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HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne train per hour stops on the Durham coastline, usually with two carriages. This severely limits access to economic opportunities in Sunderland, Newcastle and Middlesbrough.…14 Dec 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseIn 2018, I was approached by an elderly constituent who had fallen victim to a bank fraud because of an abuse of trust. It took six months for the bank to admit fault. I raised…14 Dec 2023HANSARDSchool Funding: County Durham3. What steps her Department is taking to ensure the adequacy of school funding in County Durham.11 Dec 2023HANSARDSchool Funding: County DurhamI welcome the Minister to his place. Every day is a school day, but I wonder whether the new Schools Minister is familiar with the School Cuts website, which indicates that 214…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Refurbishing Trains: Contracts(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on expediting the contract process for refurbishing existing UK trains.07 Dec 2023HANSARD Refurbishing Trains: ContractsThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for granting this question on a matter of some urgency. I thank the Minister for his response, and I must impress upon him and the House that the…07 Dec 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I draw the attention of the Leader of the House to an emerging problem? The Department for Work and Pensions requires an estimated 5,000 net increase in staff every quarter if…07 Dec 2023HANSARD BBC FundingI wish to declare that I, too, am an officer of the NUJ parliamentary group—in fact, I am its co-chair. May I point out to the Minister the damaging impact of dramatic cuts…07 Dec 2023HANSARD Water Companies: Executive BonusesI am really pleased to speak in a very important debate for me and my constituents. The east Durham coastline is a huge asset to the region and to the country. From Seaham to…05 Dec 2023HANSARD Water Companies: Executive BonusesWhat an excellent intervention, if I may say so. The suggestion that things are getting better is not the experience of my constituents—and as for the Minister’s commitment to…05 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Wine (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2023I am grateful for that explanation, but I support the points made by my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge on the Labour Front Bench. It would be in everyone’s interests to have…04 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Wine (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2023I thank the Minister for that explanation. There is general acceptance that this is a positive measure. I was just reading the briefing note from the Wine and Spirit Trade…04 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Border Security) Regulations 2023The hon. and learned Lady is making an excellent point, and making it far better than I could. I would like to reinforce the point. Article 11 states: “Everyone has the right to…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Border Security) Regulations 2023I am not a barrister or a lawyer, but I do think this is a really important point. Is there an analogy between reasonableness and proportionality? Would it be reasonable to have…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023I agree with my hon. Friend. We have seen that with the drain of staff to Scotland, where better terms and conditions were being offered. That has had a particularly marked impact…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq, I think for the first time. I am really pleased to be able to speak in this important debate and I pay tribute to my…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023This important point needs clarifying, because SIs like this are coming forward in parallel in various sectors; there are four today, and there will probably be more to follow. On…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023My hon. Friend is making some really important points. Earlier today I attended a similar Committee on a statutory instrument that related to the UK Border Force and Passport…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023Does the Minister recognise that that is a qualified interpretation, based on the proportionality of what the Government are proposing in particular sectors in particular…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023Will the Minister give way?27 Nov 2023