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HANSARDDefence ProcurementI welcome the Secretary of State to her place. It is a pleasure to see such an amazing woman on the Front Bench, standing up for defence. Last Thursday, myself and colleagues from…20 May 2019HANSARD Children and Young People: Restrictive InterventionIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for North Norfolk (Norman Lamb) and to work with him to try to resolve this problem—a problem that need not exist at all. We hear…25 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentIt is a great honour to speak in this debate and to have the opportunity to share with the House and all those who follow our proceedings a little of the unique and extraordinary…10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentThe hon. Gentleman will know that his colleague the hon. Member for Dunfermline and West Fife (Douglas Chapman), the hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport (Luke Pollard)…10 Apr 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ12. I have an unlicensed airfield—Eshott—in my constituency. It is a small business that is continuing a long history of general aviation on that site ever since the airbase was…27 Mar 2019HANSARDArmed Forces CovenantIt is wonderful for me, as the founder of the all-party parliamentary group on the armed forces covenant, to see an Order Paper that is full of those three words, which did not…25 Mar 2019HANSARDEuropean CouncilI would like to be able to support the Prime Minister’s withdrawal agreement, but I continue to have concerns about the backstop and our lack of control of it should it kick in.…25 Mar 2019HANSARDServices for People with AutismIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Dulwich and West Norwood (Helen Hayes), who opened by saying that autism is about neurodiversity. Autism should probably be included…21 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Ellington Primary School is on a mission to make the world clear of minefields left behind after wars, and I have committed to helping it. I thank Ministers for the written…20 Mar 2019HANSARDDisadvantaged Children: Attainment GapRural poverty means that children in north Northumberland are doubly disadvantaged in terms of educational opportunities. Headteachers such as Nicola Mathewson at Rothbury First…11 Mar 2019HANSARDDisadvantaged Children: Attainment Gap20. What progress he has made on closing the attainment gap for disadvantaged children.11 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Will the Minister comment on the recently announced £500,000 campaign by VisitBritain in conjunction with Airbnb? Regulated holiday cottage and bed-and-breakfast owners across…07 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsYesterday, pupils from Tweedmouth Community Middle School won the national Modeshift STARS trophy for secondary schools for its amazing work to encourage more pupils to cycle to…06 Mar 2019HANSARD Carrier Strike StrategyIt is an honour to speak in this debate, and an enormous honour to follow the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Ruth Smeeth)—a woman who deserves all our support and respect…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Carrier Strike StrategyI thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind words. It is no hardship to commend the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent North for her extraordinary resilience; all of us who believe in…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Carrier Strike StrategyOn that point, the great challenge of the fusion doctrine, whose strategic vision is really intelligent, as my right hon. Friend says, is that, as ever—it is difficult to say out…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Carrier Strike StrategyThe hon. Gentleman rightly points out that through the continuous deployment of those ships across the globe, the Royal Navy is engaged in environmental protection. That is…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Carrier Strike StrategyThe hon. Gentleman is very kind to give way again. On his point about reaching out to constituents, I visited Ellington Primary School in my constituency a couple of weeks ago.…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Carrier Strike StrategyIn relation to our future purchasing of more jets, are the Government at all considering purchasing Cs rather than As, which clearly have a more bespoke outlook to them? We would…28 Feb 2019HANSARDCrime Levelsrose—25 Feb 2019