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HANSARDCovid-19: Government Support for BusinessLike my hon. Friend the Member for Buckingham (Greg Smith), I have had a coach operator on to me this morning, so may I urge the Government to look at the wider impact of what is…16 Dec 2021HANSARDNational Lost Trawlermen’s Memorial DayI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this debate. He talks of the triple tragedy, and I am old enough to remember the hush of cold silence over Grimsby when a trawler…13 Dec 2021HANSARDDowning Street Christmas Parties InvestigationIf it turns out that one of these gatherings involved politicians or Ministers, it is clearly of a very different order to half a dozen members of staff bursting open a bottle of…09 Dec 2021HANSARDParish MinistryNotwithstanding what my hon. Friend has just said, he will know that there is considerable concern in parishes up and down the country about the recent consultation, which many…09 Dec 2021HANSARDFood and Drink ExportersExporting agrifood is fairly straightforward if it is wholly produced in the UK. Where part of it is imported from the EU or elsewhere, there are complicated rules of origin. What…09 Dec 2021HANSARDFood and Drink Exporters10. What steps he is taking to help agrifood businesses export their goods.09 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMinisters will know of the importance of the Humber ports to the regional and national economy. Access to Immingham and Grimsby ports is in part via the A180, which has an old…07 Dec 2021HANSARDForeign Investment: South YorkshireInvestment in South Yorkshire is important, but even more important is investment in northern Lincolnshire. Could the Minister give an assurance that he will work closely with me…02 Dec 2021HANSARDBosnia and Herzegovina: Stability and PeaceI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. She has made a point that I was going to make in two or three pages’ time, so I hope the House will forgive me if I repeat it. On my…02 Dec 2021HANSARDBosnia and Herzegovina: Stability and PeaceI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Melton (Alicia Kearns) for the work she did to bring about this debate. Many excellent points have already been made on the…02 Dec 2021HANSARD Integrated Rail Plan: North and MidlandsI welcome the Secretary of State’s statement, which I think is a good balance between what was hoped for and what can actually be achieved. I am sure it was an oversight that he…18 Nov 2021HANSARDCOP26As my right hon. Friend is aware, northern Lincolnshire and the Humber are major centres of our renewable energy sector and can play a major part in spearheading our achievement…15 Nov 2021HANSARDBosnia and HerzegovinaAs the Prime Minister’s trade envoy to the western Balkans, I have made two recent visits to Bosnia-Herzegovina. Indeed, I was in Sarajevo on Thursday and Friday last week, and…09 Nov 2021HANSARDUK-French Trading DisputeIt may be fair or unfair, but for the last 50 years—probably more—fishing communities around the UK have lacked confidence that successive Governments would be robust enough in…28 Oct 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseEarlier this week, along with my hon. Friend the Member for Great Grimsby (Lia Nici), I met representatives of UK Fisheries. They expressed a number of concerns regarding the work…28 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsThis week is UK Wind Week, and later this afternoon I will be welcoming some young people from my constituency who see their futures in the renewable energy sector that has done…27 Oct 2021HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: New ZealandI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement, in particular her reference to encouraging small businesses and the opportunities that the deal provides for them. Will she ensure that…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOn many occasions I have said in debates in the House that I regard Cleethorpes as the premier resort of the east coast. It will come as no surprise to the House that David Amess…21 Oct 2021HANSARD NHS Dentistry: LincolnshireMy constituency contains both sheep and seagulls. One of the problems, of course, is that rural villages and market towns are attracting increasing populations and we are seeing…20 Oct 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions by 2050Northern Lincolnshire and the wider Humber region are playing a major part in our reaching zero emissions targets in the next few years. The Minister will have been made aware of…21 Sept 2021