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HANSARDBBC Licence FeeAs a Yorkshire MP, the Minister will know the importance of the regional BBC—both local television and local radio—to our constituents and the role it serves in the community. I…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseWhen I was a councillor, the then Secretary of State for Health, Frank Dobson, wrote to all councillors reminding them of their obligations and responsibilities as corporate…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Historical Stillbirth Burials and CremationsI am pleased to hear what our Front Bencher is saying about this important subject, but I want to develop this point about mental health support. For families who have suffered…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Historical Stillbirth Burials and CremationsMy hon. Friend is making an incredible speech, and my heart goes out to the family circumstances that she has described. I want to ask her about institutions taking a proactive…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Historical Stillbirth Burials and CremationsThe issue raised with me as to why a local inquiry could not take place was that the local authority did not have jurisdiction over the NHS. Could the Minister say something about…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Historical Stillbirth Burials and CremationsLet me start by paying a huge tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris), who is a force of nature. She said that we in this place are at our best when…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Paterson InquiryI think all of us are shocked to hear that patients have been let down yet again over these events. I was surprised that the Minister did not refer in her opening comments to the…04 Feb 2020HANSARD Streatham IncidentWith No. 10 briefing on some of the terrible decisions that have been made in the past 15 years on counter-terrorism policy, does the Lord Chancellor believe that the introduction…03 Feb 2020HANSARDWuhan CoronavirusOn Friday, when I was driving around my constituency, I heard on BBC Radio Humberside that the two people from York had been brought to one of the hospitals in Hull. They had then…03 Feb 2020HANSARD Flooding: South YorkshireOn the Flood Re scheme that was introduced to try to deal with the problem of people who could not access insurance because they had previously been flooded, is it not time now to…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Flooding: South YorkshireI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. As an MP, I went through similar circumstances in 2007, when we had thousands of people out of their homes for…30 Jan 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseNow that the Government have decided they are going to invest in the north, may I ask the Leader of the House to make a statement on how English MPs from the regions can go about…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Middle East Peace PlanThe Minister has said that it is a well-thought-through plan; how, then, can he make the case for the fact that the Palestinians have not been involved in the plan at all? How can…30 Jan 2020HANSARDEducationUnfortunately, Hull did not receive any of that funding for the school holidays. I am growing increasingly concerned about the problem of holiday hunger. Although it is great that…27 Jan 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy question relates to that very point about holding the Government to account. As the Leader of the House will know, the public inquiry relating to infected blood is likely to…23 Jan 2020HANSARD Wuhan CoronavirusI thank the Secretary of State for the statement. In Hull, including in my constituency, we have a lot of Chinese students. I just want to be clear about the advice being given to…23 Jan 2020HANSARD School Meals: HullLet me return to my questions for the Minister. I want her to be clear about whether it is right that all schools have to take individual decisions on school meal prices, because…22 Jan 2020HANSARD School Meals: HullNot for the first time, I find myself in agreement with the hon. Gentleman. I pay tribute to him for the role that he played on Hull City Council. He was an esteemed member of the…22 Jan 2020HANSARD School Meals: HullI echo my hon. Friend’s sentiments; that is right. While we need to make sure that money is made available for those children most in need, that particular scheme now needs to be…22 Jan 2020HANSARD School Meals: HullI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. I pay tribute to her work on social justice and the idea that people ought to have opportunities in their lives and that children should…22 Jan 2020