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HANSARDRoyal Mail TakeoverI thank John Kay, my local CWU rep, for showing me around the Fotherby Street depot on Friday morning. It was very good to see my current postie, Nev, there as well. They pointed…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]On compensation, sewage discharges have a massive impact on the local economy in places like Cleethorpes in my constituency, which relies on holidaymakers to support our tourist…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Responsibilities of Housing DevelopersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I rise to raise a specific issue in my constituency: the Clee Meadows estate, which is just off Ladysmith Road. It…11 Dec 2024HANSARDBorder Security: CollaborationI welcome the Home Secretary’s statement today and congratulate her team on the work that they are undertaking in this very difficult area. Back in 2021, the previous Government…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Responsibilities of Housing DevelopersMany of these planning issues hark back to the Eric Pickles reforms, which the hon. Gentleman will remember all too well. One issue that I find in Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes is…11 Dec 2024HANSARDGovernment’s Five Missions12. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to implement the Government’s five missions.05 Dec 2024HANSARDGovernment’s Five MissionsCan the Minister give us some indication on the timeline for GB Energy? When does he expect it to be up and running at full capacity? Does he think there is any opportunity to…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Home-to-School Transport: Children with SENDMy hon. Friend is making some excellent comments. She refers to the transportation being free; for some families it is free, but for local authorities, as we all know, it…03 Dec 2024HANSARDFishing IndustryOn that point about the renewable side of things, there is an opportunity to bring the industry into consultation with the likes of the Crown Estate at a much earlier stage so…28 Nov 2024HANSARDFishing IndustryI discovered an interesting fact following a conversation with my hon. Friend the Member for Scarborough and Whitby (Alison Hume). She has been talking with her local fishers, who…28 Nov 2024HANSARDFishing IndustryIt is funny that the hon. Gentleman should mention that. I made it very clear in my maiden speech in 2015 that I would not be changing my name to Haddock or any other fish…28 Nov 2024HANSARDFishing IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting this debate, and I extend my thanks to the right hon. Member…28 Nov 2024HANSARDFishing IndustryIf the solution is to do away with English language standards, does the right hon. Gentleman think that would detract from the point the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy…28 Nov 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourI never thought that I would see the day when we had Conservative Members arguing against more powers to increase the safety of our communities up and down the country—it is…27 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsIn the Prime Minister’s statement, he refers to the £1 billion investment for wind turbines in Hull. How does he envision that will benefit and improve lives and opportunities for…21 Nov 2024HANSARD Apprenticeships and T-LevelsI do not disagree with the right hon. Member on that point; I just wanted to highlight that in my constituency of Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes there is an apprenticeship provider…20 Nov 2024HANSARD Apprenticeships and T-LevelsIs some of the concern coming from colleges not also about the timing of those decisions? Franklin college in my constituency has said that the earlier it knows, the better it can…20 Nov 2024HANSARD Government and Democracy EducationAs part of UK Parliament Week, I visited Ormiston Maritime academy, John Whitgift academy and Phoenix Park academy, and what struck me is that young people are very engaged in…20 Nov 2024HANSARD Government and Democracy EducationThe Minister is exactly right. In my visits so far this week, young people have raised serious and current issues, including knife crime, vaping and their impact on health. The…20 Nov 2024HANSARD Kinship CarersI congratulate the Minister on securing the DFE as a kinship-friendly employer. There are other employers in the country, such as John Lewis, B&Q and Card Factory, that have done…13 Nov 2024