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HANSARDDomestic 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 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseResidents in Burniston are waiting anxiously to see whether North Yorkshire council will approve Europa Oil and Gas’s application to undertake small-scale fracking on the edge of…03 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsScarborough Athletic football club is proudly 100% fan owned. Recently, the home ground that it rents from North Yorkshire council was declared unfit to play on due to botched…03 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.03 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillMay I ask the Minister to confirm at the Dispatch Box that clause 5, which specifically references the need for claimants to score four points in order to receive the daily living…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRoad Safety Powers: Parish and Town CouncilsMy hon. Friend is being most generous with his time, and I thank him for securing this really important debate. There is a busy bridge on the A171 in my constituency, which is…30 Jun 2025HANSARD Businesses in Rural AreasThe hon. Gentleman is making an impassioned speech, as is his norm. While tourism is vital for our rural economies, he touched on accommodation, and many businesses in my…18 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillNew clause 15 particularly addresses the role of coroners. Coroners investigate deaths in which there is a reasonable suspicion that the deceased has died a violent or unnatural…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will make some progress, thank you. It is still a crime, even when the person is of sound mind and even when it is their deeply considered wish. Anthony wanted a good death—he…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy hon. Friend makes a powerful case on behalf of her constituent. New clause 15 is a compassionate and practical clause, ensuring that the Bill works not only for the individual…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am coming to my conclusion. New clause 15 will protect bereaved families such as that of my constituent Anthony, and therefore I urge hon. Members to support it.13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI rise to speak in favour of new clause 15, which clarifies that an assisted death would not be classified as an unnatural death and that a full coroner’s inquest would not…13 Jun 2025HANSARDIndustrial Strategy8. What progress his Department has made on developing an industrial strategy.12 Jun 2025HANSARDIndustrial StrategyBritish bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis announced yesterday that it is consolidating its operations in the UK to its Scarborough facility, placing 400 jobs in Falkirk at risk.…12 Jun 2025HANSARD Long-term Medical ConditionsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket (Peter Prinsley) for securing this extremely…12 Jun 2025HANSARD Long-term Medical ConditionsI congratulate my hon. Friend on her turn speaking from the Front Bench. DWP analysis suggests that people with long-term conditions such as arthritis are more likely than most to…12 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend says that the prospects for both industries have improved. I have spoken in this place about my previous role as a screenwriter—I refer Members to my entry in the…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. In my constituency, the Scalby school playing fields long served the community as vital green space, but that space is under threat as…09 Jun 2025HANSARDConstruction Sector Specialist ApprenticesThe construction skills village in Scarborough is an innovative real-world training environment for the specialist trades that we desperately need to build homes. Does the…09 Jun 2025HANSARDConstruction Sector Specialist Apprentices8. Whether her Department is taking steps with independent training colleges to train construction sector specialist apprentices to support house building targets.09 Jun 2025