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HANSARDA Brighter Future for the Next GenerationI am very pleased to be able to respond to Her Majesty’s Gracious Speech and to highlight the issues facing my constituency of Wansbeck, and of course, the north-east as a whole.…13 May 2021HANSARDFire and RehireIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Murray. It is important to recognise the situation facing the ordinary workers in this country who are facing these…27 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsA shocking report released by the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union has revealed that one in every five people working in the British food sector, which stretches from…22 Apr 2021HANSARDLobbying of Government CommitteeWhen David Cameron claimed in 2010 that cronyism was the “next big scandal waiting to happen”, I am not sure any of us thought he was quite so committed to making sure his…14 Apr 2021HANSARDHealth-Related ManufacturersSome people have very short memories, I must say. The UK was found desperately wanting when this horrid covid-19 pandemic swept through the cities, towns and villages of this…13 Apr 2021HANSARDHealth-Related ManufacturersWhat steps he is taking to encourage health-related manufacturers to base themselves in the UK.13 Apr 2021HANSARDBorder Force Dispute: HeathrowWhat steps she is taking to resolve her Department's industrial dispute with Border Force staff at Heathrow Airport.22 Mar 2021HANSARDBorder Force Dispute: HeathrowI am not surprised that the Minister is astonished, but as we all remember, Border Force staff have been on the frontline during the pandemic, and have played a pivotal role in…22 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsEarlier this week, there was an attempt by the Health Secretary to justify the incredibly insulting 1% pay offer to our nurses by contrasting it with the Government-imposed pay…09 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationThere is nothing in this Budget for Northumberland. There is nothing in this Budget for my constituency of Wansbeck. It is typical of what has happened in the north. We have seen…08 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere is real and understandable anxiety among individuals in our former mining communities about a range of DWP issues including Dupuytren’s contracture, pneumoconiosis,…08 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Education Union Recovery PlanThere has been a worrying pattern during this pandemic where, time and again, the Government have ignored the science, closing schools too late and opening them too early. Many…01 Mar 2021HANSARDNational Education Union Recovery PlanIf he will implement the National Education Union’s education recovery plan.01 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Gentleman will agree that the contaminated blood scandal is a human tragedy. It has resulted in more than 3,000 deaths to date, and an astonishing 200 victims have…11 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateHealthy life expectancy for men at birth in the Hirst ward of my Wansbeck constituency is 52 years, whereas in Ickenham in the Prime Minister’s constituency it is 71 years, and…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Employment Rights: Government PlansIs it not totally mind-blowing, in fact utterly grotesque, that during this pandemic the world’s 10 richest men have boosted their wealth by over £400 billion—half a trillion…25 Jan 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseThe number of covid workplace outbreaks is higher this week than it has been during the whole pandemic. In a recent poll, only 49% of workers said that their employer has enabled…21 Jan 2021HANSARDLong CovidThese are very worrying times indeed. I am worried as a Member of Parliament and people out there are extremely frightened about what is happening in this country at this moment…14 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsListen, Dominic Cummings, the man who single-handedly destroyed the nation’s trust on covid-19, was booted out of No. 10 with a £40,000 pay increase. This is at a time when…17 Dec 2020HANSARDRail Workers’ PayIt was the Transport Secretary himself who recently hailed the rail workers as “true heroes”—key workers who have done a phenomenal job during this pandemic. I think we all agree…03 Dec 2020