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HANSARDEmergency Covid ContractsAgainst unprecedented global demand for vital equipment, the UK Government secured over 32 billion items of PPE, including for our devolved Administrations. Also against the odds,…29 Jun 2021HANSARDEducation RecoveryAs a former special adviser in the Department for Education, it is always great to see a few of the details in the debates on estimates days, and it is great to see my right hon.…29 Jun 2021HANSARDMicrochipping of PetsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis) for leading this debate for the…28 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsElddis caravans and motorhomes—owned by Erwin Hymer—on Delves Lane, Consett, in my constituency, has benefited hugely from the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s removal of the EU’s…22 Jun 2021HANSARDEvents Research ProgrammeThe work that DCMS has done in getting cash to businesses in the arts sector in my constituency and beyond has been great, but getting people into venues is now what is required,…22 Jun 2021HANSARDGrouse ShootingThe hon. Lady asks who is benefiting, but that is quite clear. There are gamekeepers in my constituency and hundreds of people are employed in the broader hospitality sector…21 Jun 2021HANSARDGrouse ShootingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McDonagh. I will try to be a little briefer than I planned, because lots of Members have made great contributions already,…21 Jun 2021HANSARD Road Connectivity: Teesside to ScotlandI beg to move, That this House has considered the A68 and road connectivity from Teesside to Scotland. Left behind, ignored, forgotten, neglected, overlooked, the rust belt—those…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Road Connectivity: Teesside to ScotlandAs every other hon. Member has said today, it is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. Thank you for everything that you have done for us today. I say…16 Jun 2021HANSARDHome OwnershipI am in my first home—I moved in only in May—and I want to see more of my constituents in exactly the same position. Will the Secretary of State outline what support North West…14 Jun 2021HANSARDHome OwnershipWhat steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to promote home ownership.14 Jun 2021HANSARD Employment RightsI thank the Minister for his statement. One of the biggest issues in employment is people having a job in the first place. I am happy to go toe-to-toe any day on our party’s…08 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19Fifty-seven thousand people in North West Durham have had their first jab and 34,000 the second, so we are doing really well and progressing excellently. I have my first jab this…25 May 2021HANSARD Ministerial Code/Register of Ministers’ InterestsThe National Audit Office found no issues with the PPE contracts. The Labour-led Public Accounts Committee, on which I sit, commended the Government’s vaccine programme as…18 May 2021HANSARD Violence in Israel and PalestineIt is clear from voices across the House and internationally that everyone is incredibly disappointed to see that violence has broken out in the region once again after the…12 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkThere is a huge amount to welcome in the Queen’s Speech this year. The core of it is our levelling-up agenda to unite the country, and that has particularly been the case in North…12 May 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I also want to highlight, as other Members have done, the tribute from my constituents following the…13 Apr 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Second sitting)Not at this moment, no; I am making a very brief point. I know what happened just after 2010, after the right hon. Member for North Durham left the MOD: a huge amount of…31 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Second sitting)I agree with some of the fine words from my friend and neighbour the right hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Jones), but it is incumbent upon those proposing changes or proposing…31 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill (Second sitting)I would just like to make the point that if we are not going to reduce numbers, we have to reduce capability in other areas. I would be very interested to know from the SNP…31 Mar 2021