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HANSARD Business of the HouseBanking hubs give residents and businesses much-needed access to cash and banking services, and can drive up town centre footfall to support local businesses. Will the Leader of…23 Oct 2025HANSARDVocational Training: Under-19s10. What steps her Department is taking to support vocational training for people aged under 19.20 Oct 2025HANSARDVocational Training: Under-19sUsing funding delivered by the last Conservative Government, work is under way to deliver an incredible, brand new, purpose-built vocational training centre for the Neta Training…20 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeThank you for chairing this debate, Ms McVey, and I offer my condolences and pay tribute to those whose lives have been tragically lost as a result of knife crime. We recently saw…15 Oct 2025HANSARDDraft Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations) Order 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I echo the Minister’s thoughts and sympathies with regard to the horrendous incident inflicted on your community.…14 Oct 2025HANSARDDevolution: Impact on Economic GrowthDevolution can have huge benefits for local people. Using £20 million of funding from the last Government, Stockton-on-Tees borough council has brought forward proposals to change…13 Oct 2025HANSARDPolice StationsLet me begin by welcoming the new Ministers to their places. The last Conservative Government recruited a record number of police officers, but earlier this year we discovered…15 Sept 2025HANSARDChannel CrossingsLots of people know that under this Government, the number of people arriving illegally has hit a record high. What many do not know is that this Labour Government are repealing…15 Sept 2025HANSARDDraft Data Protection Act 2018 (Qualifying Competent Authorities) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. I congratulate the Minister on her new role in what I am sure will be the first of many encounters. In what can be a…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorHospitality is at the heart of our local communities. It is the best of British: the pubs we visit for a pint or two, the restaurants where we go to celebrate a special occasion,…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorThe hon. Member for Tipton and Wednesbury (Antonia Bance) should not shake her head—that is true. It is a fact. In the last Parliament, I campaigned for the 75% discount on…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorVery much so; I could not agree more. These are opportunities for young people to get a first foot on the ladder in the job market. Between October 2023 and July 2024, the number…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Orgreave InquiryI thank the Minister for advance sight of her statement. Growing up in the north-east, I know the emotions stirred by the miners’ strike; decades after the events, they continue…22 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsHard-working traders at Stockton’s historic Shambles shopping centre were shocked to receive letters from Stockton’s Labour council telling them that they were to be evicted and…14 Jul 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood PolicingMay I join you, Mr Speaker, in marking the anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings? Our thoughts are with the victims and families, and all who did all they could to help those in…07 Jul 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood PolicingI think that was a failure to commit to that total number. During the passage of the Crime and Policing Bill, we asked the Government to stop our police having to investigate…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Refugee Citizenship RightsWill the Minister give way?01 Jul 2025HANSARD Refugee Citizenship RightsIt is a pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Butler. I congratulate the hon. Member for Alloa and Grangemouth (Brian Leishman) on bringing forward his…01 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseLast week, I was heartbroken to hear of the loss of Norma Burton, one half of the much-loved social media duo Jess and Norma. Norma captured the hearts of millions with her warmth…19 Jun 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI may have said it yesterday, but it cannot be said enough: once again, I pay tribute to the hard work of police officers, PCSOs and police staff across the country. They put…18 Jun 2025