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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 23 Jan 2018
Trade Bill (Second sitting)

"Q We have heard a lot today about the importance of societal acceptance in the scrutiny process, and Jude Kirton-Darling certainly explained the scrutiny process for trade agreements currently in place in the EU and the European Parliament. Dr Fowler, could you explain the current parliamentary framework for the …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 23 Jan 2018
Trade Bill (Second sitting)

"Q Unfortunately, my original question was to Mr Stace, but I will ask it to Mr Stevenson. Clause 6 of the Bill suggests that the TRA’s remit will extend to more than just trade remedies and to the analysis of trade disputes. Does that raise any concerns?

Cliff Stevenson: …..."

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 23 Jan 2018
Trade Bill (Second sitting)

"Q Mr Bain, to accompany the release of your report “The Bilateral Trade Deals that Matter to Consumers”, you note the importance of the Government replicating the trade agreements that the EU currently has with third countries to ensure that consumers do not see a rise in prices as …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Jan 2018
Business of the House

"Many of the NHS trusts in Yorkshire are currently considering proposals to transfer NHS staff over to wholly owned companies, amounting to a race to the bottom in employment practices. May we please have a debate on that in Government time?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Dec 2017
Finance (No. 2) Bill

"It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent South (Jack Brereton). This Finance Bill has short-changed my constituents, the city of Bradford and the people of the north in ways too numerous to list in the short time I have available today. But there was one instance …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Dec 2017
Finance (No. 2) Bill

"I thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that point; unsurprisingly, I am going to mention that later in my speech.

Just yesterday, I read with great interest that the ambitious plan for full trans-Pennine electrification is to be scaled back, with the scrapping of the line connecting Manchester to Sheffield …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 23 Nov 2017
Budget Resolutions

"Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to speak in today’s Budget debate.

This week, the communities of Bradford, my home city, were left bruised and battered by this country’s eighth austerity Budget in just seven years. They saw more cuts to vital local services, no help for our …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 30 Mar 2017
Sanitary Products

"Does my hon. Friend share my concern that women using sanitary products beyond their recommended duration are at risk of toxic shock syndrome, and that homeless women, in particular, self-ration these products at great risk to their health?..."
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Written Question
Soft Drinks: Taxation
Wednesday 14th December 2016

Asked by: Judith Cummins (Labour - Bradford South)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to use the revenue raised from the soft drinks industry levy to fund oral health improvement programmes for children.

Answered by Jane Ellison

The Treasury is working closely with other Departments to deliver the objectives of the levy, including programmes to reduce obesity and encourage physical activity and balanced diets.


Written Question
PAYE: Dual Jobholding
Thursday 8th September 2016

Asked by: Judith Cummins (Labour - Bradford South)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people pay tax through PAYE with two or more employers concurrently; and of those people, how many have a combined gross income of less than £17,160 per year.

Answered by Jane Ellison

The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.