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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseFurther to Mr Speaker’s announcement that there will be no statements today, that does rather leave unanswered the question that many members of the public want to know the answer…27 Jan 2022HANSARD BBC FundingThe Secretary of State does not appear to be being straight with the House. Her tweet at the weekend clearly said: “This licence fee announcement will be the last.” That is why…17 Jan 2022HANSARDVaccination StrategyWith rates of infection high among teenagers, many are simply unable to get double vaccinated yet as they were infected in the period when they would have been eligible and had to…12 Jan 2022HANSARD Youth Crime and Antisocial BehaviourI congratulate the hon. Member for Stockton South (Matt Vickers) on securing this debate. I know that hon. Members across the House will agree that it is the sense of…12 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventDoes the Paymaster General agree that it would be utterly obscene if, at the same time— [ Interruption. ]11 Jan 2022HANSARDNight-time EconomyThe Minister knows that Newcastle’s night-time economy is absolutely core to our city’s appeal and character. But we know that businesses in the night-time economy have accrued…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Garden EventThank you, Mr Speaker. Does the Paymaster General agree that it would be utterly obscene if, at the same time that a support group for recovering alcoholics was contacting me,…11 Jan 2022HANSARD Reducing Costs for Businessesrose—11 Jan 2022HANSARD Reducing Costs for BusinessesLike many colleagues, I visited many small businesses in my constituency just before Christmas on Small Business Saturday. Although they were really pleased with the support, they…11 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateNHS data in November showed that 98% of the pregnant women in hospital with covid were unvaccinated. Pregnant women want to do the right thing to protect themselves and their…13 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn Friday, I met with a fantastic group of students from Gosforth East Middle School who have been inspired by COP26 to make changes in their own school. They want to cut…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Bus Services: North-east EnglandI am sure that my hon. Friend will share my frustration and disappointment that we still have really noisy, pollution-emitting buses running around our streets. We love buses, but…24 Nov 2021HANSARD Bus Services: North-east EnglandI did not mean to cut my hon. Friend off mid-sentence, because she is making a powerful and timely speech, but she brought to my mind the fact that my constituents in the outer…24 Nov 2021HANSARD Integrated Rail Plan: North and MidlandsThe Secretary of State knows fine well that the promised integrated infrastructure investment is about capacity as much as travel times. The Government are just not being…18 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeOne thing on which we can all agree today is what a sorry state of affairs it is that we are having to debate how to strengthen standards in public life. We need to be clear on…17 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeI apologise for interrupting the flow of my hon. Friend’s excellent speech. Does she share my dismay over where we have got to today? We are still debating this issue and, rather…17 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeI think that we could all raise example upon example of this Government’s saying, “Do as I say but not as I do,” and not following through on their promises. It is difficult to…17 Nov 2021HANSARDCOP26I am sorry to cast a shadow on the mutual backslapping here today, but there has been widespread concern that the Prime Minister simply lacked the leadership we needed to see,…15 Nov 2021HANSARD School-based Counselling ServicesI apologise for interrupting an excellent and very timely speech, and congratulate my right hon. Friend on securing the debate. I do not know whether he has seen the data, but…09 Nov 2021HANSARDGiving Every Baby the Best Start in LifeYes, I absolutely agree with the hon. Lady. As the Chair of the Petitions Committee, I can say we received petitions on that issue and debated it in Parliament. We have been given…09 Nov 2021