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HANSARD Real-Time Bus Information: North-EastWill the Minister give way?31 Jan 2024HANSARD Real-Time Bus Information: North-EastWill the Minister give way?31 Jan 2024HANSARD Real-Time Bus Information: North-EastI thank my hon. Friend for her passionate intervention. I agree with her that local accountability would be a huge improvement, which is why I am excited about Labour’s plans to…31 Jan 2024HANSARD Teesworks Joint VentureOver the weekend, when the right hon. Member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (Sir Simon Clarke) and I appeared on the excellent local media programme “Politics North”,…29 Jan 2024HANSARD Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]The Secretary of State talks about free and fair trade and about high standards, but there is nothing on labour rights in this CPTPP deal. Is that because she does not care about…29 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. This month’s Joseph Rowntree Foundation report sets out how childhood poverty impacts on educational attainment, and how the consequences last a lifetime, entrenching…29 Jan 2024HANSARDPersistent Pupil AbsenceThe Secretary of State says that keeping children in school is her top priority, but since 2016 persistent absence in Newcastle has more than doubled and severe absence is up…29 Jan 2024HANSARDPersistent Pupil Absence18. What steps she is taking to tackle persistent pupil absence in schools.29 Jan 2024HANSARDLeaseholdLeaseholders in Leazes Park in Newcastle are having their lives ruined because their supposedly charitable freeholder, the St Mary Magdalene and Holy Jesus Trust, refuses to allow…22 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold11. What steps he is taking to reform the leasehold system.22 Jan 2024HANSARDProtecting Heritage AssetsHadrian’s Wall runs through the heart of Newcastle’s west end, but it is little celebrated or signposted, and the Hadrian’s Wall national trail does not actually follow the wall’s…11 Jan 2024HANSARDSocioeconomic EqualitySome 42% of children in Newcastle upon Tyne Central are growing up in poverty, 17% of households are in fuel poverty, and a fifth of adults are estimated to be in problematic…13 Dec 2023HANSARDIsrael and PalestineThe Minister will have access to intelligence—ours and that of our allies—that he may not be in a position to share with the House. Will he therefore share his understanding of…12 Dec 2023HANSARDIsrael and Palestine24. Whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of Israel’s campaign against Hamas.12 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. The cost to councils of delivering services will exceed their core funding by £2 billion this year. Newcastle expects a funding gap of £56 million, following £369 million of…04 Dec 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseThe release of hostages and the increase in humanitarian aid is very much to be welcomed, but I am sure the Minister and the House agree that only a political solution can bring…27 Nov 2023HANSARDTransportThe Government’s mishandling of HS2 was and is absolutely staggering, but their attempt to pull the wool over northern eyes with Network North is a farce. Does the Minister really…20 Nov 2023HANSARDUEFA Euro 2028St James’ Park in the heart of Newcastle will be welcoming European football fans as part of Euro 2028, and we are very proud of that. Following the 2012 Olympics, sports…16 Nov 2023HANSARDNet Zero Technologies: University ResearchI welcome the Minister to his role. I hope he will share his predecessor’s enthusiasm for, and commitment to, science. Climate change presents huge challenges and huge…15 Nov 2023HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationI welcome the Home Secretary to his new position. One fifth of my constituency casework relates to his Department, and it is a catalogue of human misery. In just one example from…15 Nov 2023