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HANSARD Points of OrderFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I support my hon. Friend in his request for a statement, because Cleveland Police has not only the highest incidence of…09 May 2023HANSARD Israel and Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI share the Minister’s expressions of condolence and sorrow at the loss of all the lives in the middle east over these 70 years, and I share his commitment to international law.…20 Apr 2023HANSARD Human Rights Protections: PalestiniansI too congratulate the hon. Member for Dundee West (Chris Law) on securing this debate and on his eloquent and thoughtful speech. Since the formation of the far-right Israeli…20 Apr 2023HANSARD Human Rights Protections: PalestiniansThe hon. Gentleman talks about torture. He may not be aware that Palestinian children are often deported into solitary confinement, where they spend hour after hour. If that is…20 Apr 2023HANSARDInternational Trade and GeopoliticsWill the Minister take an intervention?20 Apr 2023HANSARDInternational Trade and GeopoliticsWith Russia? With China?20 Apr 2023HANSARDInternational Trade and GeopoliticsThe hon. Gentleman is making an interesting point, but does he not agree that when it comes to critical areas of our economy such as energy security and the opportunities…20 Apr 2023HANSARDInternational Trade and GeopoliticsI hope that the hon. Gentleman, as a former member of our Select Committee, will take this point in good heart. Just last week, we visited HYBRIT in Sweden, which has made some…20 Apr 2023HANSARDInternational Trade and GeopoliticsI am grateful for the praise; I just want to point out that I am the Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough—my right hon. Friend the Member for Hayes and Harlington (John…20 Apr 2023HANSARDInternational Trade and GeopoliticsWas my hon. Friend not struck by the stark report on Sky News, I think from Ed Conway, from AMTE Power in Thurso, one of the British manufacturers of car batteries? It was indeed…20 Apr 2023HANSARDInternational Trade and GeopoliticsDoes my hon. Friend share my concern that in pursuance of net zero and the decarbonisation agenda, the automotive industry, for example, faces significant challenges in ensuring…20 Apr 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseYesterday Private Eye revealed truly shocking, industrial-scale corruption on Teesside. A huge site acquired by the public body South Tees Developments Limited for £12 million in…20 Apr 2023HANSARD P&O Ferries RedundanciesI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I thank the Minister and my hon. Friend the Member for Wansbeck (Ian Lavery) for his forensic…28 Mar 2023HANSARD P&O Ferries RedundanciesJust briefly, on fire and rehire, we have to be clear about what we are talking about here. This was not firing and rehiring the same workers; this was firing workers and…28 Mar 2023HANSARD P&O Ferries RedundanciesYou’ve just done that on Teesside!28 Mar 2023HANSARD P&O Ferries RedundanciesDoes the Minister accept that we were told that action would be taken urgently and it was not? In that vacuum, there is no reason why DFDS, Stena and other ferry services could…28 Mar 2023HANSARD P&O Ferries RedundanciesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is utterly staggering that those are the terms and conditions that these major companies are prepared to inflict on workers. It does not…28 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 1, in clause 1, page 5, line 23, at end insert— “(1IA) The fee limit as determined under paragraphs 1D, 1E and 1I is to be indexed to any future increase…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Fourth sitting)My hon. Friend is making an excellent point about the difficult landscape that FE colleges find themselves in, but is he as surprised as I was to hear that Eton College was…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesTime after time, we see on social media the crimes against humanity being visited on the Palestinian people. We see it with regularity: homes, houses and schools being destroyed,…23 Mar 2023