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HANSARD Points of Orderindicated assent.25 Jul 2019HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I would be grateful for your advice. If we exit the EU without a deal, we can no longer export millions of lambs slaughtered in the UK for…25 Jul 2019HANSARD Youth ServicesI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way; she is being very generous. This is just to tie the two previous interventions together. Something that concerns me is that so much…24 Jul 2019HANSARDRelationship Education in SchoolsI am in awe of teachers like Gillian Marshall at Red Hall primary school in my constituency who has been providing an inclusive education for many years now. She has worked…16 Jul 2019HANSARDShort SentencesWhen the Secretary of State decided to bring back 80% of community rehabilitation company activity into the National Probation Service that was welcome news, and I thank him for…09 Jul 2019HANSARDMental Health ProvisionAccording to the Centre for Mental Health, there is not a greater likelihood of veterans experiencing mental ill health than the rest of the population, but there is a significant…08 Jul 2019HANSARDAcquired Brain InjuryI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) for securing this debate. I knew nothing at all about acquired brain injury until I met someone in my constituency…02 Jul 2019HANSARDAcquired Brain InjuryI am worried about the long-term plan. Yes, brain injury is included, but so is just about everything else. My concern is that brain injury is getting lost and is not getting the…02 Jul 2019HANSARDAcquired Brain InjuryNice is good.02 Jul 2019HANSARDFuture Relationship: Public VoteThis is questions for the Government, not the Opposition. My grandfather fought in the second world war, and then served in Malaya. When he returned to the UK, he worked at ICI on…27 Jun 2019HANSARDFuture Relationship: Public VoteOn Monday the Leader of the Opposition asked the Prime Minister a question, but unfortunately she did not answer it, so I am just going to ask the Secretary of State the same…27 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayI represent Darlington, which is the nearest major town to Catterick garrison. I see what the Minister is talking about day in and day out. Does he think that we do enough to…26 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsYesterday, I spoke to the chief executive of Arcadia Group about the Top Shop, Top Man and Dorothy Perkins stores in Darlington. Tomorrow, there is a CVA—company voluntary…11 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Extension Period NegotiationsFifty-six. My constituency boundary is different from the borough boundary, as the hon. Gentleman probably knows. Nobody really knows what percentage of my constituents voted to…22 May 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Extension Period NegotiationsOh, one more time. Go on.22 May 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Extension Period NegotiationsIn fact, my constituents in Darlington did not vote by more than 60% to leave the European Union.22 May 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Extension Period NegotiationsIt is a pleasure to take part in the debate, although I feel that it has been something of an internal Conservative party discussion. To sum up for the Minister, I do not think…22 May 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Extension Period NegotiationsWe are saying that following the referendum and the general election, we need to have a close, collaborative relationship with the European Union. We want the benefits—as were…22 May 2019HANSARDNHSI suggest that the hon. Gentleman take that up with the right hon. Member for Surrey Heath (Michael Gove). How can we trust this Government to protect our public health or our NHS…16 May 2019HANSARD Investigation of VeteransI represent Darlington, which is the nearest large town to Catterick garrison, so there are many hundreds of veterans living in my constituency. None of them has ever asked or…16 May 2019