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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Arriva in North Tyneside is letting down my constituents. Buses do not turn up or are cancelled at short notice. Surely enough is enough when pupils at North Gosforth Academy…24 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Imprisonment for public protection—IPP—sentences are a stain on the criminal justice system, but the Justice Committee’s recent report offers a way forward. Will the Minister…22 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Social Workers (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Dame Maria. I am pleased to speak to this statutory instrument on behalf of the Opposition and my hon. Friend the Member…09 Nov 2022HANSARDBus Services: BlaydonI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this Adjournment debate and echo what she says about bus services. In the north-west of North Tyneside, Arriva has cut the 43, the 44 and…02 Nov 2022HANSARDBus Services: BlaydonI congratulate the Minister on his new role. Pay for drivers is still pretty low, and while some have had their pay increased, others have not. When they are earning only £10 an…02 Nov 2022HANSARDMental Health Treatment Waiting Times6. What estimate he has made of the average waiting time for mental health treatment.01 Nov 2022HANSARDMental Health Treatment Waiting TimesYoung people in the north-east potentially have to wait up to three years for mental health treatment. Local Metro Radio launched Charley’s campaign to get young people more…01 Nov 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty the QueenOnly three months ago, the country was celebrating the late Queen’s platinum jubilee, and we gathered in this place to pay tribute to Her Majesty for her years of dedicated…10 Sept 2022HANSARDCost of Living17. What fiscal steps he is taking to help reduce the impact of inflation on households' cost of living.28 Jun 2022HANSARDCost of LivingPublic sector workers and care workers in North Tyneside say that the Chancellor’s package on the cost of living crisis does not address their daily financial struggles, because…28 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Port of Tyne is an important economic player in North Tyneside, as well as across the whole of Tyneside and the region. On behalf of the port, I invited a Department for…23 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. What is the Department doing, working with the Department of Health and Social Care, to improve the recovery of cancer trials and clinical research more broadly? Will the…07 Jun 2022HANSARD Address to Her Majesty: Platinum JubileeIt is an honour to follow the hon. Member for South Dorset (Richard Drax), because it is about 12 years since, in June 2010, I followed his maiden speech in the Chamber with mine.…26 May 2022HANSARDFairness at Work and Power in CommunitiesThe announcements made in the Queen’s Speech do nothing to increase the trust that the people of North Tyneside have in the Tory Government, nor to alleviate their concerns about…12 May 2022HANSARDInternational Fund for Israeli-Palestinian PeaceThe recent attacks in Israel and the violence in Jerusalem and Gaza are a reminder of how urgent it is to support projects that bring Israelis and Palestinians together. Can the…26 Apr 2022HANSARDInternational Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace4. What diplomatic steps she is taking to ensure that the UK has a role in the international fund for Israeli-Palestinian peace.26 Apr 2022HANSARDSmokefree 2030I am so pleased that the hon. Gentleman’s birthday is in this month of VApril, and I congratulate him on this debate. Does he agree that the vaping industry, which is supporting…26 Apr 2022HANSARDSmokefree 2030My hon. Friend is probably aware that I am an advocate for vaping. Major reports by the former Public Health England and the Royal College of Physicians have highlighted the…26 Apr 2022HANSARDLong Covid: Impact on the WorkforceI congratulate the hon. Lady and her colleagues on securing this important debate. Does she agree that it is not only the people who have had long covid who suffer, but their…31 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ3. With the Government losing an estimated £4 billion to fraud in the furlough scheme, surely the Prime Minister should have tackled that fraud—especially when, in his own party…30 Mar 2022