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HANSARDFree ChildcareI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 255237 relating to the provision of free childcare. It is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies, and…09 Mar 2020HANSARDFree ChildcareThank you, Mr Davies. This has been a wide-ranging debate. We had the opportunity to put on the record a range of concerns and to consider the range of measures that successive…09 Mar 2020HANSARDFree ChildcareI thank my hon. Friend for that clarification, which very much goes to my point that this is nowhere near job done. I congratulate the Minister on her appointment to what I agree…09 Mar 2020HANSARDDepartmental FundingIs the Secretary of State confident that her Department has sufficient resources to deal with the consequences of the ongoing conflict in Syria, especially given the recent call…04 Mar 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureNewcastle and the north-east need this infrastructure investment in both HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail without any further delay. Will the Prime Minister make an immediately…11 Feb 2020HANSARD Netflix: Tax AffairsI congratulate my right hon. Friend on securing the debate. While austerity has seen billions of pounds taken out of our public services, with £300 million gone from the economy…03 Feb 2020HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. This week we mark Holocaust Memorial Day, a powerful reminder of where hatred and division can lead, but despite all the warnings, antisemitism is…29 Jan 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareI congratulate the hon. Member for Bishop Auckland (Dehenna Davison) on her excellent and powerful maiden speech. As a fellow MP representing the north-east and as an advocate of…16 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillDuring the election period I spoke to many voters, and I fully appreciated the desire expressed by some—whether they had voted leave or remain—for closure on Brexit. It was very…20 Dec 2019HANSARDThe EconomyOut of respect I did not want to interrupt the Chancellor’s speech, but is it in order for him to impugn the motives of my hon. Friend the Member for Bethnal Green and Bow…24 Oct 2019HANSARD Checks on Goods: Northern Ireland and Great BritainThe raft of contradictory statements by senior members of the Government has caused nothing but confusion and anxiety for businesses over the past 24 hours. Given that the Prime…24 Oct 2019HANSARDThe EconomyOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.24 Oct 2019HANSARDThe EconomyI am sure that the Chancellor is correct that some parts of the economy will benefit from a number of the changes, but other parts of the economy, particularly in the north-east,…24 Oct 2019HANSARDThe EconomyThis Queen’s Speech is nothing but a wish list, setting out a programme for government that completely ignores the new reality that looms large over our economy: the big unknown…24 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI absolutely recognise that people who voted for Brexit did not necessarily vote on economic lines. However, the Government are refusing to publish an impact assessment of this…22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI, too, noted that the Prime Minister referred to checks and declarations on GB-Northern Irish goods as being “transitory”. He also said that they would “melt away” unless a…22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThe Prime Minister shakes his head, but every single Member represents people who voted leave and people who voted remain. Nobody voted for a wing-and-a-prayer, cake-and-eat-it,…22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker.22 Oct 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill and Extension LetterThe Chancellor has responded to the Treasury Committee’s request of three months ago for updated economic analysis of the free trade agreement that the Government are pursuing. He…21 Oct 2019HANSARD Brexit Readiness: Operation YellowhammerOn 10 September, the Treasury’s official account tweeted that beer, wine, spirits and cigarettes would all be duty-free for people travelling to the EU if we left without a deal.…25 Sept 2019