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HANSARD Infrastructure: Cramlington and KillingworthMy hon. Friend is making a powerful contribution regarding our area. One of the main issues for Blyth and Ashington is the £10 billion investment in a new data centre that will be…18 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. The data centre in Cambois in my constituency has a £10 billion investment. Together with subsea interconnectors, for example, it looks as if my constituency is a plug-in…17 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyI agree with my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary that this system is absolutely smashed to smithereens. It is smashed to smithereens because of 14 years of destruction from…17 Nov 2025HANSARDIndependent Football RegulatorThe Football Governance Act is an excellent Act which was driven through this place by the Tory Government, but at the very last minute, on Third Reading, they decided to oppose…12 Nov 2025HANSARDAccess to JusticeThe Labour Government’s investment in legal aid and legal services is hugely welcome. However, expert analysis has shown categorically that young people from more deprived…11 Nov 2025HANSARDAccess to Justice6. What steps his Department is taking to help increase access to justice for people from all social backgrounds.11 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillThe shadow Secretary of State is showing how much he despises the trade union movement and ordinary working people— [Interruption.]05 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about some hon. and right hon. Friends and the work that lots of people have done to bring this transformational Bill to the Commons. We also…05 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillWill the hon. Lady give way?05 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI must declare a financial interest with regard to my connection with the trade union movement: I am a very proud member of a trade union. In response to what the shadow Secretary…05 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillWill the hon. Lady inform the House of the statistics relating to her election at the general election? She was elected by a minority. If it is good enough for her—she is doing a…05 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillSome 73% of employers support giving employees protection from unfair dismissal—the day one rights—according to the Institute for Public Policy Research and TUC research, and 83%…05 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillI thank the Government so much for bringing this much-needed, vital Bill to the House. It shows what a Labour Government can actually do, and how a Labour Government can effect…03 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ8. The big four banks have been allowed to abandon our high streets, basically closing their branches with impunity. Between 1999 and 2025, my constituency alone lost banks in…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Statutory Maternity and Paternity PayDoes my hon. Friend agree that kinship carers, people who adopt children and foster carers should be included in any review? We can give those people—the heroes of our…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Trade Union Workplace AccessI hugely thank my hon. Friend for the work, effort and determination that he put into seeing the Employment Rights Bill through the Commons—absolutely outstanding work. On access…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Trade Union Workplace AccessDoes the Minister agree that it is absolutely essential that lawbreakers and bad employers are not allowed to price in any breaking of the law to the detriment of people in the…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPublic-private PartnershipsMay I begin by congratulating the Secretary of State on his actions in trying to repair our cherished NHS following 14 years of Tory destruction? We must learn from past mistakes.…21 Oct 2025HANSARDPublic-private Partnerships12. What steps he is taking to ensure that frontline NHS services are supported following the potential introduction of new public-private partnership contracts.21 Oct 2025HANSARDCoal Industry Social Welfare OrganisationThe Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation dates back to the 1920s. Its main function then and its main function now is to support the mining communities, but sadly many mining…16 Oct 2025