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HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillAs ever, my right hon. Friend speaks incredibly powerfully. I do not doubt the sincerity of those who have taken part in the debate on the location, but that debate has run for…28 Jun 2023HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI want to start by saying that Labour strongly supports this Bill and welcomes the Second Reading of it today. We agree very much with the sentiment expressed by Conservative…28 Jun 2023HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI am more than happy to acknowledge that and to restate the commitment that we on the Labour Benches do not doubt the sincerity of those engaging in this debate. We acknowledge…28 Jun 2023HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI thank the hon. Member for that intervention. As I said, I do not doubt the sincerity of those who have raised concerns about the location, including the Father of the House. It…28 Jun 2023HANSARD Teesworks: Accountability and ScrutinyI beg to move, That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, that he will be graciously pleased to give directions that the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and…07 Jun 2023HANSARD Teesworks: Accountability and Scrutinyrose —07 Jun 2023HANSARD Teesworks: Accountability and ScrutinyThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker, for intervening to make sure that some basic manners and courtesies are respected. May I ask the Minister to stop this ridiculous…07 Jun 2023HANSARD Teesworks: Accountability and ScrutinyWe are concerned about the fact that no value for money is being achieved in this project, because of allegations raised in the report in the Financial Times , which set out that…07 Jun 2023HANSARD Teesworks: Accountability and Scrutinyrose —07 Jun 2023HANSARD Teesworks: Accountability and ScrutinyI studiously avoided trying to prejudice any terms of the inquiry in advance of their announcement, but I was given seven minutes for a cursory glance at the terms of reference.…07 Jun 2023HANSARD Teesworks: Accountability and ScrutinyI thank my hon. Friend for making that point, which absolutely concurs with my experience of the NAO. Members on both sides of the House will have had experience of having written…07 Jun 2023HANSARD Teesworks: Accountability and ScrutinyCan I just correct the right hon. Member? As he well knows, this is not an independent or full investigation. Perhaps he also has not had the courtesy of having been given the…07 Jun 2023HANSARD Teesworks: Accountability and ScrutinyThe hon. Gentleman might want to take that up with his colleague, the Mayor in question, who has referred himself and asked for a National Audit Office investigation. I do not…07 Jun 2023HANSARD Teesworks: Accountability and ScrutinyThere is a wider point here, which is that devolution matters but it matters for a reason. It matters because decisions taken closer to people, driven by the people of the place…07 Jun 2023HANSARD Teesworks: Accountability and ScrutinyI will take absolutely no lessons from a representative of a political party that stood aside and watched as the Tees works collapsed in 2015. Labour is therefore asking the…07 Jun 2023HANSARD Teesworks: Accountability and ScrutinyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right and has been a huge champion of this for communities across the country. Most importantly, our regions will not prosper and will not grow unless…07 Jun 2023HANSARD Teesworks: Accountability and ScrutinyHonestly. It is about time that hon. Members stopped chirping and started paying attention. The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has accepted that an…07 Jun 2023HANSARD Teesworks: Accountability and ScrutinyIf the hon. Member wants to say otherwise, she is very welcome to do so now.07 Jun 2023HANSARD Teesworks: Accountability and ScrutinyThe problem, as the right hon. Member well knows, is that Members of this House and, more importantly, people on Teesside simply do not know the answer to that question. Serious…07 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is nice to see an outbreak of consensus in the House; the Secretary of State is a neo-socialist, and the Bert and Ernie of British politics have been reunited once more. Will…05 Jun 2023