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HANSARD NHS Dentists: South-West EnglandOrder. A lot of people want to take part in the debate so, to try to avoid a formal time limit, I ask Members to keep to an informal five-minute limit.24 May 2023HANSARD Safety of School BuildingsI am pleased to be able to contribute to this debate on the critical issue of the safety of school buildings. Today I want to talk about Grange Park Primary School in my…23 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ3. Has the Prime Minister or any of his Ministers given commitments to BP, Equinor or any other company about contracts at the Teesworks site?10 May 2023HANSARD Levelling Up Fund: Tipton and WednesburyI will call Shaun Bailey to move the motion and then the Minister to respond. As is the convention for 30-minute debates, there will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Shellfish AquacultureOrder. I remind hon. Members that this debate is about shellfish aquaculture and not the EU.15 Mar 2023HANSARD Local Housing AllowanceOrder. Very quickly, please.15 Mar 2023HANSARD Women’s Football: Talent Pathways and Player WellbeingMay I press the Minister on a date or a timescale?08 Feb 2023HANSARD Women’s Football: Talent Pathways and Player WellbeingI beg to move, That this House has considered women’s football talent pathways and player wellbeing. As ever, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I want to…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Women’s Football: Talent Pathways and Player WellbeingYes, and as time moves away from the successful competition last summer, we do not want it to fall off the political agenda. The letter from the Lionesses asked the prime…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Women’s Football: Talent Pathways and Player WellbeingI thank the hon. Member for that intervention and would love to come to Darlington; I pass through it twice a week on the train—it is not that far away from my constituency. The…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Sport in Schools and CommunitiesIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Tracey Crouch). I entirely agree with what she said about the problem of how many of the things covered by…10 Jan 2023HANSARDChannel 4After the enormous waste of public money that this political exercise has been, I am very relieved that the Secretary of State has come to this decision. One thing Channel 4 has…09 Jan 2023HANSARD International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against WomenOrder. I am going to impose an informal time limit of five minutes. If we all try to stick to that, we will get everybody in.01 Dec 2022HANSARDCreative Industries: North-eastI beg to move, That this House has considered the contribution of the creative industries to the North East. As ever, it is pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr…09 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. The scandal of the state of military accommodation continues with almost a third of UK military homes needing repair. Contracts worth £650 million were let six months ago to…07 Nov 2022HANSARDVeterans: Cost of Living Crisis25. What assessment he has made of the impact of the cost of living crisis on veterans.07 Nov 2022HANSARDVeterans: Cost of Living CrisisVeterans in Crisis Sunderland is a brilliant organisation that supports veterans in Sunderland, the city I represent and one that sends a huge number of people into the armed…07 Nov 2022HANSARDSewage DischargesOrder.12 Oct 2022HANSARD Trade Deals: Parliamentary ScrutinyMay I remind Opposition spokespeople that in one-hour debates, the convention is five minutes? I call the SNP spokesperson, Anum Qaisar.12 Oct 2022HANSARD Trade Deals: Parliamentary ScrutinyOrder. The sitting is resumed. The debate will now continue until 5.45 pm. I remind Members to keep their contributions to around four minutes.12 Oct 2022