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HANSARDIranOn this point of executions, I agree with my hon. Friend that we need to go down the route of proscription, but does he also agree that a debate such as this should recognise the…12 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseHappy new year, Madam Deputy Speaker. This morning, the report into antisemitism in the National Union of Students was published. It is a damning indictment of the failure by that…12 Jan 2023HANSARD Non-domestic Energy SupportI take no lectures from the Opposition on support for the steel industry: not only did they preside over the loss of thousands of steel jobs, but they have supported policies that…09 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Winter PressuresThe Secretary of State is absolutely right: nothing about this situation is unique to the UK. There have been record delays at Canadian hospitals, Canadian emergency rooms have…09 Jan 2023HANSARDEngagementsDue to the unique geography of Brigg and Goole and the Isle of Axholme, we are one of the most flood-prone areas of the country. Although I welcome the record £5.4 billion of…30 Nov 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillThe Minister is absolutely right about the green revolution, in which our region in the Humber is playing such a big part. I ask him to reflect on the speeches that have been made…19 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenI rise to associate my constituents with the tributes made today to Her late Majesty and, on behalf of the people of Brigg and Goole and the Isle of Axholme, to swear our loyalty…09 Sept 2022HANSARDAmbulance PressuresI spent this weekend on duty, in my role with the Yorkshire ambulance service. I remind my right hon. Friend of the important work and extra resilience that community first…18 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillWhile the shadow Minister is on the subject of exemptions for antisemites, will she say where the Opposition are on the issue of search? Search platforms and search engines…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillIs that not exactly why there has to be action on legal but harmful content? The cross-boundary, cross-national powers of these organisations mean that we have to insist that they…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillThis has been an interesting debate on a Bill I have followed closely. I have been particularly struck by some of the arguments that claim the Bill is an attack on freedom of…12 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. It is now over a decade since I worked with the new Conservative North Lincolnshire Council to introduce the Imagination Library free book gifting scheme for all under-fives.…04 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsCanada is a key partner, and this morning I met the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Nathan Cooper, who is keen to emphasise the potential for Alberta to help the…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Ukrainerose —25 May 2022HANSARD Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillI welcome the Minister’s rejection of those amendments. In my area, we have KCOM, which is a strong local performer. Had it not been for KCOM, most of my constituents, who are on…25 May 2022HANSARD UkraineThe Minister has highlighted the outrages committed by the Russians. Those outrages include reports of attacks on ambulances and first responders, so I thank him for his work…25 May 2022HANSARD Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillIt is interesting to follow the comments of the SNP spokesman, the hon. Member for Midlothian (Owen Thompson), particularly on disinformation and misinformation. If he wants to…25 May 2022HANSARD Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillIndeed, but as my right hon. Friend will know, Brigg and Goole is of course the most important place in this country, and I am therefore particularly exercised by what happens…25 May 2022HANSARD Food Price InflationCompared with the last major recession we had under the Labour Government, we have done a great deal to expand provision, including free school meals to post-16 students and to…19 May 2022HANSARDShireen Abu AqlaThe Minister is right to condemn the recent terror attacks on innocent Israelis, which are increasingly being directed from the west bank by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.…16 May 2022