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HANSARDRail Access: Grimsby and CleethorpesAs the House will know, I have been raising the prospect of a direct service from Cleethorpes and Grimsby to King’s Cross since 2011. Will the Minister give an absolute assurance…15 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentOne thing we can all agree on is that we want to see the safe release of the hostages. It is evident that military action, in and of itself, was never going to achieve that. With…14 May 2025HANSARDChurches and Religious Buildings: CommunitiesIt is a pleasure to take part in this debate with you in the Chair, Sir Jeremy. I congratulate the joint sponsors, the hon. Member for Battersea (Marsha De Cordova) and the right…13 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Will the Minister confirm the state of the current negotiations over the future of Gibraltar, including whether they will be concluded before the EU-UK reset, and will he…13 May 2025HANSARDChurches and Religious Buildings: CommunitiesMy apologies, Sir Jeremy. In that case, I will conclude by saying that our churches and cathedrals play such an important part in our local communities. The National Churches…13 May 2025HANSARD Parthenon Marbles: British Museum Act 1963Order. Interventions should be somewhat briefer than that.30 Apr 2025HANSARDGlobal DeforestationOrder. I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called to speak in the debate. I will not impose a formal time limit at the moment, but I will be calling the…30 Apr 2025HANSARDGlobal DeforestationIf hon. Members restrict their speeches to four minutes, we will fit everyone in.30 Apr 2025HANSARD Parthenon Marbles: British Museum Act 1963I will call Alberto Costa to move the motion, and then I will call the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they may make a speech only with prior permission from the…30 Apr 2025HANSARDPalestinian Authority Prime Minister VisitIn 2014, I was one of 39 Conservatives who voted in this House for recognition of Palestine. Since then, Governments have come and gone, and thousands of lives on both sides have…29 Apr 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [Lords]I thank my Member of Parliament for giving way. She talks about strengthening the Bill even further, but does she acknowledge that the fans at Blundell Park would not blame a…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseYesterday, like many Members across the House, I attended the event staged by the MS Society in Portcullis House. I was given a handout that said that an estimated 3,770 people in…24 Apr 2025HANSARD British SteelIt is clearly extremely welcome that the redundancy notices have been withdrawn—the steel community will breathe a sigh of relief. The Minister quite rightly speaks about what…22 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I would say merely that he has been party to the negotiations, and he must surely have realised that the company was not…12 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes (Melanie Onn), my Member of Parliament; on this matter we are in complete harmony. Before I talk about…12 Apr 2025HANSARD Easter AdjournmentAbsolutely. I have spoken with a number of people involved in the military, and they are very concerned about the future. Do we, as a still significant manufacturing nation, want…08 Apr 2025HANSARD Easter AdjournmentAs a regular participant in these end-of-term debates, I usually speak about three or four different subjects, but today I want to return to an issue that I have raised on a…08 Apr 2025HANSARDEconomic Growth: Transport InfrastructureIf steel production ceases or is curtailed at the Scunthorpe steelworks, there will be a massive impact on the wider economy in northern Lincolnshire. Can the Minister give an…08 Apr 2025HANSARDScunthorpe Steelworks(Urgent Question:) To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade what actions the Government are taking to prevent the closure of Scunthorpe’s steelworks.07 Apr 2025HANSARDScunthorpe SteelworksI thank the Minister for her comments. While it is welcome that work is being done through DWP and so on to support potential redundant workers, the reality is that Jingye is not…07 Apr 2025