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HANSARDRare Cancers BillI thank my hon. Friend for the powerful way he is introducing his Bill. My constituent Steph is just 29 years old and is a mam to two little girls. She was diagnosed with grade 4…14 Mar 2025HANSARD Housing Development Planning: Water CompaniesI remind Members that if they wish to be called to speak, they should bob. I ask Members to try to keep their contributions to around four minutes so that everybody who has put in…12 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ15. My lovely grandad John Henry Richardson passed away in 1998 from work-related asbestos exposure. Today, in South Shields, we have one of the highest death rates from this…05 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineI thank the Prime Minister for his statement, and for his continued strong leadership. In contributing troops, drones and munitions, Russia’s allies remain active participants in…03 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend knows how much I value and enjoy our hospitality industry in South Shields. It is a major employer, contributing more than £80 million to our local economy,…06 Feb 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthAs my right hon. Friend knows, South Shields is a gorgeous coastal tourist town. We pride ourselves on our small businesses and our strong hospitality industry, but she will also…21 Jan 2025HANSARDEconomic Growth21. What steps she has taken to help increase economic growth in the north-east.21 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I need to say at the outset that my mam is a WASPI woman. Her generation entered into a contract with the state,…15 Jan 2025HANSARDDeveloping AI Capacity and Expertise in UK DefenceI thank the Chair of our Committee for his question, and for his work in getting our report to publication. He is right to highlight the gap between what the MOD wants to do and…13 Jan 2025HANSARDDeveloping AI Capacity and Expertise in UK DefenceThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a pleasure to present this report on behalf of the Defence Committee. It is important at the outset to say that our report is not…13 Jan 2025HANSARDDeveloping AI Capacity and Expertise in UK DefenceI could not agree with the hon. Member more. A section in our report addresses in detail SMEs and their engagement with the Department, and we should carry forward the work that…13 Jan 2025HANSARDDeveloping AI Capacity and Expertise in UK DefenceOne difficulty was that not all the information that the Sub-Committee wanted was readily available to us, and we still do not have a clear picture of exactly what is happening in…13 Jan 2025HANSARDDeveloping AI Capacity and Expertise in UK DefenceI could not agree more with my hon. Friend. Today’s announcement from the Government has shown that they are taking AI and its potential very seriously. As our report shows, there…13 Jan 2025HANSARDDeveloping AI Capacity and Expertise in UK DefenceThe hon. Member is right to raise that point, as we very much took note of the noble Lords’ report, which is referenced in our inquiry’s final report. We urge progress on AI in…13 Jan 2025HANSARDDeveloping AI Capacity and Expertise in UK DefenceThe hon. Member asks me for answers that are outside the scope of our report. She also asks questions of the Government; I am speaking on behalf of our Committee, and it is way…13 Jan 2025HANSARDDeveloping AI Capacity and Expertise in UK DefenceI thank my hon. Friend for his comments and all his help on the Committee. It is a joy to be once again serving on the Defence Committee with him. He is correct to say that AI is…13 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn South Shields, not only is our public transport expensive, we have to suffer constant metro delays, tunnel closures and replacement bus breakdowns. This Christmas, our roads…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend will know that throughout the pandemic, the Conservative Government excluded nearly 4 million self-employed and other workers from financial support. Lives…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Scotland: Transport LinksOrder. As hon. Members can see, lots of Members want to speak in this debate. Could you please stick to an informal four-minute time limit, so that everybody gets in?08 Jan 2025HANSARD Scotland: Transport LinksOrder. To ensure that all hon. Members get in and we have the Front-Bench contributions, we are going to need to impose a three-minute time limit.08 Jan 2025