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HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Phillips 66 refinery in my constituency is Europe’s largest producer of high-grade petroleum coke, which is an essential component of batteries. At the moment, that coke is…10 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Urgent Refugee ApplicationsI appreciate that Ministers and officials are grappling with a horrendously complex situation, but it is worrying that some contradictory advice has been offered to Members. I…08 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe port of Immingham in my constituency is the largest port in the UK, and therefore a major centre for the logistics sector. The sector is experiencing growing frustration at…03 Mar 2022HANSARDTrade and Export PromotionThe renewable energy sector has been one of the success stories in the UK in recent years, particularly in my constituency where there are many well-paid jobs. What are the…03 Mar 2022HANSARDBrexit Opportunities UnitBusinesses and business organisations in my constituency are eager to engage with the Brexit Opportunities Unit. Will my right hon. Friend be touring the UK to promote Brexit…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Post Office: Horizon Compensation ArrangementsI welcome what the Minister has said today. To be honest, previous Ministers have failed miserably to grasp the situation; I welcome the fact that since his appointment we have…24 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy right hon. Friend will be familiar with the services provided by East Midlands Railway—although in the case of EMR’s Cleethorpes to Barton service, it is the lack of service…10 Feb 2022HANSARDTicket InspectionI thank the Minister for her reply, but my experience is that ticket inspection falls very far short of 100%. As she says, the cost ultimately falls on other passengers and the…03 Feb 2022HANSARDTicket Inspection14. What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of ticket inspection by rail operating companies.03 Feb 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. It must have been the mask. As the Chancellor did at the time of the pandemic, he has put together a very comprehensive protective shield around…03 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpI thank my right hon. Friend for his visit to my constituency on Monday. He will recall the excellent fish and chip lunch that we shared. During that lunch, a number of points…02 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOne of the Government’s levelling-up initiatives has been the establishment of freeports. The Humber ports have been granted freeport status, but we really need to get motoring.…27 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Barton upon Humber, a market town in my constituency, is, like many up and down the country, having to contend with many residential planning applications. Public services…24 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast Friday, along with a number of local businesses, I took part in a meeting of the parliamentary export programme for my constituency businesses. What additional initiatives do…20 Jan 2022HANSARDMigrant Crossings: Role of the MilitaryAny of my constituents watching these exchanges will note the comments of Opposition Members who are trying to pour cold water on a plan that my constituents actually want. They…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseOne of the familiar names on high streets up and down the country is Wilko. It is crucial to the vitality of St Peter’s Avenue in Cleethorpes, but unfortunately the company has…13 Jan 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Grimsby Telegraph website currently shows an article headed, “Free NHS prescriptions ‘to be axed’ from April”, which I believe to be misleading. My understanding is that…06 Jan 2022HANSARD UK-Australia Free Trade AgreementI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement on this very encouraging agreement. She says that more than 15,000 companies already export to Australia and that she wants to encourage…05 Jan 2022HANSARDFCDO StaffingI welcome the assurances that the Minister has given, but speaking as one of the Prime Minister’s trade envoys, may I emphasise the important work that the FCDO contributes to the…16 Dec 2021HANSARDDriver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: DelaysI note what my right hon. Friend says, but my constituency is a major centre of the logistics industry and HGV drivers are certainly still experiencing problems. This problem has…16 Dec 2021