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HANSARDManufacturing OutputCan the Minister give an update on negotiations in reference to Scunthorpe steelworks?16 Jul 2019HANSARDBBCIt is a pleasure to take part in the debate under your chairmanship, Mr Wilson. Like some of my Conservative colleagues, I am, broadly speaking, a supporter of the BBC, but I…15 Jul 2019HANSARDBBCMy hon. Friend makes a good point. There is no doubt that many important events in this country and around the world go unreported, when items that in the great scheme of things…15 Jul 2019HANSARD UK Steel IndustryMy hon. Friend is, as always, erudite—that is the word I was looking for. His point about the northern Lincolnshire economy is well made, as it was by the hon. Member for…09 Jul 2019HANSARD UK Steel IndustryWill my hon. Friend give way?09 Jul 2019HANSARD Assisted DyingI recognise what my hon. Friend says, but I do not think it is possible to change the law and cover all the varying circumstances. I regret the fact that many in the medical…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Assisted DyingI thank the hon. Lady for that intervention and I share those views. Having spoken of the work of the hospice movement, I will take the opportunity to pay tribute to all those who…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Assisted DyingI thank the hon. Lady for that intervention. As I mentioned earlier, every situation is different and I think the complexity of framing a law that covers everything is beyond us,…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Assisted DyingI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention and acknowledge that that is a deeply held view for him and many others, but I am afraid it is not one that I share.04 Jul 2019HANSARDYouth ServicesI agree that local authorities have a role to play in youth services, as well as the charitable and voluntary sector, but does the Minister agree that the private sector also has…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Assisted DyingThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to speak in this important debate. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Grantham and Stamford (Nick Boles)…04 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsNet zero emissions by 2050 is a desirable but very costly policy. Does the Chancellor agree that we must do everything to protect low-income families in my Cleethorpes…02 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern PowerhouseMy constituency and the wider Humber region would greatly benefit if there were improved rail-freight connections east-west. What plans does the Minister have to fund those?02 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Long-Term Plan: ImplementationMany people in my constituency find it difficult to obtain NHS dentistry. While that is part of the short-term plan, on the ambitions outlined in the plan for long-term…01 Jul 2019HANSARDFood Producers: Overseas MarketingOn a recent visit to seafood companies in the Grimsby and Cleethorpes area, the American ambassador encouraged Young’s Seafood to export even more to the United States. What…20 Jun 2019HANSARDViolent CrimeOur current focus is obviously on the tragic events that took place in London over the weekend, but may I urge the Minister not to lose sight of the growing concerns of my…17 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsNorth Lincolnshire Council recently refused a planning application for a housing development in the village of Goxhill, and North East Lincolnshire Council subsequently refused an…17 Jun 2019HANSARDNetwork Rail: AccountabilityAs the hon. Member for Great Grimsby (Melanie Onn) pointed out, and as the Minister is well aware, residents in Grimsby and Cleethorpes are very angry about the closure of…13 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsEarlier this week, the all-party group on bioethanol issued its interim report on the availability of E10. This issue has been dragging on for very many years. May I urge the…13 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness Growth: North of EnglandBusiness growth in northern Lincolnshire would receive a major setback if the Scunthorpe steelworks were to close. Will the Minister give an assurance that Government support will…11 Jun 2019