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HANSARDProbation Services: Community LinksWhat plans he has to improve links between probation services and (a) local employers, (b) adult education colleges, (c) health authorities and (d) jobcentres.14 Jul 2020HANSARDProbation Services: Community LinksI have spent time with Newcastle probation services, and I know just how dedicated the people who work for them are, but they are now being expected to pick up the pieces of the…14 Jul 2020HANSARDDraft Enterprise Act 2002 (Share of Supply) (Amendment) Order 2020Can I remind the Minister about my question regarding the £1 million threshold?13 Jul 2020HANSARDDraft Enterprise Act 2002 (Share of Supply) (Amendment) Order 2020It is a pleasure to serve for the first time with you in the Chair, Ms Nokes, and on a debate of such national importance. The Labour party welcomes foreign direct investment into…13 Jul 2020HANSARDDraft Enterprise Act 2002 (Share of Supply) (Amendment) Order 2020Just to clarify, I was not asking whether they have plans, or suggesting that they should have plans, to expand the regime. I wanted to understand what additional support, outside…13 Jul 2020HANSARD Civil Service AppointmentsOn Radio 4’s “Today” programme yesterday, the Secretary of State for Education said that making the National Security Adviser a political appointment was following the example of…30 Jun 2020HANSARDXinjiang: UyghursThe Uyghurs are singled out because they are Muslim, so their treatment reflects global Islamophobia as well as Chinese racism. The terrible persecution they suffer is often…29 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillI thank my hon. Friend for that extremely constructive and to-the-point intervention. We absolutely need to learn from this process, and we also need to ensure that not only the…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Negotiations: North of England Small-scale FarmingAs lockdown eases, many of my constituents are once again enjoying the glorious Northumbrian and County Durham landscapes. That depends on farmers small in scale but with really…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTrade Negotiations: North of England Small-scale Farming8. What steps he is taking to protect small-scale farming in the north of England in trade negotiations.25 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillI want to start by echoing the constructive tone of the Minister and thanking everyone, both in this place and the other place, who has been involved in the scrutiny of the Bill.…25 Jun 2020HANSARDUniversal Credit: Court of Appeal JudgmentNewcastle was a pathfinder for UC, but the Minister seems to have learnt nothing from the experiences of my constituents. Having dealt with their experiences over years on these…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME CommunitiesI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Brent Central (Dawn Butler) on securing this important—indeed, essential—debate. Her opening speech was incredibly powerful. She set…18 Jun 2020HANSARDDFID-FCO MergerAs chair of the all-party parliamentary group for Africa, I would like to put on record my view that the takeover of DFID by the FCO will undermine Britain’s influence in Africa,…18 Jun 2020HANSARDCoronavirusAbsent a vaccine, the key to unlocking our economic and social lives is an effective test, trace and isolate system. The app, which can really help save lives, is behind schedule,…17 Jun 2020HANSARDPost Office NetworkLast week, the House united in calling for a judge-led inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal—hundreds of lives ruined and innocent people imprisoned by a trusted public…16 Jun 2020HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsOver the past few weeks, I have often thought of our friend, Jo Cox, and her call that we concentrate on what unites us. She is much missed. The north-east is a great trading…16 Jun 2020HANSARD Horizon: Sub-Postmaster ConvictionsThe Post Office Horizon scandal may well be the largest miscarriage of justice in our history: 900 prosecutions, each one its own story of dreams crushed, careers ruined, families…10 Jun 2020HANSARD Horizon: Sub-Postmaster Convictions(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy what steps the Government are taking to support sub-postmasters wrongly convicted in…10 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs well as “I can’t breathe”, the Black Lives Matter protesters cry “No justice, no peace.” I am sure the Secretary of State will take the opportunity to condemn all violence and…09 Jun 2020