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HANSARDTackling the Digital DivideWill the Minister give way?04 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt is a real pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Hallam (Olivia Blake) and her incisive comments. I grew up in a council house in North Kenton, in…02 Nov 2021HANSARDArts Courses: Funding Reductions1. What recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions in funding for arts courses in higher education on the provision of those courses.01 Nov 2021HANSARDArts Courses: Funding ReductionsI know that the Secretary of State studied engineering, and as a chartered engineer myself, I believe it is essential to invest in STEM skills. However, doing so at the expense of…01 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsRecently, the children of Stocksfield Avenue Primary School wrote to me to express their dismay at the plastic pollution in the rivers, the seas and their environment. That…28 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. As we encourage the take-up of the booster jab here, we know that we are not safe until everyone is protected. The same applies globally, yet the vast majority of Africans are…26 Oct 2021HANSARDBudget: Pre-announcement of ProvisionsI suppose the attraction of delivering a Budget by press release is that it bypasses this House, so when the Government announce billions of pounds to level up transport in the…26 Oct 2021HANSARD Arrest of Sudanese Prime Minister(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if she will make a statement on the arrest of the Sudanese Prime Minister.25 Oct 2021HANSARD Arrest of Sudanese Prime MinisterI thank the Minister for her comments. The last military coup in Sudan resulted in a long and brutal dictatorship that caused extraordinary human rights abuses, including war…25 Oct 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government ResponseIf the Government believe that the NHS is not under pressure, I urge the Minister to speak to NHS and care workers in Newcastle, for whom the pressure is becoming unbearable.…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HousePlanning is a much under-appreciated skill that some people think is beneath them, but, as a former network programme manager, I know that it is critical to getting anything done.…21 Oct 2021HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: New ZealandThe Secretary of State has a beautiful north-east constituency, and she knows that, like many of my constituents, I take great pleasure in the gorgeous north-east landscape with…21 Oct 2021HANSARDDraft National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Monetary Penalties) (Turnover of a Business) Regulations 2021
Draft National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Notifiable Acquisition) (Specification of Qualifying Entities) Regulations 2021It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir George, to consider these two pieces of legislation. As the Minister said, these regulations are made under the National…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPost Office ClosuresIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I want to echo your tribute to our friend, Sir David Amess, who was tragically and horrifically murdered. As you…19 Oct 2021HANSARDLevelling-up AgendaOn 12 September, the world watched as 50,000 great north runners crossed the iconic Tyne bridge, whose peeling, faded, rusting and sad state exactly reflects the Government’s…23 Sept 2021HANSARDGas Prices and Energy SuppliersThe Secretary of State describes small energy companies such as Green in Newcastle upon Tyne Central as “failures,” but he says nothing of his own failure in structuring,…23 Sept 2021HANSARD Subsidy Control BillIt is a pleasure to respond to the debate, which in general has been a very considered and well-informed debate with some excellent contributions. We heard from the SNP…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Subsidy Control BillAs always, my hon. Friend raises an excellent point. Indeed, he anticipates a couple of points I will be making. It is certainly the case that we should not leave this Government…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Subsidy Control BillI am afraid not. I have to make progress and I have very little time. [ Interruption. ] The hon. Member has intervened on a number of occasions, and I am afraid that I need to…22 Sept 2021HANSARDAutomotive Battery ManufacturersI welcome the Minister to his position. The Prime Minister’s climate change spokeswoman recently announced that she would not be buying an electric car because of the lack of…21 Sept 2021