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HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillWe have heard in interventions from Opposition Members the idea that somehow this is not enough. Has my hon. Friend considered how many generations of neglect the north of England…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillI have family there: my nain and taid—well, not mine, but I borrowed them—came from Rhyl. They always used to talk about the income lost to the tourism industries of the beautiful…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillThe internet is a wonderful thing, and I have just looked at trains from Wellingborough into central London and at trains from Preston into central Manchester, a not dissimilar…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillIt doesn’t half sound like you are picking holes in it because you want to play politics. This is the best thing for the economy in the north of England.20 Jun 2022HANSARD Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillI am speaking today in full support of the Bill, precision breeding and our outstanding scientists, who are looking to this House to unlock barriers to solving many of the most…15 Jun 2022HANSARD Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillQuite. That is a mouthful, but the key here is “transgenic”. We were putting a gene from Escherichia coli—E. coli—into an itty-bitty nematode worm, an animal, and making a…15 Jun 2022HANSARD Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillYes. If the Bill contained a way of opening up the transgenic debate, be that in plants or animals, it would not enjoy my support. While I have put on a lot of weight since the…15 Jun 2022HANSARD Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillThe way the hon. Lady is talking about gene editing implies that one can tell the difference. It brings in variant genes from the same species. It is literally scientifically…15 Jun 2022HANSARD Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillNature makes mistakes; that is how evolution comes about. So the mistakes that are reported in the literature are actually further evidence that such technologies effectively…15 Jun 2022HANSARDGovernment Food StrategyI thank the Secretary of State for recently meeting the little pocket of marvellousness made up of the grade 1 agricultural land and glasshouse growers in South Ribble. Banks,…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillI want to build on the point my hon. Friend the Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Sir Robert Neill) made earlier. The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission dealt…24 May 2022HANSARDImproving Union Connectivity6. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving Union connectivity.18 May 2022HANSARDImproving Union ConnectivityI have taken the west coast main line a couple of times from Preston to Glasgow, which is a wonderful city. It hosted the busy COP26, with its wonderful work, and there is the…18 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ3. I thank the Prime Minister for visiting us in Leyland a couple of weeks ago. As he knows, when we knock on doors, we find that crime and antisocial behaviour is a big issue…18 May 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseLast week, I had a very moving meeting with Mark and Tom Pegram, father and brother to Sam Pegram, the humanitarian who was lost in the 737 Max air crash, Ethiopian Airlines…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillAlong with Mr Speaker and Mr Deputy Speaker, I have been in a similar position in Lancashire with the A&E unit under threat at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital. Contrary to the…30 Mar 2022HANSARDP&O FerriesI have been speaking to people in South Ribble, and it is safe to say that P&O’s reputation is absolutely in tatters at the moment. Many people say that they will never use the…28 Mar 2022HANSARDSchools White PaperI thank the Secretary of State for the focus on outcomes, which is so important for the children of South Ribble. Three of my constituency’s primary schools have joined with two…28 Mar 2022HANSARD School Rebuilding ProgrammeIt is a pleasure to serve, probably for the first time, under your chairmanship, Mrs Miller. I congratulate the hon. Member for City of Durham (Mary Kelly Foy) on securing this…22 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe people of Leyland—especially in Moss Side—have contacted me because they are concerned about street crime and antisocial behaviour, which has been an ongoing problem. The…17 Mar 2022