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HANSARD Industrial ActionOne minute the Secretary of State is clapping the key workers, and the next he is sacking them. What is really behind this legislation? Only time will tell, but why is he looking…10 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT10. Figures unearthed by my hon. Friend the Member for Easington (Grahame Morris) show that the Prison Service has lost more than 99,000 years of prison officer experience since…10 Jan 2023HANSARDManufacturing: Support for InnovationThe Government set a goal of the development of eight gigafactories before 2040. Will the Minister say how that is progressing, and will he reassure my constituents that the…29 Nov 2022HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry and Compensation FrameworkAs ever, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Angela. It is fantastic that my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson) has…24 Nov 2022HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry and Compensation FrameworkI am sure that an enormous amount of work is going on, but if we consider the recent trend of one individual dying every four days since 2007, my calculation is that if we have to…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Covid-19: PPE ProcurementAt the same time as the Government were being obstructive and deliberately attempting to block Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in the north-east from providing PPE…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseLast week, representatives of PANS PANDAS UK met a multidisciplinary group of medical professionals to discuss the future of diagnosis and treatment for those suffering from…24 Nov 2022HANSARDFire Services: North-east EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Washington and Sunderland West (Mrs Hodgson) for bringing forward this important…23 Nov 2022HANSARDBritain’s Industrial FutureThis debate is really interesting. In his introduction, the Minister mentioned that there is a litany of woe and failure in the Labour motion. Of course there is, because we have…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ5. During the lockdown we clapped them, and then we laid wreaths for healthcare staff who had died on the frontline. How quickly our nurses have gone from the country’s heroes to…12 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Growth PlanWithin seconds, the Chancellor’s financial statement declared war on the trade unions and on those less well-off in society—those on universal credit—and at the same time scrapped…23 Sept 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionCan the Secretary of State confirm what recoverable reserves of shale gas we have here in the UK? What percentage of global or even national demand would that shale gas be likely…22 Sept 2022HANSARDHeatwave ResponseThe men and women of the fire and rescue services were quite simply awe-inspiring yesterday, as they regularly are, but they cannot continue to work miracles. The impact of 12…20 Jul 2022HANSARD Contaminated Blood Scandal: Interim Payments for VictimsThe contaminated blood victims are entitled to be fed up to the back teeth with bluster, delay and dithering from the Government. Two victims are dying each week. There are 208…19 Jul 2022HANSARDEngagements4. On 21 January, the Government committed £100 million from the automotive transformation fund to BritishVolt for a gigafactory at Cambois in my constituency. As of today, not a…06 Jul 2022HANSARDMiners Strike 1984-85: UK-wide InquiryI totally agree with the hon. Member in regard to Neil Findlay; he has run a tremendous campaign. Would the hon. Member like to comment on the fact that during the miners strike…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMiners Strike 1984-85: UK-wide InquiryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I congratulate the hon. Member for Midlothian (Owen Thompson) on securing this extremely important debate. I have to…29 Jun 2022HANSARDRail StrikesI first draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I received support from the RMT union at the 2019 general election. Anybody reading the…15 Jun 2022HANSARDRail StrikesI heard what the hon. Member was saying before, but these negotiations have been going on for two years. This is not just about train drivers; basically, it is about the cleaners,…15 Jun 2022HANSARDRail StrikesI will not give way. The right hon. Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford (Sir David Evennett), who is no longer in his seat, suggested that the members of the RMT and the unions…15 Jun 2022