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HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI think everybody knows my position; I genuinely believe that any deal should go back to the people for confirmation. They have the right to compare the results of any…22 Oct 2019HANSARDEarly Parliamentary General Election (No. 2)First, I am sorry to see you go, Mr Speaker, because you have stood up for Back Benchers in the past 10 years, and you have been a great respecter of the Chamber. I wish you and…09 Sept 2019HANSARDEarly Parliamentary General Election (No. 2)No, I am not going to speak for long. The Prime Minister has been found out. It is about eight weeks to 31 October, but he wants to take up the next four or five weeks with…09 Sept 2019HANSARDSkerne River: Discover Brightwater ProjectI want to take this time to talk about a heritage and environmental project in my constituency that will over the next few years restore, reveal and celebrate life along the River…05 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Billrose —04 Sept 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for giving way. This morning, I received a letter from North East England Chamber of Commerce, in which it says: “Over the past three years…04 Sept 2019HANSARDRoad Safety outside Wingate Primary SchoolThis petition has been organised by the pupils of Wingate Primary School and relates to the road safety issues outside of the school. The children there have acquired more than…24 Jul 2019HANSARDBBCOrder. A number of people want to take part in the debate. I know we have three hours, but I want the winding-up speeches to begin at about two minutes to 7. I will not impose a…15 Jul 2019HANSARDPostmasters’ PayThis is a petition on behalf of the 375 residents of Chilton in my constituency, who are concerned about the future of the local post office. It is an issue that affects not only…10 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWithin four weeks of the Salisbury incident last year, Russia Today and Sputnik published 138 separate and contradictory narratives and 735 articles about the chemical weapons…08 Jul 2019HANSARD Public Health: County DurhamIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Owen. I congratulate my hon. Friend—12 Jun 2019HANSARD Public Health: County DurhamThat is absolutely right, and that is an issue that the mental health trust raised. If those issues are picked up in the early years or when someone is still at school, they can…12 Jun 2019HANSARD Public Health: County DurhamJust for clarification, did the Minister actually say that the formula is not working?12 Jun 2019HANSARD Public Health: County DurhamHe is my right hon. Friend, as he reminds me. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for North Durham (Mr Jones) on securing this timely debate. He has been a real…12 Jun 2019HANSARDIndustrial Strategy: North-East of EnglandNo, no, but I know that Stockton had the first passenger railway in the world. We have a lot to be proud of in our area. NETPark, a science park just outside Sedgefield village is…05 Jun 2019HANSARDIndustrial Strategy: North-East of EnglandThat is right, and to abolish One North East was an act of economic vandalism. It was a kind of ideology gone mad—“If it is public sector, we should abolish it.” We now see the…05 Jun 2019HANSARDIndustrial Strategy: North-East of EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Tyneside (Mary Glindon) for introducing this debate. Sedgefield is home to…05 Jun 2019HANSARDIndustrial Strategy: North-East of EnglandWe do. All I can say is that that is where the train was assembled, where the ticket office is and where the train set off from.05 Jun 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionThis is the Prime Minister’s deal. Others in the House want to leave on WTO rules; some want Norway plus; some common market 2.0; others Canada plus—the list goes on and on. Which…22 May 2019HANSARDEducation Funding: England10. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of education funding in England.29 Apr 2019