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HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolWhat assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol.03 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolHard-liner Back Benchers in the Secretary of State’s own party want to tear up the deal they voted for and place our border on the island of Ireland. Will the Secretary of State…03 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsI was disappointed that the Prime Minister did not accept my offer to meet him when he recently visited my constituency’s wonderful Fujifilm vaccine complex in Billingham to…24 Feb 2021HANSARDRenewable EnergyWe all know how essential it is to provide our industries with renewable energy at an affordable cost, but it is also essential for the transportation of energy through the…09 Feb 2021HANSARDRenewable EnergyWhat plans he has to support the development of the renewable energy sector.09 Feb 2021HANSARD Towns FundThe towns fund might be a good idea, but the lack of transparency in decision making has led to understandable concerns about the impartiality of the process, and from what I have…04 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Violence ProsecutionsWhat discussions she has had with the Crown Prosecution Service on (a) identifying and (b) publishing the reasons for the change in the rate of prosecutions relating to domestic…04 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Violence ProsecutionsDespite what the Minister says, domestic abuse prosecutions continue to plummet. They had already fallen off the cliff edge before the pandemic hit the justice system, with an…04 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Court EstateLabour Members share the horror of the legal profession at the fact that the already huge court backlog has increased by 35% since the start of the pandemic, and now includes more…02 Feb 2021HANSARDEducational Settings: ReopeningBefore the lockdown, children in the north had missed many more days than their counterparts in the south. Their schools have also suffered a financial crisis, as the pandemic has…26 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe all know the tremendous additional challenges that our businesses face in exporting goods to the EU, nowhere more so than in the chemicals industry, which supports thousands of…14 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe covid-19 pandemic has further exposed and widened the tremendous health inequalities in Stockton, where healthy life expectancy is among the lowest in the country. It also has…12 Jan 2021HANSARDDrainage Works in Shiplakeindicated dissent.08 Dec 2020HANSARDCourt Cases: BacklogThe Lord Chancellor was keen to talk up his court successes in his statement on Thursday, yet the situation remains dire in many parts of his Department, according to answers to…08 Dec 2020HANSARDDrainage Works in ShiplakeApologies.08 Dec 2020HANSARDDrainage Works in ShiplakeOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. During my exchange with the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, the hon. Member for Croydon South (Chris Philp) across the…08 Dec 2020HANSARDIntegrated EducationWho we learn with and live alongside could scarcely be more fundamental to how we see the world. Integrated education is one of the major unfulfilled legacies of the Good Friday…02 Dec 2020HANSARDIntegrated EducationWhat assessment he has made of progress towards integrated education in Northern Ireland.02 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthThanks to the hard work and dedication of everyone who lives in my constituency, we have been able to bring down the number of cases by half in the past couple of weeks. Despite…01 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsDuring a covid briefing last week, a Health Minister suggested that the north-east is highly unlikely to be moved from tier 3 to tier 2 this side of the new year, even if there is…01 Dec 2020