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HANSARDDraft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2024This new legislation refers to a lot of personal data about individuals’ pensions, and the Government have suggested that commercial bodies will also be involved. Can the Minister…29 Jan 2024HANSARD Teesworks Joint VentureThe report was published in November ’23—published in nearly February ’24. Can the Minister explain the delay? I must say, there are suspicions that the report has been diluted.…29 Jan 2024HANSARD Teesworks Joint VentureOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Minister has just said that my hon. Friend the Member for Middlesbrough (Andy McDonald) is not in his place. He should recognise…29 Jan 2024HANSARD Protecting Steel in the UKThe Minister mentioned the potential consultation. Tata has a legal obligation to consult the recognised trade unions in a meaningful way to try to avoid redundancies. Will she…23 Jan 2024HANSARD Inheritance TaxI will come on to that, but as ever, my hon. Friend makes an extremely important point. After Northern Ireland, the north-east of England pays the least, but have a guess where…17 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Wine (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024Is it ice wine or nice wine?17 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Wine (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024Will the Minister give examples of the different oenological practices introduced by the IOVW? I am a bit stumped by that.17 Jan 2024HANSARD Inheritance TaxI would not dispute that that is the case. But let me get back to the political issue. This is pure politics. It is simple: it is about red meat. The Conservatives, through the…17 Jan 2024HANSARD Inheritance TaxI will in a minute. This one is absolutely unreal: the largest landowner in Northumberland donated a painting in lieu of tax. In 2015, the largest landowner in Northumberland…17 Jan 2024HANSARD Inheritance TaxHe is chuntering away, so I just wondered whether he wanted to come in. It is amazing how inheritance tax can be avoided. The biggest exemption, of course, is the nil rate on…17 Jan 2024HANSARD Inheritance TaxIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Robert. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Hemsworth (Jon Trickett) for bringing this debate to this Chamber; it has been…17 Jan 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseSchoolchildren in south-east Northumberland have always enjoyed the ability to choose which school they want to attend, but a change in the oversubscription criteria has meant…11 Jan 2024HANSARDSEND Provision and FundingWe can be said to be a decent and humane society only if we have done our utmost to provide help and support for the most vulnerable children in our communities. We should be able…11 Jan 2024HANSARDSEND Provision and FundingI thank my hon. Friend for that very clear intervention, and I will deal with that point later in my contribution. As a nation, we generally fail to make education provision the…11 Jan 2024HANSARD Free School Meals: Children with SENDIt is a pleasure, as ever, to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Ian Byrne) for securing this very timely…10 Jan 2024HANSARDNHS DentistryOn that important point, a couple who moved into new housing in my constituency tried to get an NHS dentist for over a year without any success whatsoever. They have got two…09 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023Can the Minister say whether the residents of York and North Yorkshire have been consulted about these huge changes? That has happened in other areas. Have the residents had any…12 Dec 2023HANSARDLegislation on Dangerous DogsThe hon. Lady makes a positive and accurate point. My family dog—it is not mine, but my son’s—Olive, is a beautiful young puppy, but I am pleased that she has shorter legs. If she…27 Nov 2023HANSARDLegislation on Dangerous DogsAs a vet, is the hon. Member not bound by some sort of oath? Vets should not be putting down any animals that are fit and healthy, when there is no reason whatsoever to put them…27 Nov 2023HANSARDLegislation on Dangerous DogsAbsolutely, that is so true. One of my final points is about unscrupulous owners and breeders. As I mentioned before, the breeders are crossbreeding these dogs with different…27 Nov 2023