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HANSARDSEND Provision25. What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the provision of SEND services.09 Sept 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituent Michael Parry is currently fighting pancreatic cancer. He has raised the issue with me on numerous occasions. Will the Leader of the House give us a debate in…05 Sept 2024HANSARD UK Steel ManufacturingThe previous Government’s plan for steel was to pay half a billion pounds to Tata Steel to not make any steel for years, while placing thousands of highly paid and highly skilled…05 Sept 2024HANSARD Sheep FarmingI will finish my sentence and then give way. Farmers saw larger businesses able to continually dictate terms to tenant farmers when it came to selling their produce.04 Sept 2024HANSARD Sheep FarmingI beg to move, That this House has considered the future of sheep farming. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. The future of our sheep farming sector is vital…04 Sept 2024HANSARD Sheep FarmingI will come on to tenant farmers later, and I hope the hon. Gentleman will like some of what he hears. The election of the Labour Government is an opportunity to reset the…04 Sept 2024HANSARD Sheep FarmingAs I was discussing with my hon. Friend before the debate, I spent two years working for the UK steel sector, which also faces dramatic challenges from goods produced at far lower…04 Sept 2024HANSARD Sheep FarmingI thank all hon. Members who have taken part in the debate. It has been an incredibly valuable experience for me and for the constituents who have been in contact throughout the…04 Sept 2024HANSARD Sheep FarmingThe hon. Member makes a valid point, which takes me back to a conversation about rural crime that I had near Byrness in my constituency. A local farmer told me that when criminals…04 Sept 2024HANSARD Sheep FarmingMany farmers who are small operators have expressed their frustration to me about people assuming that the majority of farmers are incredibly wealthy and can shoulder the burdens.…04 Sept 2024HANSARD Banking Services: Rural NorthumberlandI very much agree that before a bank branch closes, we need to mitigate the consequences. We need to make sure that the rural economy has space to grow, so that people like my…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Banking Services: Rural NorthumberlandMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I know how hard he fights for his constituents across Blyth and Ashington, and I know how much bank closures have impacted his part of the…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Banking Services: Rural NorthumberlandI agree with the hon. Lady. It is important that banks recognise the almost unique role that they play on our high streets as anchor institutions; they need to be far more…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Banking Services: Rural NorthumberlandI completely agree with my hon. Friend. For many businesses and constituents, the post office represents a lifeline, albeit one that unfortunately for many businesses is accessed…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Banking Services: Rural NorthumberlandI agree with my hon. Friend, and I thank her for giving me an unintended promotion. It may seem like we are just saying names on a map, but consider the vast scale of my…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Banking Services: Rural NorthumberlandI very much agree with my hon. Friend. We have seen far too many rural towns and rural economies facing a precipice when a bank closes. Businesses are left to deal with…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Banking Services: Rural NorthumberlandI thank Mr Speaker for granting this debate. The Minister will know as well as I do, and as well as Members on both sides of the House do, that there are banking deserts across…02 Sept 2024HANSARD NATO and European Political Community MeetingsThe Hexham constituency, as the Prime Minister will know, is home to the Otterburn ranges, which have played a key role in training our armed forces for decades. What steps will…22 Jul 2024HANSARDPlanning, the Green Belt and Rural AffairsThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, and I thank the hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton (Alison Griffiths). As the representative of the largest constituency in England, I…19 Jul 2024