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HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation and AbuseAnyone who has worked with survivors, as I have, knows how extraordinarily painful but important it was to have the IICSA inquiry and for survivors to be heard, to be believed…06 Jan 2025HANSARDPost Office Redress and FundingI welcome the Minister’s statement and his commitment to providing redress as soon as possible. One of my constituents, a former sub-postmaster who wished to remain anonymous,…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Provisional Local Government Finance SettlementI welcome the Minister’s statement and the fact that this Government are starting to fix the damage done by more than a decade of disastrous settlements for local government. In…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Winter PreparednessI recently visited Northumbria specialist emergency care hospital in Cramlington in my constituency. I met the staff there, who shared their concerns about winter pressures. Every…18 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityWas the Home Secretary as surprised as me to hear that, as part of the £700 million spent by the previous Government on the failed Rwanda scheme, the package of support that the…02 Dec 2024HANSARDDevolution: Local Communities12. What steps she is taking to further devolve powers to local communities.02 Dec 2024HANSARDDevolution: Local CommunitiesLibraries, pubs, football, community centres—these are the things that make up a community, but in so many places they have vanished over the last 14 years. I am delighted to hear…02 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Hazlerigg Victory Club is just one of many fantastic football clubs in my constituency that are run by local champions for the benefit of our community. They have said that…28 Nov 2024HANSARDElectricity Grid UpgradesIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Christopher. I congratulate the hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin) on securing this important debate,…26 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThis week, the Home Secretary spoke of her shock on taking office at how little the Home Office had been doing under the previous Government to prevent violence against women and…21 Nov 2024HANSARD Tourism: NorthumberlandIt is an honour to serve under your esteemed chairmanship, Sir Roger. I start by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Hexham (Joe Morris) on securing this debate. Tourism…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Bus FundingFor 14 years, the last Government failed communities with a lack of investment in our bus services, leading to fewer services, reduced timetables, increasing unreliability and,…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseNext week is UK Parliament Week. I recently had the privilege of visiting Beaconhill primary school in Cramlington in my constituency. It was fantastic to meet the leadership team…14 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Residents in my constituency are still feeling the pinch in their pockets and pay packets from Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-Budget. It is vital that this Government fix the…29 Oct 2024HANSARD Secondary Ticketing MarketI beg to move, That this House has considered the secondary ticketing market. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Rosindell. I am delighted to see so many other…24 Oct 2024HANSARD Secondary Ticketing MarketI thank the Minister for his response, and I look forward to working with him to take forward this crucial issue. I thank all hon. Members across the Chamber for their…24 Oct 2024HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeLike so many today, I welcome this Government acting to ensure that the infected blood victims receive the compensation that they have long been owed. Not long after being…23 Oct 2024HANSARDBroadband Connectivity1. What progress he has made on improving broadband connectivity.16 Oct 2024HANSARDBroadband ConnectivityAccess to reliable broadband is essential to residents across my constituency, but for those who fall just outside commercial full-fibre broadband deployment areas, it remains a…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Estate Adoption: North-east EnglandI absolutely share the sentiments of my hon. Friend. I refer him to my earlier comments about how this is not just about building homes, but about building communities. To do that…15 Oct 2024