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HANSARD A1: North NorthumberlandIt is a real pleasure to open this debate on the A1 through North Northumberland. I have been seeking this debate for months. When I saw the time at which it was originally to…15 Jul 2026HANSARD A1: North NorthumberlandAbsolutely. I could not agree more with my hon. Friend. I will come on to that in a moment. This goes back to what I was saying about the Green Book, about the Treasury’s…15 Jul 2026HANSARD A1: North NorthumberlandI thank my constituency neighbour for giving way. We may not agree on all of the narrative on what happened over the past decade, but does the hon. Gentleman agree with me that…15 Jul 2026HANSARD A1: North NorthumberlandI wish to press a little on RIS4. One of the changes to the Green Book is about place-based approaches. Will that be under consideration so that ultimately the financial return on…15 Jul 2026HANSARDImmigration and Asylum BillLet us be straight: immigration is a good and necessary thing for our country. Successive waves of immigration over hundreds of years have helped make Britain the country we are,…13 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsTwo months ago my constituent, farmer Ian McKie, was subjected to a burglary in which his workshop was broken into and a quad bike was stolen. According to Mr McKie, such crime is…13 Jul 2026HANSARD Farming: Financial SustainabilityIf the right hon. Member bears with me, I will get to exactly that point. The second area of concern is the marketplace. The FFCC reports that farming productivity increased by…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Farming: Financial SustainabilityI beg to move, That this House has considered the financial sustainability of the farming sector. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. In a shameless…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Farming: Financial SustainabilityI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. He will see this in the road map and in the Government’s approach. There needs to be the right balance between environmental approach,…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Farming: Financial SustainabilityI thank the Minister for his comprehensive speech, and especially for touching on the issue of fertiliser. That issue is significant for all hon. Members here, and we will follow…24 Jun 2026HANSARDSchool Rebuilding Programme13. What progress the school rebuilding programme has made.22 Jun 2026HANSARDSchool Rebuilding ProgrammeYoung people in Berwick in my constituency have been taught for over a decade in a crumbling high school—the only high school in the town in a wide surrounding area. Following…22 Jun 2026HANSARDPathways Study: Puberty SuppressionI thank my right hon. Friend for his detailed and nuanced statement. Notwithstanding the risks of using puberty blockers on children, which he has outlined, and the inability to…22 Jun 2026HANSARD Sir David Attenborough: Permanent National MonumentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger, and an absolute pleasure to stand alongside my hon. Friend the Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire South (Johanna…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. He has just made the point that I wanted to make, which is that we surely cannot make an ideological decision that it is always right…09 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Industrial StrategyI thank my hon. Friend for that answer. I also welcome the good news that this week alone, Thales in Belfast has been given a £36 million contract to provide those multi-role…03 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Industrial Strategy5. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the defence industrial strategy 2025 on Northern Ireland.03 Jun 2026HANSARDOther CorrectionThe Labour mission was never simply to get on in life, but for all of us to share in prosperity and common endeavour. Nye Bevan once said: “We have to build a party that is…21 May 2026HANSARDOther CorrectionGetting Britain Working Again The following extract is from the debate entitled “G etting Britain Working Again ” on 14 May 2026.21 May 2026HANSARDOther CorrectionThe Labour mission was never simply to get on in life, but for all of us to share in prosperity and common endeavour. The task is to build on this King’s Speech and create both a…21 May 2026