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HANSARDTopical QuestionsA total of 800,000 children, more than 35,000 of whom live in the north-east, are in poverty and are being denied free school meals owing to punitive, Government-imposed…04 Jul 2022HANSARDCHOGM, G7 and NATO SummitsThe NATO summit rightly identified that Russia and China challenge our security. China continues to make clear the territories that it disputes in the Indo-Pacific. As war rages…04 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Seventh sitting)With respect to the hon. Member for Keighley, clauses 42, 44 and 45 do not relate to consultation at the initial stage of CCAs, but that is what we debating now, is it not?30 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighth sitting)I am a little confused. My understanding was that the amendment does not say it has to be the same everywhere. It simply says that if an area requests a power that people have…30 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 29, in clause 1, page 1, line 14, at end insert— “(c) details of how Her Majesty’s Government will ensure that the levelling-up missions are aligned with…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixth sitting)On a point of clarification, the Minister has been talking about changing the missions, but subsections (4) and (5), as I read them, are about scrapping the missions. Surely some…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Mark. The amendments simply ask that the Government align the levelling-up missions with the United Nations sustainable development…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixth sitting)On another point of clarification, subsection (4) clearly states “no longer intends to pursue that mission”, but the examples the Minister is giving are about changing missions,…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixth sitting)I will keep my comments brief as I do not wish to detain the Committee too long. The Minister listed ways in which the Government are helping, but I politely remind him that…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixth sitting)Bearing in mind that the Government have had 12 years to come up with this policy, although they are able to say what will they do, they cannot say how they will do it. Does my…28 Jun 2022HANSARDEngagementsMy constituent Mr Singh’s identity has been stolen. His NHS records are being misused, but he has been advised that there is nothing the Health Secretary can do. Crimes are being…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMaternity ServicesSouth Tyneside District Hospital’s maternity unit was award winning. In 2019, despite widespread opposition, it changed to a midwife-led birthing centre. It has since been closed,…14 Jun 2022HANSARDMaternity Services10. What recent assessment he has made of the availability of maternity services.14 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituents, Mr Emmerson and Mr Kimber, receive oxygen deliveries through Dolby Vivisol, which has been given a contract with the NHS. Deliveries are not coming or they are…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953I thank my hon. Friend for her powerful intervention. She is, of course, right: families need to be able to grieve, and they cannot grieve if they cannot carry out this final,…25 May 2022HANSARD Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker, for granting me this debate on the operation of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953. This is not just a debate about the operation…25 May 2022HANSARD Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953I thank the hon. Member for that intervention, and I could not agree more. I will be echoing her comments later in my speech. Last Sunday marked five years since 22 people were…25 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. My brave constituent Claire Ball used all her strength and courage to report that she was sexually abused as a child. She endured a painful court process, where her good…24 May 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseYesterday, as Conservative Members callously cheered on the Chancellor, millions of people felt that they had been punched in the gut. The Chancellor’s plans to plunge a further…24 Mar 2022HANSARDFinancial StatementThe household support fund exists only because, thanks to this Chancellor, people do not have enough income to eat or to pay their bills. With pensions and benefits set to rise by…23 Mar 2022