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HANSARDFraudFacebook Marketplace is responsible for three quarters of the fraud on social media, yet it seems uninterested in doing anything about that. Will the Minister assure the House…02 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]Will my hon. Friend give way?02 Jun 2025HANSARDNational Church Institutions: Safeguarding6. What progress the National Church Institutions have made on improving safeguarding.22 May 2025HANSARDNational Church Institutions: SafeguardingNext month I will meet the Safeguarding Minister alongside my constituent and a group of survivors of abuse and safeguarding failure within the Church. I thank my hon. Friend the…22 May 2025HANSARD School Teachers’ Review Body: RecommendationsI had not planned to ask a question, but I have to say that I was pretty surprised by the tone that the Opposition struck. I did a postgraduate degree in education, and I will…22 May 2025HANSARD Independent Sentencing ReviewThere are thousands of decent, moderate Conservatives all across the country who will have seen the ridiculous spectacle today of the Opposition denigrating David Gauke—of all…22 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThanks to the decisions of this Government, NHS waiting times have been falling consistently month on month, but there are still some delays for specific kinds of treatment. My…22 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week I raised with the Minister for Social Security and Disability the case of a local disability charity being hit by increased bank charges, and the Minister committed to…20 May 2025HANSARDGender Self-identificationI thank my hon. Friend for setting out how we are falling behind many of our allies around the world. Does he share my concern that, for the first time, the UK is the only country…19 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsYesterday, a Conservative councillor in my constituency said that the Government were “dancing to the tune of warmongers” because of their support for British defence…19 May 2025HANSARD Rebalancing Regional EconomiesDo the Government accept the subsidiarity principle wherein powers should not just sit at the mayoral level, but should be as close to the community as possible? That would…14 May 2025HANSARD Rebalancing Regional EconomiesIt is now nearly 13 years since the Institute for Public Policy Research North published its landmark report, “Northern Prosperity is National Prosperity”, which set out in black…14 May 2025HANSARDDefence Industries: North-EastI agree. The best way to ensure that we are building the right approach to procurement is by listening directly to the SMEs that operate on the procurement frontline. I am…13 May 2025HANSARDDefence Industries: North-EastI completely agree. I have one note of caution for our region: although we have fantastic manufacturers and SMEs, it is important for our regional economy—the one my hon. Friend…13 May 2025HANSARDDefence Industries: North-EastI agree with my hon. Friend. He and I both worked in the education sector prior to coming to this place and working in policy. It is about joining up those two things, and making…13 May 2025HANSARDDefence Industries: North-EastI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention, which just goes to show there is a false dichotomy between jobs and automation. A business can be grown well by embracing the future,…13 May 2025HANSARDDefence Industries: North-EastAbsolutely. One of those innovative projects in my hon. Friend’s constituency is a semiconductor plant, which the Government stepped up to save with £20 million of investment.…13 May 2025HANSARDDefence Industries: North-EastI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. By boosting SMEs we boost not only the defence industry, but other sectors, because many of these SMEs are working on dual-use…13 May 2025HANSARD Local Housing Need Assessment ReformI commend the Government on their work to change the local connection rules to ensure that veterans can access social housing. In our region, the local authority has come in off…13 May 2025HANSARDDefence Industries: North-EastI beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for defence industries in the North East. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Hobhouse. I am…13 May 2025