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HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy hon. Friend eloquently makes the point that I have been trying to make when I have tripped over my words. I am extremely proud that the Government are committed to achieving…17 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI rise to speak about the need for the Bill and the continued assault by the Conservative party on public trust and the public finances. When I go out in my constituency, I speak…17 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillAs the hon. Lady well knows, when one inherits a difficult context, one has to take decisions that one did not want to take. The public understand that the NICs rise was important…17 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his guidance on the correct form of words to use. The reason that I used the term “ultimately” is that it is the fundamental goal of Government to…17 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI have never turned down an opportunity to slag off the Opposition. I am always happy to do so. The ultimate reason that the Budget was necessary was to raise the extra money to…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]Will the hon. Lady give way?16 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI am frequently contacted by biodiversity, nature and climate groups across my Hexham constituency that are encouraged by our commitment to climate, nature and biodiversity. They…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Building HomesRepresenting a large and rural constituency, I am constantly contacted by families who are concerned that members of their youngest generation are having to leave Northumberland…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Financial Inclusion: Rural AreasThe hon. Lady is making an eloquent speech and has been generous with her time. I have talked before about the need for a banking hub in Haltwhistle, in the west of my…11 Dec 2024HANSARDStorm DarraghNorthumberland has been battered by storms in recent years, most dramatically and devastatingly by Storm Arwen. Can the Minister assure me that she and her colleagues are taking…10 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaI want to echo the calls welcoming the downfall of the brutal and evil Assad regime, and just to press the Foreign Secretary a little. What steps will the Government take to…09 Dec 2024HANSARDSkills Training10. What steps she is taking to reform skills training.09 Dec 2024HANSARDSkills TrainingWhen I speak to small businesses in my constituency of Hexham, they regularly decry an inability to recruit young people from the area, who want to remain in the area where they…09 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI am frequently contacted by constituents of mine in Haltwhistle who are outraged by the empty buildings that pockmark the town. Will the Leader of the House commit to a debate in…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Plan for Change: Milestones for Mission-led GovernmentThe legacy of 14 years of the Conservatives in government and a century of Tory complacency in Hexham is seen in how police numbers in Prudhoe fell under the last Government, and…05 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxWhen we start a new job and find that the previous person in that job had not paid invoices for the previous year and deliberately withheld financial information, we have an…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxI have taken plenty of interventions in a short time. Ultimately, the Government will be judged on the success of our record and whether we can get the farming budget into the…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxI thank the hon. Member for her intervention. She and I must have a slightly different view of a very long time. A few weeks ago is not a very long time for me. I am talking about…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxThey absolutely do; my hon. Friend is right. What people—not just farmers—speak to me about is the need for that growing, stable economy. They are infuriated with the Conservative…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxThe hon. Member is welcome to come and take a look at my diary at some point. On the Saturday after the Budget, I went to a farm. On the second Saturday after the Budget, I went…04 Dec 2024