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HANSARDNorth East Ambulance ServiceThe reports in The Sunday Times yesterday on what has happened with the North East Ambulance Service and the cover-ups were truly shocking. My thoughts, and I am sure those of…23 May 2022HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundFor years, Ministers have assured organisations in receipt of EU structural funding that the UK shared prosperity fund would maintain that funding after Brexit. Finally, the…18 May 2022HANSARDBusiness QuestionThis week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and the theme this year is loneliness. I would like to take this chance to thank organisations nationally and locally in my…12 May 2022HANSARDDerwent WalkI rise to present a petition on behalf of my constituents who are members of the Save our Derwent Walk campaign group. Derwent Walk country park runs through my constituency, from…27 Apr 2022HANSARDSmokefree 2030The Minister has spoken about the great progress that has been made in 11 years, but is it not about time that we started expecting the people who caused this problem to pay for…26 Apr 2022HANSARDSmokefree 2030It is a pleasure to serve under you as Chair, Ms Nokes. I commend the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) and my hon. Friend the Member for City of Durham (Mary Kelly Foy)…26 Apr 2022HANSARDUK Trade Agreements: Workers’ Rights23. What steps she is taking to help ensure that workers’ rights are maintained in all UK trade agreements.21 Apr 2022HANSARDUK Trade Agreements: Workers’ RightsCan the Minister tell the House whether the issue of labour standards in supply chains has been raised with India during the trade negotiations?21 Apr 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ8. My constituents across Blaydon knew the rules and stuck to them, nurses and teachers included—no after-work drinks for them. The Prime Minister set the rules. Night after…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI welcome the Bill, which is necessary and overdue, but I would like to raise two issues: how the Bill can tackle suicide and self-harm prevention, and mental health around body…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillIt was not my intention to speak in the debate, but I need to ensure that the point that has been raised about Lords amendment 80 and the cap is not missed. The Minister talked a…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Carer’s AllowanceI thank my right hon. Friend for giving way. We have Carers Week, when we celebrate and thank carers, coming up in June. Does he agree that there is no better time to look…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillWill the Minister give way?30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillMay I add my backing to the call for support for Lords amendment 85? Yesterday many of us attended a reception organised by Cancer Research UK, which has highlighted this issue.…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillWill the Minister give way?30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI am pleased that that concession has been made. However, a number of points of clarification would be really helpful to carers. One is about being given a choice about caring,…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care Billrose —30 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewThe Secretary of State talked about the importance of early intervention, which many organisations that I work with, such as the Child Brain Injury Trust, are keen to ensure…29 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn Chopwell in my constituency, over 200 homes were due to benefit from cladding under the green homes grant local authority delivery scheme, but due to escalating costs, that…29 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2022Given the experiences of those who were not notified, does the hon. Gentleman agree that it is not enough to say that the computer systems have been upgraded and that the website…28 Mar 2022