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HANSARDBritain’s Place in the WorldIf we are going to be great again and set an example to these other countries and help them, we need to be a healthy nation across the country, so what are the Government going to…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Britain's Place in the WorldIt is almost two years and four months since the previous Queen’s Speech so I ask: did my constituency of Stockton North finally get the new hospital, plans for which were…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Britain's Place in the WorldThe issue of tariffs is very much on the minds of the farmers in my constituency who I met last week. The Government seem to be dodging the answer to the question what it will…15 Oct 2019HANSARD No-deal Brexit: Schedule of TariffsThe imposition of tariffs on the export of chemicals from Teesside will have a hugely detrimental effect on the region’s industry. That comes on the back of the decision by Ineos…07 Oct 2019HANSARD Brexit Readiness: Operation YellowhammerI recently visited farmers in my constituency, including Jim Cowan, to discuss the impact of Brexit on their already fragile business. They and the National Farmers Union are…25 Sept 2019HANSARD British House Building IndustryHome ownership under the Tories in the past nine years has dropped from 67% to 64%. How is the Minister going to put that right?05 Sept 2019HANSARD British House Building IndustryI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh) for securing the debate through the Backbench Business Committee. She is right to highlight these…05 Sept 2019HANSARDMental Health Act 1983Does my hon. Friend agree that one of our particular concerns was the way that the proposals related to young people and the fact that although there appeared to be safeguards…25 Jul 2019HANSARDMental Health Act 1983It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hanson, and to follow not just the contribution from my hon. Friend the Member for Croydon North (Mr Reed), but the other…25 Jul 2019HANSARDMental Health Act 1983Yes, that was most certainly the case. I shall remark on that a little later in my speech. I was really concerned to find that the number of joint working arrangements was…25 Jul 2019HANSARDMental Health Act 1983Recognising that specialist provision might be 150 miles away, will the Minister accept the recommendation from the APPG inquiry that families who do not have the means should be…25 Jul 2019HANSARDMental Health Act 1983I wonder whether I can prise from the Minister a commitment to look at the fact that there has been a deterioration in the number of authorities that are working with our health…25 Jul 2019HANSARDBritish SteelI, too, welcome the Secretary of State’s work and lament the likelihood that he will not be there to see the deal through and a foundation industry saved, alongside many jobs,…24 Jul 2019HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance and HomelessnessIt is going to take some time to build the houses required. In the meantime, we need the local housing allowance to be properly addressed. The evidence has shown that it is…24 Jul 2019HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance and HomelessnessIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this morning, Mr Bailey. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing, Southall (Mr Sharma) on securing this important and…24 Jul 2019HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance and HomelessnessYes, and what is happening in response? Very little. So much more needs to be done. The housing allowance is not allocated or based on how many areas are in need, just distributed…24 Jul 2019HANSARDPublic Services: Developing Countries6. What plans his Department has to help develop public services in developing countries.17 Jul 2019HANSARDPublic Services: Developing CountriesI am grateful for that answer. Building strong public services is crucial to achieving the UN’s sustainable development goals, but countries in the global south are losing out on…17 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ2. Children as young as seven have been groomed and exploited to commit crimes, such as placing drugs inside their bodies to move them across the country, yet they are often…10 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn his answers to my hon. Friends the Members for Lewisham East (Janet Daby) and for Houghton and Sunderland South (Bridget Phillipson), the Minister seemed content with youth…09 Jul 2019