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HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 2 October.02 Oct 2019HANSARD Children and Mental Health ServicesI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. May I follow up on the point made by my colleague the hon. Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell) about the…16 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. My constituent Karen Harrison-Taylor’s parents are among the tens of thousands of pensioners who are stranded in their homes due to shared appreciation mortgages saddling them…02 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ5. One of the biggest restraints on what is a very positive economy in York and North Yorkshire is the lack of progress on devolution. Following the rejection of the One…26 Jun 2019HANSARDEast Coast Main Line: New TrainsI welcome that answer. The Secretary of State is right that the introduction of the new Azuma trains is an exciting development for the city of York, given the importance of the…13 Jun 2019HANSARDEast Coast Main Line: New Trains8. What progress he has made on the roll-out of new trains for the east coast main line.13 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I have an update on City of York Council’s bid through the major road network fund for dualling the York northern ring road? Will the new roads Minister meet me to discuss…13 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. York Instruments, based in my constituency, is doing ground-breaking work developing advanced medical devices, attracting £10 million of private investment from the US to…11 Jun 2019HANSARDIndustrial Strategy: North-East of EnglandThe hon. Lady makes some really important points, especially on the wealth gap, which I, as a Yorkshire MP, would say is between the north—rather than the north-east—and the…05 Jun 2019HANSARDFurther Education Fundingrose —02 Apr 2019HANSARDFurther Education FundingI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. He is right to highlight the importance of wider education funding, which has seen increases. However, York…02 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn light of Dieter Helm’s recent comments, how much weight does the Secretary of State give to food security in developing future farming policy?28 Mar 2019HANSARD Permitted Development and Shale Gas ExplorationMy hon. Friend is making a really important point. Does he agree that if the permitted development changes went through, they could have a detrimental impact and undermine public…28 Mar 2019HANSARD Railway Stations: AccessibilityMy hon. Friend is making a powerful argument, and this is an important debate. Does he agree that there is also a problem with different station operators? One of my constituents,…27 Mar 2019HANSARDSpecial Educational NeedsI accept that. That is a very important point. The point I was making is that there are parents from all backgrounds who, if I am brutally honest, will not know that their…20 Mar 2019HANSARDSpecial Educational NeedsAbsolutely—that is a very important point. I will touch on some of the Select Committee’s findings, but I entirely agree.20 Mar 2019HANSARDSpecial Educational NeedsThat is a good point and I am glad I took the intervention, to which I hope the Minister will respond. I did not want the debate to turn into one about child adolescent mental…20 Mar 2019HANSARDSpecial Educational NeedsThank you, Mr Davies. I will try not to take any more interventions, and to bring my remarks to a conclusion, but the point that the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim…20 Mar 2019HANSARDSpecial Educational NeedsI will take 30 seconds, Mr Davies. I have obviously taken a lot of interventions, which have affected what I wanted to say.20 Mar 2019HANSARDSpecial Educational NeedsI appreciate that advice, Mr Davies. We need to review the perverse incentives that result in schools failing to identify children as SEN, and the controversy between parents and…20 Mar 2019