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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe decision by Network Rail to shut the east coast main line on the bank holiday weekend is as baffling as it is nonsensical. Tens of thousands of people will be travelling to…18 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: UK Trade PolicyIf trade is to work for all parts of the UK, all parts of the UK—including Kettering—must be heard before, during and after trade negotiations. The Government have announced the…11 Jul 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThis August bank holiday weekend, the north of England plays host to the Ashes at Headingley, the Ebor festival at York racecourse and the Leeds festival. Meanwhile, rugby league…11 Jul 2019HANSARDActive TravelQueensbury tunnel is a 1.4 mile long former railway tunnel in my constituency that links Queensbury to Halifax. This vital piece of infrastructure is threatened with abandonment…09 Jul 2019HANSARDDangerous DrivingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Moon. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Warrington North (Helen Jones) for opening the debate so eloquently on behalf of…08 Jul 2019HANSARDDangerous DrivingThe point that speaker after speaker has made is “When? Not how, but when?”08 Jul 2019HANSARDLiving with DementiaThank you, Mr Paisley, for allowing me to speak in this important debate. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I congratulate my hon. Friends the Members for Oldham…25 Jun 2019HANSARDNHS Staff Retention15. Bradford NHS Trust is pressing ahead with plans to set up a wholly-owned subsidiary company. Last week, 97% of Unison members voted for strike action. Given that the trust is…18 Jun 2019HANSARDTransport Connectivity: North of EnglandThe Secretary of State may have seen that newspapers across the north have come together again this week to call on the Government to commit to a series of policy changes to power…13 Jun 2019HANSARDTransport Connectivity: North of England1. What steps his Department is taking to improve transport connectivity in the north of England.13 Jun 2019HANSARD Inequality and Social Mobilityrose—12 Jun 2019HANSARD Inequality and Social MobilityIt is a pleasure to follow my friend the hon. Member for Chichester (Gillian Keegan). My constituency ranks bottom—533rd out of 533 of all English constituencies—for school-age…12 Jun 2019HANSARDFree TV Licences: Over-75sNearly 3,500 households in my constituency are now set to lose their free TV licences next year despite a Conservative manifesto promise that they would be kept. This is an…11 Jun 2019HANSARDUK-Israel Medical Research and DevelopmentI wish to associate myself fully with the Secretary of State’s remarks and pay tribute to the sacrifices of the fallen. What assessment has the Secretary of State made of Israel’s…06 Jun 2019HANSARDFunding for Russell Hall Primary SchoolI rise to present a petition on behalf of teachers and staff at Russell Hall Primary School in Queensbury in my constituency. This petition has been signed by every single teacher…22 May 2019HANSARD International Education StrategyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich West (Mr Bailey) on securing this important debate. I…22 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. The Government’s Social Mobility Commission recently stated that social mobility in the UK has stagnated over the last four years. One of its key recommendations is that the…21 May 2019HANSARD Medical Aesthetics Industry: RegulationI thank the hon. Gentleman for securing this important debate. He will be aware of its importance as he is a vice-chair—along with my hon. Friend the Member for Swansea East…14 May 2019HANSARD Medical Aesthetics Industry: RegulationI very much welcome the Minister’s announcement today. On training and regulation for beauticians—non-medical people who constitute around 50,000 jobs in the UK economy—there is…14 May 2019HANSARDTrade etc. in Dual-Use Items and Firearms etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Austin. When we considered the original Trade etc. in Dual-Use Items and Firearms etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations…13 May 2019