floating offshore wind—the CfDs and the Crown Estate leasing rounds. One has just happened; another will be happening later this year. The quicker we can get the infrastructure up and running, the better, but this is not specifically time limited; it is just becoming more urgent as time goes on.”

“Thank you, Mr Blackman. I am a member of the APPG on maritime and ports, and I am here after a discussion with them and on behalf of a number of MPs from around the country, because of course this is a cross-party issue. Many of us have ports—thriving ports, not-so-thriving ports or dormant ports—in our constituencies.…”

“Yes—thank you.”

“Perhaps the Minister can confirm that the veterans scheme is incredibly important, that we all agree with it being there, and that there are absolutely no plans to remove it.”

“I spoke in a previous petition debate on this topic last year. At that point, the plans had not been published, and I asked for details of how the changes might affect my constituents, many of whom were very worried and had written to me about their concerns. In that debate, I talked primarily about doctors and medical…”

“5. What steps he is taking to encourage businesses to export.”

“The Minister mentioned the music venue levy earlier. He knows that my constituency has amazing music venues, so when will the first payment from that levy be made to those smaller venues?”

“I am grateful to the Minister for last week meeting me and a representative of Watson-Marlow, a business in my constituency, to discuss barriers to export. Many businesses I have spoken to have been frustrated about the difficulty of moving people, goods and equipment to Europe post Brexit, and they face significant ad…”

“I have a couple of small points to make. Cornwall has a very well-developed local integrated transport plan and devolution of bus franchising as well. Will the Minister reassure Members representing non-mayoral areas that GBR will have some regard to the solid local plans we already have in place? The shadow Minister c…”

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“As an ex-employment lawyer—in fact, I was an equity partner in a law firm that employed 50 people, so I do have some experience—I remember that when the minimum wage came in in 1998, the figure for over-21s was the same, but the Conservative party changed that, so that those under 25 were paid less, although people’s r…”

“Will the hon. Lady give way?”

“As a vice-chair of the f40 group and as an MP in Cornwall, which has the 13th lowest SEND funding, I understand exactly what the hon. Member is talking about. Does she agree, however, that we now have a welcome focus on SEND, that we have increased funding, and that the schools White Paper and the SEND White Paper, whi…”

“The hon. Gentleman must also be pleased to see the further education White Paper, which will put some of those things into action.”

“The hon. Gentleman must be really pleased, then, about the Prime Minister’s new target of two thirds of young people being in either higher education or apprenticeships and training.”

“I thank the right hon. Gentleman. I remember the ship sailing from Falmouth and coming back. Clause 30 of the Armed Forces Bill now delivers what I argued for and formally brings RFA personnel within the scope of the Armed Forces Commissioner. The reform does not change the RFA’s legal status or distinct identity, whic…”

“As a Back-Bench Member of Parliament, I understand that it is rare to see a ten-minute rule Bill progress all the way into law. That is why I was so pleased when I learned that the Armed Forces Bill has incorporated the proposal from my Bill to bring Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel within the remit of the new Armed For…”

“1. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve resilience to emergencies in rural and coastal areas.”