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HANSARDScience and Technology CommitteeI start by congratulating the Chair and all the members of the Select Committee on this excellent report, particularly its emphasis on the need to take action to address the huge,…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Building SafetyTwo years after Grenfell, buildings in Newcastle remain with this dangerous cladding, so will the Secretary of State admit that the privatisation of building safety, in effect,…05 Sept 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundI thank my hon. Friend and neighbour for giving way and for her remarks. The UK is the most regionally unequal country in Europe and indeed the world in terms of how the economy…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Girls’ EducationAs chair of the all-party group on Africa and of the all-party group on diversity and inclusion in science, technology, engineering and maths, I wholly welcome this emphasis on…05 Sept 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentThe Prime Minister talks passionately about unleashing the productive potential of the whole north-east—just as he did about freeing kippers, but without the detail. What three…25 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ2. In Newcastle, the Prime Minister’s departure invokes neither the despair of a Rafa Benitez nor yet the joy of a Mike Ashley, and she may take comfort from that, but as she…24 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. In the north-east, we die on average two years younger than those in the south. The Northern Health Science Alliance estimates that that costs our economy £13 billion a year,…23 Jul 2019HANSARDHong KongThe Minister will be aware of the horrendous level of artificial intelligence-enhanced digital surveillance under which Chinese citizens, and Uyghur Muslims in particular, are…22 Jul 2019HANSARDChildren’s Social Care FundingThe Secretary of State says that he is working desperately hard to give certainty, but does he recognise that officials in Newcastle City Council are also desperate to ensure that…22 Jul 2019HANSARDPolice Surveillance of JournalistsThe Minister must surely agree that part of the problem is the application of technology, particularly automation, to police powers without appropriate protections or even public…17 Jul 2019HANSARDCommunity and Neighbourhood Policing18. Northumbria police has lost a quarter of its funding and 1,000 police officers due to Government cuts. Labour’s candidate in the police and crime commissioner elections on…15 Jul 2019HANSARDPension InequalityThe Minister must recognise that, particularly for working-class women in the north-east who started work earlier, sometimes at the age of 14 or 15, and are in manual trades,…11 Jul 2019HANSARD Leasehold ReformSome of them are my constituents.11 Jul 2019HANSARD Resignation of UK Ambassador to USAThe loss of Sir Kim Darroch in this way diminishes our standing in the world; it also diminishes our vision of ourselves, and there are further implications. The Minister, who has…11 Jul 2019HANSARD Leasehold ReformI congratulate the Select Committee on its report. The fact that in 2019 so many British people owe their homes to a feudal property relationship is absolutely astonishing. I am…11 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: UK Trade PolicyThe north-east is the one region that consistently exports more than it imports, but its voice in international trade policy and its representation on trade missions do not…11 Jul 2019HANSARDCourts Digitisation ProgrammeUnfortunately, this Government are developing a track record of using digital technology not to improve services and empower people, but to cut costs and exclude people, so will…09 Jul 2019HANSARDCourts Digitisation Programme1. What recent assessment he has made of the effect on access to justice of the courts digitisation programme.09 Jul 2019HANSARDAlgorithms: Inappropriate UseThe past 10 years have seen the most revolutionary and rapid changes in how technology is used in public services, politics, work and leisure, yet the Government have had to be…04 Jul 2019HANSARDAlgorithms: Inappropriate Use3. What steps he is taking to tackle the potential inappropriate use of algorithms in the (a) public and (b) private sector.04 Jul 2019