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HANSARDAntisocial Behaviour25. What recent progress her Department has made on tackling antisocial behaviour.07 Jul 2025HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourWe have exciting plans for Gateshead town centre, but we have more work to do on antisocial behaviour. Northumbria police’s Operation Shield has brought down antisocial behaviour…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseCharlie Rogers was a unique chronicler of my community. He was a friend of L. S. Lowry and the pitman painter Norman Cornish, and his paintings and illustrations of working-class…03 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillWill the right hon. Lady give way?01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI do not know about the rest of the House, but I am slightly baffled. The Leader of the Opposition has made a virtue of her blank slate and her blank sheet of paper, but is she in…01 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformThe Labour party is defined by work and by the dignity of work, and so is my community in Gateshead and Whickham. People have the belief that they should be able to work to…30 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Nothing matters more than home, so I welcome the huge progress that has been made on forces housing over the past 12 months, especially for forces families. Does the Minister…30 Jun 2025HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsI welcome the Prime Minister’s statement, especially on defence. Politics is about priorities and, as I know he knows, the most important responsibility of Government is the…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituent Danielle Wiseman is desperate to pass her theory test, but she was recently told that she cannot get a theory test in Gateshead until 2026. Will the Leader of the…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Armed Forces Recruitment: North-east EnglandWhile the Minister commends the work of cadets, will he join me in commending 361 Gateshead air cadets for the critical role they played in remembrance services by leading the…25 Jun 2025HANSARD Armed Forces Recruitment: North-east EnglandI thank my hon. Friend for giving way and for the speech he is giving. I am very proud that the Royal Naval Reserve is based in part on the banks of the Tyne, on Gateshead quays.…25 Jun 2025HANSARDNHS: Wasteful SpendingFrom speaking to my local NHS trust in Gateshead, I know the value it places on driving costs down, but it still faces financial pressures. Key among those are issues related to…17 Jun 2025HANSARDNHS: Wasteful Spending7. What steps his Department is taking to tackle wasteful spending in the NHS.17 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. This week, the Government have announced £86 billion for research and development. Recently, I visited PROTO and Digital Catapult in my constituency. Does the Minister agree…12 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025A Labour Government, a Labour Chancellor, and a Labour plan. We have half a million children getting free school meals, huge investment into our national health service, jobs and…11 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentAs a child, Sizewell was an important word to me, like Wylfa, Hunterston, Dungeness, Dounreay and Hinkley, because they were places where my father, based in Gateshead, went to…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Free School MealsThis change will make a difference to the lives of thousands of children in my Gateshead constituency, and may I say it would have been hugely welcomed by my grandmother who was a…05 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthIt has been good to hear so much talk about left-behind communities today, but I have always hated that phrase, because my community was not left behind by the last Government; it…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMembers have tried to reach for the right words to describe what the Palestinians are facing. It is incredibly difficult to convey that within the constraints of parliamentary and…04 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. I am sure that hon. Members from all parties will be looking forward to Olivia’s law, in memory of Olivia Pratt-Korbel, coming into force, thanks to a huge amount of support…03 Jun 2025