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HANSARDHealth and Care System: Women’s Experience4. If she will take steps with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to improve understanding of women’s experience of health and the health and care system.24 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care System: Women’s ExperienceYesterday this House passed a UK-wide ban on virginity testing through the Health and Care Bill, but banning virginity testing will only work if hymenoplasty is banned alongside…24 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillI thank the hon. Member for giving way, and I apologise to the Minister for not being here at the very start; I was on a train back from a ministerial visit in my constituency. I…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillI shall keep my comments very brief. I apologise to the Minister for not having been here for his speech, because I was with one of his colleagues in my constituency earlier…23 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillCan I just say that the Minister has been absolutely superb in engaging throughout this process? I would like to thank the shadow team as well, who in Committee and today—and…23 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel Crossings in Small BoatsIn 2019 my constituents rejected Labour’s open door immigration policy. Since then we have been getting on with delivering our new Australian-style points- based immigration…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Integrated Rail Plan: North and MidlandsBy anyone’s standards, £96 billion is a major investment. Will the Secretary of State outline the improvements and timetable for services from Durham and Darlington to London and…18 Nov 2021HANSARDDrug Smuggling into Prisons3. What steps he is taking to reduce incidents of drug smuggling into prisons.09 Nov 2021HANSARDDrug Smuggling into PrisonsWhat steps have been taken to ensure that state-of-the-art X-ray body scanners have been installed throughout the male prison estate, and that we are harnessing the best available…09 Nov 2021HANSARDBosnia and HerzegovinaI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Totnes (Anthony Mangnall) on securing the urgent question. Some years ago, I visited Bosnia and Herzegovina with Stephen Parkinson—now…09 Nov 2021HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseIs my hon. Friend aware that there is a particularly regional nature to the issue? In the north-east, in County Durham, we are one of the top two places in the country for arson…08 Nov 2021HANSARDEnd of Universal Credit Uplift: Household BudgetsWe have a record 1.1 million vacancies, and we are cutting the taper rate and raising the income threshold; how many families in North West Durham and throughout the country will…08 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsOh God.01 Nov 2021HANSARDWeardale RailwayI am absolutely delighted to kick off this Adjournment debate on the feasibility bid for the Weardale railway. In an announcement last week, the Department for Transport agreed to…01 Nov 2021HANSARDWeardale RailwaySince that closure, there has been an irregular heritage service operating locally. The bid now is not for that heritage service to come back; what we want to do is connect the…01 Nov 2021HANSARDNational Tutoring ProgrammeI would like to thank the School Standards Minister for his recent visit to Burnopfield Primary School in my constituency to look specifically at the national tutoring programme.…01 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe condition of the buildings at Witton-le-Wear Primary School is really good, but the conditions for learning are not, given that there are partition walls between the…01 Nov 2021HANSARDSmoking Cessation: Prescription of E-cigarettesWe know that smoking is a key cause of major health inequalities across the country between different demographics and different areas. Does my hon. Friend agree that if we want…01 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI am listening to the hon. Gentleman’s speech and I am really interested in what he has to say, but I cannot determine from what he has said so far whether he thinks that the…01 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI want to reflect on what I think was a great speech from the Chancellor last week, and another fantastic tour de force from the Levelling Up Secretary today. It is important for…01 Nov 2021