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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseLast Friday I visited the Grimsby seafood village—which, despite its name, is in my constituency—and met businesses that had established themselves or, indeed, expanded during the…22 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Economy UpdateI welcome the package announced by my right hon. Friend; he has quite rightly adapted the support that he is providing to the changing circumstances. May I look beyond the…22 Oct 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Restrictions: South YorkshireSouth Yorkshire is where many, perhaps most, visitors to Cleethorpes come from. They are very welcome and vital to the local hospitality sector, but many of them occupy caravans…21 Oct 2020HANSARDEngagementsI welcome the Government’s commitment to establish freeports. The port of Immingham in my constituency is, by tonnage, the largest port in the country. Does the Prime Minister…14 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy right hon. Friend the Prime Minister made an excellent speech earlier this week, when he referred to expanding wind energy. The development of that industry has been of great…08 Oct 2020HANSARD CCRC Decision on 44 Post Office ProsecutionsLike other Members across the House, I have constituents whose lives have been destroyed by this scandal, and I welcome the establishment of the inquiry. Can the Minister assure…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseAs well as being National Poetry Day, today is Lincolnshire Day, and the county was of course the birthplace of the former poet laureate, Alfred, Lord Tennyson. At long last, the…01 Oct 2020HANSARD Professional and Amateur Sport: Government SupportAficionados of pub quizzes will know that my local team, Grimsby Town, always plays away in Cleethorpes, where the ground, Blundell Park, seats around 8,000 people. When…30 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19Like some of my hon. Friends, I rise to give qualified support to the Government. It is qualified inasmuch as we all have reservations about one or two of the decisions that have…28 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for Self-employed and Freelance WorkersLike my hon. Friend, I represent a coastal community, and many of the people she has mentioned I recognise. May I add my voice to the calls to the Government? They have done a…17 Sept 2020HANSARDJapan Free Trade AgreementI congratulate my right hon. Friend on achieving this agreement. Free trade, of course, is the key to prosperity for all our constituencies, and it is particularly important and…14 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIn my capacity as chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on freeports, I welcome recent reports that an early designation of freeports is likely, perhaps as early as the…10 Sept 2020HANSARDTourism: Covid-19The Minister has outlined in great detail the large amount of help offered to traders and businesses in seaside resorts such as Cleethorpes, but what we are interested in is…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK-wide ResponseThere is no doubt that some confusion is caused when the different Administrations come to different conclusions based on our advice about quarantine, numbers of people who can…09 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK-wide ResponseWhat discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on co-ordinating a UK-wide response to the covid-19 outbreak.09 Sept 2020HANSARD Birmingham Attacks and Extinction Rebellion ProtestsLike citizens up and down the country, my Cleethorpes constituents have genuine concerns about climate change. However, on the whole they support the balanced approach that the…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Kickstart SchemeThree jobcentres serve my constituency: in Barton, Immingham and Grimsby. I visited the Grimsby site a couple of weeks ago, and the staff there are enthusiastic about the work…03 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend and I have met our local fishing representatives on a number of occasions. The point that comes over time and again is the lack of fairness in the present…01 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation TrustI thank the Minister for replying and also for meeting me and my hon. Friend the Member for Great Grimsby (Lia Nici) before the recess. May I emphasise the importance of the…01 Sept 2020HANSARDNorthern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation TrustWhat assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for hospitals in the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust.01 Sept 2020