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HANSARDBreakfast Clubs: Early AdoptersI strongly welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement, and I cannot tell her how delighted I am that four schools in my constituency, with over 1,300 children, will be early…24 Feb 2025HANSARD Bank Closures: Rural AreasNorth Dorset is quite far away from the north-east, but many of the issues the hon. Gentleman is talking about are issues that I am encountering in my constituency as well. The…24 Feb 2025HANSARDUkraineI welcome the important statement from the Foreign Secretary and the comments from the shadow Foreign Secretary. This entire House should be united in our support for Ukraine. As…24 Feb 2025HANSARD Bank Closures: Rural Areasrose —24 Feb 2025HANSARDPrevent: Learning ReviewI associate myself with the comments from both sides of the House about Sir David Amess. One challenge in addressing Islamist extremism is the proliferation of hate preachers…12 Feb 2025HANSARD US Steel Import TariffsLet us not forget that steel is a strategically important industry, both for our economy and our national security, and if other countries are going to be protecting their steel…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn Thursday, my hon. and gallant Friend the Minister for Veterans and People came to my constituency for an important discussion on veterans’ mental health. May I ask him for his…10 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI welcome the focus on deprivation. The Minister says he does not want to criticise the leadership of particular councils, but will he praise the leadership of Middlesbrough…05 Feb 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyWe have today heard a full-throated commitment from the Treasury to the Teesside’s sustainable aviation fuel industry. I thank the Treasury for listening to Teesside MPs on the…29 Jan 2025HANSARD Defence Procurement: Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor (Alan Strickland) on securing this…28 Jan 2025HANSARDPrison Capacity8. What steps her Department is taking to increase prison capacity.28 Jan 2025HANSARDPrison CapacityI welcome the Government’s action to increase prison capacity, but I am worried about youth custody. My local police force is particularly concerned that there is simply not…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Public Services: Rural AreasMy hon. Friend is giving an excellent speech. He and I sit at opposite ends of our region, but rural communities across the region share similar challenges. He has spoken about…22 Jan 2025HANSARD Public Services: Rural AreasThe hamlet of Aysdalegate in my constituency has no access to safe running water. This risk was identified in 2013, but now, 12 years later, it still remains. The Drinking Water…22 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Youth Strategy4. What progress her Department has made on creating a national youth strategy.16 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Youth StrategyMy constituent Kylie is a teacher who works with excluded young people who have some excellent ideas about what we can do to address antisocial behaviour and improve youth…16 Jan 2025HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy constituent Angie has raised with me the serious issue of shortages of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medication. Her son is struggling in school, and he is not the…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseI welcome the Home Secretary’s statement on the action she will take to implement Professor Alexis Jay’s recommendations. Professor Jay made another set of recommendations on…16 Jan 2025HANSARDHigher Education Regulatory ApproachI declare an interest, not only as someone who has worked in the sector, but as a member of the freedom of expression organisation English PEN, which condemned the approach of the…15 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI previously oversaw children’s social care in local government. Does my hon. Friend agree that the introduction of those co-operatives will make a huge difference not only to…08 Jan 2025