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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Last Friday, a doctor came to my surgery and produced a letter that he and around 100 other doctors and consultants from the hospital in Grimsby had sent to the then interim…24 Feb 2026HANSARDRail Transport and Economic Growthindicated assent.12 Feb 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseThe chemical industry sector is particularly important to the local economy in my northern Lincolnshire constituency, the wider Humber region and, as the Leader of the House will…12 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanFurther to the exchanges about radiotherapy, I understand that the national figure for access to radiotherapy is 53%, which itself does not seem particularly high. However, the…05 Feb 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseHundreds of my constituents work at the Scunthorpe steelworks, which, as the Leader of the House will know, is under Chinese ownership. When the Prime Minister reported back…05 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.03 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsCould I return the Secretary of State to the issue of jury trials? I have received an email from a constituent who is a practising barrister, who points to the issues, which have…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanIn an earlier answer, the Prime Minister mentioned Scunthorpe steelworks, where hundreds of my constituents are employed. We welcome the Government’s support to date. Was he able…02 Feb 2026HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI entirely agree with my right hon. Friend. Srebrenica is located in Republika Srpska, a semi-autonomous region of Bosnia and Herzegovina controlled by Serbs as part of the Dayton…29 Jan 2026HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayIt is a pleasure to take part in this debate once again. There have been some profound, passionate, emotional and informative contributions, as is so often the case when we put…29 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI return again to the steel industry, and thank the steel Minister for the meeting we held a few weeks ago. I was contacted by a couple of employers in Scunthorpe last week who…29 Jan 2026HANSARD Business RatesIf the Minister were to visit my constituency and come with me to the George Inn in Barton-upon-Humber, we would go inside and he would immediately recognise it as a typical…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Police Reform White PaperThe Humberside force that polices my Brigg and Immingham constituency covers four local authorities and two separate mayoral authorities. Exactly what proportion of police funding…26 Jan 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseNorth East Lincolnshire council has just received a planning application for 3,500 homes in the strategic gap between Laceby in my constituency and the west of Grimsby. When…22 Jan 2026HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationHaving served as both a district and a unitary councillor, I actually support the Government’s move towards unitary authorities. My Brigg and Immingham constituency is served by…22 Jan 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseYesterday, Open Doors held its annual event here in Westminster and published its world watch list. Thanks to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) in particular, we have…15 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailSadly, we have heard all this before. I admit that some of the last Government’s ambitious proposals have not come to fruition, but the Labour Government are now finding that it…14 Jan 2026HANSARDOil Refining SectorThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that energy costs have played a major part not only in the struggles of Lindsey oil refinery, but in those of other businesses, particularly…14 Jan 2026HANSARDOil Refining SectorI thank my right hon. Friend the Father of the House, who makes an important point and strengthens the argument I was trying to make. We are exporting skilled jobs, and the…14 Jan 2026HANSARDOil Refining SectorThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point about the Government’s overall policies in relation to net zero. Adam Wilson of Falcon Petroleum wrote to me describing “the…14 Jan 2026