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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Planning applications have a major impact on communities, but too often communities feel excluded from the decision-making process because they are unaware of the procedure…27 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwayIn generations past, the railway industry played a major part in developing seaside resorts such as Cleethorpes. Does my right hon. Friend agree that, were these damaging strikes…20 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Food Exports: Promotionrose—16 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseYesterday, I took part in a discussion on BBC Radio Humberside that included Councillor Steve Beasant, the mayor of North East Lincolnshire. The mayor’s wife suffered a delay of…16 Jun 2022HANSARDUK’s Green Industries: Export Opportunities1. What steps her Department has taken to increase export opportunities for the UK’s green industries.16 Jun 2022HANSARDUK’s Green Industries: Export OpportunitiesIt is quite clear that the Government are doing a great deal to promote the green sector and make it easier for our British-based companies to exploit the export market, but given…16 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe heard a lot in the reply to an earlier question about exports of cheese. What initiatives are the Government planning to extend the export market for seafood? My constituency…16 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. 2002 I heard what the Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, my hon. Friend the Member for Lewes (Maria Caulfield), had to say about dentistry earlier, and I…14 Jun 2022HANSARDTransport CostsThe cost of rail travel could be reduced by maximising the income of the rail companies. On three of the four journeys that I took last week, there was no ticket inspection on the…19 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsHeritage railways are vital to the tourist sector, but they are struggling at the moment with coal supplies. Can the Minister give an assurance that she will do all she can to…19 May 2022HANSARDInvestment in UK InfrastructureThe designation of Immingham and Grimsby as part of the Humber ports freeport project highlights the need for increased infrastructure on the road network leading to those ports.…17 May 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresI have a constituent who is seeking to take in a Ukrainian family. They made their way to a visa application centre six weeks ago, but they have still not received the okay to…28 Apr 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceIt would be remiss of me not to mention the fact that Grimsby Town, the club I have supported for 60 years, play in Cleethorpes. We have talked a lot about different tiers, and…25 Apr 2022HANSARDUK’s Green Industries: Foreign Direct InvestmentForeign investment in our green industries is extremely beneficial and welcome, as my Cleethorpes constituency can bear out. Equally, British-based companies have great…21 Apr 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy constituents and those in neighbouring constituencies are being greatly inconvenienced by the appalling service provided by TransPennine Express on its south trans-Pennine…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Energy Security StrategyMy right hon. Friend is well aware of the expertise and expansion in offshore renewables, hydrogen and carbon capture in northern Lincolnshire and the wider region. Does he agree…19 Apr 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement, and particularly his reference to ensuring children are educated closer to home. The Chairman of the Select Committee, my right hon.…29 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State is well aware of the opportunities for further developing the renewables sector in my Cleethorpes constituency and the wider Humber region. However, as he…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSchools White PaperI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement and, in particular, the focus on multi-academy trusts, of which we have some successful ones in northern Lincolnshire. However,…28 Mar 2022HANSARD Sub-Postmasters: CompensationI add my tribute to the Minister, who came after a long line of Ministers who did not grasp this issue, but he certainly has. Following other points that have been made, may I…22 Mar 2022