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HANSARD North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation TrustI thought that those were very legitimate questions and concerns about the way forward with mergers—joint working—but one of the issues in our part of the world is that South Tees…27 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Recovery and ReformAs my right hon. Friend knows, I am extremely concerned about access to dentistry for residents in Stockton South, so I hugely welcome this unprecedented investment and the places…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseHappy birthday, Madam Deputy Speaker. Taxi drivers are essential key workers who get youngsters to school and the elderly to health services and support our night-time economy.…01 Feb 2024HANSARD Funded ChildcareI welcome the fact that the Government are rolling out the biggest ever investment in childcare in England. Will my hon. Friend outline how much the average working family will…22 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.30 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMany people are aware of the incredible story of the Redcar steelworks site being reborn as Teesworks, creating 20,000 jobs and unlocking £2 billion in private investment. Fewer…30 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI recently met representatives of the Bishopton Villages Action Group, who are concerned about plans for a raft of separate solar farms that would collectively cover almost 2,500…30 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT10. Last week I visited my local Co-op store in Hartburn, where I met staff and Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers reps as part of Respect for Shopworkers Week. There…21 Nov 2023HANSARDLevelling UpI am delighted to see Billingham awarded £20 million of levelling-up money, which comes on the back of £16.5 million for Stockton, £20 million for Yarm and Eaglescliffe and £23.9…20 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Teesside was built on steel and now, thanks to Ben Houchen, British Steel is bringing steelmaking back to Teesside. Green steel will be forged thanks to a new £1.25 billion…15 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. My local hospital, North Tees, is tired, dated and well beyond its life expectancy, with operating theatres too small to meet modern requirements, so I was hugely disappointed…17 Oct 2023HANSARDRailway Ticket OfficesThose wishing for closures argue that only 12% of tickets are bought at the ticket office, but I know that my hon. Friend has travelled through Thornaby’s brilliant little train…13 Sept 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour and Off-road BikesI agree entirely with the hon. Member. Sometimes it is about the best use of the resources available to us. Actually, across the country it is clear that we need to learn lessons…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour and Off-road BikesMy hon. Friend is entirely right. We need to look at what the law is and how we can empower our police to tackle something that makes so many people’s lives a misery. Just…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour and Off-road BikesI beg to move, That this House has considered antisocial behaviour and off-road bikes. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I bring forward this debate…11 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. I was delighted when the Government awarded Stockton a new £25 million diagnostic hub, but my local Labour council, which is a partner in delivering the project, appears happy…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour and Off-road BikesMy hon. Friend is entirely right. My ask is for the Government to find a national strategy to look at good practice and end this horrible situation. They should look at what we…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour and Off-road BikesMy hon. Friend is entirely correct: we need to go further and faster, because this is an absolute plague on communities across the country. I ask the Government to look again at…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour and Off-road BikesThe hon. Lady is entirely right. For all the reasons that hon. Members have raised and that I have outlined, we need a national strategy for dealing with these vehicles so that we…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour and Off-road BikesResource is part of it, and part of it is about learning the lessons and making the best use of the resource. In my part of the world, there are 267 more police officers on our…11 Jul 2023