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HANSARDGrenfell Tower: Fifth AnniversaryI am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) for securing this important debate, and I echo his call for an annual debate in this place. It is great…16 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseLike the constituents of the hon. Member for Blackpool South (Scott Benton), many of my constituents are unable to register for an NHS dentist, and those who have registered are…16 Jun 2022HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogIn the city of Durham, Her Majesty’s Passport Office sits on the banks of the Wear. Its glass frame houses civil servants doing their jobs under immense pressure as a result of…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogMy constituent went to Durham passport office to collect his passport only to be told that there was an issue with the photo that had previously been approved. He has just been to…14 Jun 2022HANSARDTransgender Conversion TherapyI want to speak in support of a trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices to represent the views of the 287 people in the City of Durham who signed the petition. The Ban…13 Jun 2022HANSARDEnvironment, Food and Rural AffairsFollowing their field trip to the River Wear last month, year 5 and 6 pupils at St Thomas More School in Belmont were saddened by the levels of pollution in the river, especially…10 May 2022HANSARDRiver Wear: Pollution1. What recent assessment his Department has made of the level of pollution in the River Wear.28 Apr 2022HANSARDRiver Wear: PollutionFollowing their field trip to the River Wear last month, year 5 and 6 pupils at St Thomas More School in Belmont were saddened by the levels of pollution in the river, especially…28 Apr 2022HANSARD UK City of Culture 2025: County Durham’s BidI am grateful to the hon. Member for Sedgefield (Paul Howell) both for securing this important debate and for allowing me to make a short contribution. It is vital that MPs in…27 Apr 2022HANSARDSmokefree 2030It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes, and I wish my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) many happy returns. I declare an interest as a…26 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsToday, my constituent Graham Hughes is doing his latest humanitarian run to Poland. He hopes to return with a Ukrainian refugee and her 11-year-old daughter, who recently managed…25 Apr 2022HANSARD Foster CarersIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I start by paying tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Jarrow (Kate Osborne) for securing this vital debate on…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Foster CarersI could not agree more, and I am sure my hon. Friend will join me in thanking Kevin and the foster carers here today, and indeed the Members here who have been foster carers…21 Apr 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ9. Last week, the Government did nothing to stop P&O Ferries sacking 800 seafarers on the spot. On the same day, the Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the hon.…23 Mar 2022HANSARD School Rebuilding ProgrammeI beg to move, That this House has considered rollout of the School Rebuilding Programme. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Miller. I am grateful that this…22 Mar 2022HANSARD School Rebuilding ProgrammeI had not realised it was the same Secretary of State. Given his agenda to level up, I would have thought that if he understood what was going on in schools, he would start to…22 Mar 2022HANSARD School Rebuilding ProgrammeI will be brief. I thank all hon. Members who have taken part today and I am glad that we have had a constructive debate. It is great to hear about the new schools being built in…22 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. It is welcome that the Government have proposed reforms to the Child Maintenance Service following the recent National Audit Office report highlighting the failures in that…21 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeLike many, I was confused by the Secretary of State’s suggestion that sponsors could match with refugees using Twitter and Instagram. That has raised a number of safeguarding…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Regional Inequalities: Child PovertyI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist) for having secured this debate. Sometimes we can become numb to poverty and inequality, and we can allow the symptoms of…02 Mar 2022