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HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I would very much welcome your advice. You will be aware of the considerable issues with the Department for Work and Pensions processing…02 Jul 2019HANSARD EU Structural Funds: Least Developed RegionsThe hon. Gentleman has talked about young people, and I am sure he will share my anxiety about the future of the youth employment initiative, which is EU-funded. It helps to…26 Jun 2019HANSARD EU Structural Funds: Least Developed RegionsThe SSI site in my hon. Friend’s constituency is yet to see any real progress in development. That is all the more reason why we need a commitment to greater funding if we are to…26 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.24 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Will the Government continue to fund the national school breakfast programme after April?24 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ8. I am dealing with the most traumatic of constituency cases, affecting a vulnerable young woman refugee now at risk of prostitution and trafficking here in the UK. She faces…19 Jun 2019HANSARDCouncil Housing: Increasing SupplyCrisis and the all-party group on ending homelessness recently appealed to Ministers to prioritise for housing survivors of domestic abuse, but is not it the truth that it is…17 Jun 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse and HomelessnessIt is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark (Neil Coyle) on securing the debate…12 Jun 2019HANSARDOffshore Wind Supply: Rates of PayI think that is the most helpful answer I have had in this place since I got elected nine years ago so I am grateful to the Minister for that, but why do we have to wait until the…11 Jun 2019HANSARDOffshore Wind Supply: Rates of Pay5. What steps he is taking to tackle rates of pay in the offshore wind supply chain that are below the national living wage.11 Jun 2019HANSARDFirefighters: Health ScreeningThe stress facing our firefighters has grown considerably under this Government. We have fewer of them, and many have been replaced by retained firefighters, including in…10 Jun 2019HANSARDFirefighters: Health Screening8. What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on health screening for firefighters.10 Jun 2019HANSARDIndustrial Strategy: North-East of EnglandI might have been a little unkind to the Minister—that is a hell of a lot of meetings—but talking does not get us far when real funding is needed. If this integrated part of the…05 Jun 2019HANSARDIndustrial Strategy: North-East of EnglandI am sure we will welcome the Minister when he comes to the Tees Valley. Will he bring some good news on carbon capture, use and storage?05 Jun 2019HANSARDIndustrial Strategy: North-East of EnglandAny investment in the north-east is great news, in particular if it encourages innovation, but does the Minister also recognise that we need to support our existing industries?…05 Jun 2019HANSARDIndustrial Strategy: North-East of EnglandI congratulate the Select Committee on its excellent report. It visited my constituency to see Stockton high street. Will my hon. Friend join me in congratulating the local…05 Jun 2019HANSARDIndustrial Strategy: North-East of EnglandI am surprised that my hon. Friend would claim that the first ticket office is in his constituency, because there is a plaque on a wall in my constituency that declares the first…05 Jun 2019HANSARDIndustrial Strategy: North-East of EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I, too, congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Tyneside (Mary Glindon) on securing this important debate.…05 Jun 2019HANSARDIndustrial Strategy: North-East of EnglandDoes my hon. Friend agree that we have two economies in the north-east: an economy with well-paid jobs, which allows people to go on foreign holidays and enjoy their lives, and…05 Jun 2019HANSARDIndustrial Strategy: North-East of EnglandI also visited the Highways England drop-in yesterday; my hon. Friend and I were there at the same time. I was told that the project to widen the A19 between Wynyard and Norton…05 Jun 2019