Speech in General Committees - Thu 11 Jan 2018
Draft Higher Education (Access and Participation Plans) (England) Regulations 2018
"Does that mean the Minister agrees that there needs to be absolute clarity in the access and participation plans, as the Opposition have contested, to avoid any conflicts in the future?..."Mike Hill - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 27 Nov 2017
University Tuition Fees
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered e-petition 182953 relating to university tuition fees.
It is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Sir David.
Tuition fees were introduced in September 1998 under the then Labour Government as a means of funding tuition for undergraduate and postgraduate students …..."Mike Hill - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 27 Nov 2017
University Tuition Fees
"I absolutely agree, and that is especially the case for people from low-income backgrounds. I would prefer to see the end of tuition fees and a return to a grant-based system or alternative method of funding...."Mike Hill - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 19 Oct 2017
Carbon Capture and Storage
"It is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Sir David. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (Mr Clarke) for securing this debate. As an MP who supports climate change initiatives and the reduction of carbon emissions, I am pleased that the Government …..."Mike Hill - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 16th October 2017
Asked by:
Mike Hill (Labour - Hartlepool)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to meet senior representatives from the Civil Nuclear Police Federation to discuss a realistic retirement age for its members; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Lord Harrington of Watford
The Civil Nuclear industry is a priority area for me and I value the work that the Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) does in securing our nuclear sites. The issue of pension age for CNC officers is an extremely important matter and I met with Mike Griffiths, the Chief Constable of the CNC and Vic Emery, the Chair of the Civil Nuclear Police Association (CNPA) on 9th August, following a change in BEIS Ministerial portfolios, to discuss this matter with them and to hear their concerns about a higher pension age for CNC officers.
Parliament defined ‘members of a police force’ in the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 in such a way as to exclude CNC officers from the arrangements that were made for other police forces under that Act. This interpretation was confirmed by the High Court in August last year following a Judicial Review by the Civil Nuclear Police Federation (CNPF).
I intend to meet with the CNPF early next year. In the interim, I am more than happy to review any written representations, which raise any new points, submitted by the CNPF. I can assure the hon Member that I will fully consider all relevant evidence when considering whether or not to seek a change in Government policy.
Written Question
Monday 16th October 2017
Asked by:
Mike Hill (Labour - Hartlepool)
Question
to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to introduce an energy price cap.
Answered by Margot James
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) published a draft Bill to put a price cap on standard variable and default tariffs – meeting Government’s manifesto promise and bringing an end to unjustifiably high prices.
We will ask the BEIS Select Committee to undertake pre-legislative scrutiny.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 11 Oct 2017
Royal Mail Delivery Office Closures
"Thank you for letting me speak in this important debate, Mr Gapes. I pay tribute to the Communication Workers Union, whose members feel strongly about this matter, and have voted overwhelmingly to strike in protection of their pay and pensions.
Since the privatisation of Royal Mail in October 2013, as …..."Mike Hill - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Jul 2017
Tuition Fees
"Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to make my maiden speech today. As the first person in my family to attend university—on a grant, a wing and a prayer—I know just how difficult it is to survive university, let alone be saddled with debts as a …..."Mike Hill - View Speech
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