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HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI welcome so much that is in the Budget: the measures to reduce the cost of living, most notably the £150 off energy bills; the lifting of half a million children out of poverty,…02 Dec 2025HANSARDReading: Pre-school SupportMy constituent Lyndsay Hogg has successfully brought a Penguin little library to her community in Hartlepool. It is designed to celebrate Penguin’s 90th anniversary, and the aim…01 Dec 2025HANSARDReading: Pre-school Support19. What steps her Department is taking to help support families to read with their child before they start nursery and school.01 Dec 2025HANSARD Young People not in Education, Employment or TrainingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I declare an interest as the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on further education and lifelong learning.…26 Nov 2025HANSARDG20 and UkraineThe Prime Minister rightly said in his statement that Putin continues to seek to undermine our security. Those efforts were aided and abetted by Reform’s Nathan Gill when he took…25 Nov 2025HANSARD Critical Minerals StrategyI welcome the statement from the Minister, who is of course my constituency neighbour. He knows full well that we represent areas that built this country and were far too often…24 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsHartlepool has one of the largest clean energy economies in the north of England with thousands of local jobs—jobs that Reform would destroy. At the same time, we have one of the…18 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyI welcome this statement and can say clearly to the Home Secretary that she will have my complete support in implementing the measures within it and in doing whatever it takes to…17 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsHartlepool police do a magnificent job, but like police in the rest of the Cleveland force area, they are hamstrung by a funding formula that is broken. The victims core grant…17 Nov 2025HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear Reactor Power Station: WylfaI welcome this announcement about small modular reactors. Thanks to the landmark deal done back in September, Hartlepool will now lead the world in advanced modular reactors,…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseLike many MPs across the House, I am sure, I have been inundated with correspondence from concerned constituents on the issue of fireworks, be it about their use in antisocial…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformI welcome today’s announcement, particularly the savings that have been identified. Will the Minister meet me to discuss how we can use the savings in the Cleveland area to…13 Nov 2025HANSARDImprisonment for Public ProtectionMy constituent, Terry Rowley, received an IPP sentence on 8 February 2008. His minimum tariff was set at one year and 126 days. That was 6,486 days ago—almost 18 years—and he…11 Nov 2025HANSARDBBC LeadershipI welcome the Secretary of State’s statement. It is absolutely right to hold the BBC to the highest standard, because that is the best way to defend our national broadcaster. Does…11 Nov 2025HANSARDCouncil Tax ReformThis evening I am presenting a petition on behalf of the people of Hartlepool to register their total opposition to the current council tax system. Council tax is deeply…11 Nov 2025HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection8. What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the number of prisoners serving imprisonment for public protection sentences.11 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsrose—05 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ3. My constituent Georgia Hart was just 15 years old when she was diagnosed with Friedreich’s ataxia, a cruel and degenerative condition that slowly robs a person of their…05 Nov 2025HANSARD Houses in Multiple Occupation: Planning ConsentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. If I had to choose three letters to sum up my inbox when it comes to planning matters, it would be HMO. Nowhere in my…04 Nov 2025HANSARDCare LeaversMy hon. Friend has outlined the vast range of steps that the Government have taken in short order to fix a very broken care system, but these things take time, and local…03 Nov 2025