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HANSARD Leamside LineI want to emphasise the importance of the points that my hon. Friend is making. The Darlington station changes are vital to another project, the Weardale line, which he and I…08 Feb 2022HANSARDGrit BinsI very much welcome the Minister’s commitment to levelling up. I know he has put a huge amount of work into it. I also welcome the discussions that he has already started to have…08 Feb 2022HANSARDGrit BinsIn my local council area, one big issue has been that councillors are asked to use their local grant allocation to fund this, when funding should come from the local authority.…08 Feb 2022HANSARDGrit BinsAs co-chair of the all-party group on local democracy, which represents town and parish councils, I declare an interest. I agree with my hon. Friend that those most local councils…08 Feb 2022HANSARDGrit BinsIn areas such mine, with new-build properties going in, does the Minister think it could be appropriate for the council to stipulate as part of the planning consent that grit bins…08 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Last Friday, I paid another visit to Consett jobcentre in my constituency to see the great work it is doing. This Friday, I am hosting an apprenticeships fair in my patch.…07 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI would like to associate myself with the comments of my right hon. Friend the Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh). When it comes to restoration and renewal, we should…03 Feb 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateThank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker; it is always a pleasure to see you in the Chair. Could my right hon. Friend confirm that all UK households will benefit from the £200…03 Feb 2022HANSARDBus Service Improvement PlansBuses are vital for many of my North West Durham constituents, but to put it simply, at the moment there are not enough of them and they are prohibitively expensive, especially…03 Feb 2022HANSARDEnvironmental Land Management Scheme: Food ProductionI thank my hon. Friend for securing the debate. One concern that my farmers in North West Durham have, especially as they look to diversify and specialise in their production, is…01 Feb 2022HANSARDEnvironmental Land Management Scheme: Food ProductionDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that there is absolutely no point trying to do some of those things if all we are doing is offshoring our carbon emissions elsewhere? All that…01 Feb 2022HANSARDSupport for Lowest-income HouseholdsLower-paid, and especially young part-time workers, do not currently benefit from tax relief or employers’ contributions towards pensions under the auto-enrolment scheme. Will the…01 Feb 2022HANSARDTechnical Qualifications: Strengthening their ValueApprenticeships and technical qualifications are extremely important to my constituents. Following the success of my jobs fair last year, I am organising an apprenticeships fair…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportLike me, many of my constituents have been appalled by the reports of what has been happening in No. 10 and will welcome that my right hon. Friend has come to the House today to…31 Jan 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillOne of the first things we did was to change the taxation on motorhomes, which is very important to my constituents because North West Durham is where we manufacture many of them.…28 Jan 2022HANSARDBritish Sign Language BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that one of the great successes of the last few years has been helping to encourage people with disabilities into employment? In putting the board…28 Jan 2022HANSARDAutomatic Pension EnrolmentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Grantham and Stamford (Gareth Davies) for securing this debate. I have…26 Jan 2022HANSARDAutomatic Pension EnrolmentYes, it is. I think that it needs to be introduced in a phased way, exactly for the reasons that my hon. Friend the Member for North Norfolk and others have mentioned. We need to…26 Jan 2022HANSARDAutomatic Pension EnrolmentIn addition to this debate, which was secured by my hon. Friend the Member for Grantham and Stamford, and my ten-minute rule Bill, what more could we do to support the Minister in…26 Jan 2022HANSARD Vehicle Ownership: Fatal Accidents and Rural CrimeI beg to move, That this House has considered fatal accidents, rural crime and the adequacy of vehicle ownership restrictions. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship,…26 Jan 2022