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HANSARDStrengthening National Resilience6. What recent progress his Department has made on strengthening national resilience.23 Oct 2025HANSARD Rape Gangs: National Statutory InquiryThank you, Mr Speaker. Every survivor’s experience of abuse is unique. Does the Minister agree that taking the time to find the right chair will enable them to ensure that every…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Rape Gangs: National Statutory InquiryI thank the Minister both for her statement and for the passion and rigour that she brings to her role. Even if sometimes she might say things that she has to apologise for, we…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI recently had the pleasure of meeting the SBA Unity racing team from Scarborough University Technical College, which came third at the STEM Racing world finals in Singapore. The…16 Oct 2025HANSARDBovine Tuberculosis Control and Badger CullingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stuart. I thank the 287 constituents in Scarborough and Whitby who signed the petition to call for an immediate end to badger…13 Oct 2025HANSARDRegional Transport InequalityTo grow our economy, we need good connectivity. In coastal communities such as Scarborough and Whitby, we are struck in the slow lane. Scarborough, with its heritage, culture and…11 Sept 2025HANSARDTransport: Economic Growth18. What steps she is taking to ensure that the transport system supports economic growth.11 Sept 2025HANSARDTransport: Economic GrowthThis week, I visited Schneider Electric’s brand-new manufacturing facility in Scarborough, which will create 200 new jobs. However, those opportunities are out of reach for so…11 Sept 2025HANSARDRegional Transport InequalityNo, I am afraid I have to carry on. Unless we equip our first Labour rural metro mayor in York and North Yorkshire with the economic firepower to deliver better buses and trains,…11 Sept 2025HANSARDMoorland Protection4. What steps his Department is taking to help protect moorland.04 Sept 2025HANSARDMoorland ProtectionA devastating wildfire has been raging on the North York moors, between Scarborough and Whitby, covering about 10 square miles—it is a huge fire. I am sure that the Minister will…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseFirefighters tackling the huge blaze on the North York Moors faced incredibly difficult conditions, including exploding munitions from an old tank training base near RAF…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI thank my right hon. Friend for his urgent work to evacuate and treat seriously injured and critically ill children from Gaza. New restrictions on aid are due to be implemented…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Independent Water CommissionFor far too long families in Scarborough and Whitby have been paying the price of failure. Yorkshire Water was recently forced to pay out £40 million due to serious failings yet a…21 Jul 2025HANSARDRebuilding Schools18. What steps she is taking to help rebuild schools.21 Jul 2025HANSARDRebuilding SchoolsSpringhead sixth form in Scarborough has been rated outstanding for the education and care it provides for students with complex special educational needs and disabilities. The…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Further Education InstitutionsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Christopher, and I will be brief. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Shipley (Anna Dixon) on securing this important…16 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsCayton, a village in my constituency, could now become home to 2,500 new homes through the Government’s new homes accelerator. To ensure the success of that project, it is…14 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI rise to speak in support of new clause 11 and amendment 38. I am incredibly relieved that the Government have listened—most importantly, they have listened to the people who…09 Jul 2025HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Joint TenanciesMy constituent Molly is trapped in the house where she was violently attacked in front of her children. She is confined to living upstairs, because going into the room downstairs…07 Jul 2025