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HANSARDSupport for First-time BuyersWill my right hon. Friend join me in welcoming the fact that last year saw the highest number of first-time buyers in two decades, under this Government, and will he pledge to do…07 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. The next generation of jobs and apprenticeships is going to be delivered in the industries that the COP President talks about. Would he praise those employers reaching out to…02 Mar 2022HANSARDSexual HarassmentI welcome the Government’s broad support for tackling violence against women and girls, including in public, and for banning virginity testing and hymenoplasty in the Health and…28 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineI thank the Minister and the whole Government for the leadership they are showing at an international level. In winter 2015 I went to Ukraine with the former Defence Secretary, as…25 Feb 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillMy hon. Friend says that it is the children using this exemption, but in Committee, where I supported her, she made the point powerfully that it is not children using the…25 Feb 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillWill my hon. Friend, like me, welcome the fact that Northern Ireland is consulting on raising the minimum age of marriage to 18? Will she join me in expressing a desire that the…25 Feb 2022HANSARDLocal Authority Boundaries (Referendums) BillMy hon. Friend is being very generous in giving way, but I have to disagree with him on one point. Is not the entire point of his Bill that some people should live in fear of his…25 Feb 2022HANSARDLocal Authority Boundaries (Referendums) BillMy hon. Friend is making an incredibly powerful speech and he is being generous in giving way so often. Does he agree that one of the big drivers he and I see in seats such as…25 Feb 2022HANSARDLocal Authority Boundaries (Referendums) BillIn County Durham, several years ago, we had referendums on whether to abolish our local district councils and move to a unitary council system. One of the issues that we faced was…25 Feb 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillOne issue we are trying to address today is the cultural issue. Will the Minister commit to at least examining having a proper awareness campaign when the law changes, with a good…25 Feb 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillI am honoured to be able to speak today and I was delighted to serve on the Committee with my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Derbyshire (Mrs Latham) in the earlier stages of the…25 Feb 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillIn the past year or so, we have also increased the age at which people can buy a lottery ticket to 18. So we are moving in this direction right across the piece, and that…25 Feb 2022HANSARDPension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) BillI agree with the Minister and welcome the Bill from the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West (Margaret Ferrier). It is a great Bill and part of the reforms to pensions…25 Feb 2022HANSARD Non-commissioned Exempt AccommodationThe hon. Lady says that she entered local government to deal with this issue. She entered local government in 2006, following a housing crisis after eight years of Labour…23 Feb 2022HANSARD Leamside LineThe right hon. Gentleman shouts from a sedentary position, which he should not do. He could stand up and try to make another intervention if he wished. It is true that these…08 Feb 2022HANSARD Leamside LineThank you very much, Mr Hollobone. Let us come back to the matter in hand. I have one proposal under way, working with Labour-controlled Gateshead Council and the coalition at…08 Feb 2022HANSARD Leamside LineNo, I will not give way again; the right hon. Gentleman has had plenty of time to have his own say during the debate. If he had campaigned for these measures for a longer period…08 Feb 2022HANSARD Leamside LineIf the right hon. Gentleman listened to one of his own local councillors, who represents Chester-le-Street and with whom I campaigned to get the feasibility study going—the former…08 Feb 2022HANSARD Leamside LineIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Washington and Sunderland West (Mrs Hodgson) for bringing this debate to the…08 Feb 2022HANSARD Leamside LineDoes the right hon. Member agree that it is great to see the support of the Labour-led Gateshead Council for the project between Consett and the Tyne, as well?08 Feb 2022