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HANSARD Points of Orderindicated assent.01 Dec 2021HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I wonder whether I might seek your advice. This is relevant to the previous statement. The hon. Member for North West Durham (Mr Holden)…01 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm ArwenI also acknowledge the heroic efforts of the engineers and emergency workers in seeking to restore power, and of the communities, businesses and residents across my constituency…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Bus Services: North-east EnglandI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist) on securing this important debate. Many of us speak based on our experience of inhabiting two different worlds…24 Nov 2021HANSARD Water Companies: Sewage DischargeSo long as I am either up or down, I am okay; it is getting up and down that is the problem. Thank you for calling me to speak, Mr Paisley. I express my appreciation of my hon.…15 Nov 2021HANSARD Water Companies: Sewage DischargeThat is very kind of you, Mr Paisley. I apologise to you and other Members. I have either a trapped nerve or a pulled muscle. I just cannot bob up and down. It is very painful.15 Nov 2021HANSARDHelicopter Supply ChainI do apologise, Mr Speaker: I mean no discourtesy to you or the House but I am afraid I have pulled a muscle in my back and it is terribly painful for me to bob up and down. I…15 Nov 2021HANSARDInquiry into policing at Orgreave Coking PlantI rise to present a petition on behalf of my constituents and many mining communities throughout the country on the need for an inquiry into policing at the Orgreave coking plant…28 Oct 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for the reference to a debate on 4 November about Afghanistan, but is he aware of reports that journalists in Afghanistan who have previously…28 Oct 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Pontypridd (Alex Davies-Jones) on a powerful and excellent speech. As a representative of a coalfield area myself, in County Durham, I…28 Oct 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)Precisely. We must ensure that people living with cancer get the support they need and deserve now and in the future. The specifics are that according to the cancer charity…28 Oct 2021HANSARD Animal TestingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Elliot. I congratulate the hon. Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Martyn Day) on opening the debate and on the forceful…25 Oct 2021HANSARD Animal TestingThe Minister is being very thorough on some of those points. We are not, as he alluded to in his opening remarks and again just now, arguing for the outcome of the comprehensive…25 Oct 2021HANSARD Animal TestingThe Minister is being generous, and he will want to make progress. An example of a drug that went through extensive animal testing through the established processes is…25 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillWill the Minister give way?22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillA number of Conservative Members have referred to the ACAS code, and in particular section 1, and the fact that there is an alternative means of redress for workers who have been…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillDespite the hoots of derision from the Government Benches, does my hon. Friend accept the survey evidence that shows that three quarters of the British public back the Bill from…22 Oct 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am sure my hon. Friend the Member for Gateshead (Ian Mearns), the Chair of the Backbench Business Committee, would support upholding the law, as I hope the Leader of the House…23 Sept 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI congratulate the Catch Up with Cancer campaign, which I hope to join tomorrow in delivering a petition to No. 10 Downing Street, and thank them for their tireless work over the…19 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government’s refusal to act on the recommendations of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee’s report is nothing short of a complete and total betrayal of…06 Jul 2021