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HANSARDPrisons (Substance Testing) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ghani, and to introduce this Bill on behalf of my right hon. Friend the Member for Chesham and Amersham (Dame Cheryl Gillan),…02 Dec 2020HANSARDPrisons (Substance Testing) BillI will wait until later to heap praise on the hon. Lady. Some important points have been raised by Members of different parties, particularly my hon. Friend the Member for…02 Dec 2020HANSARDNorth of England: Infrastructure SpendingI thank my hon. Friend for that, but I do not want to create further division; I am trying to bring us all together. North West Durham is a unique constituency, in that it has no…25 Nov 2020HANSARDNorth of England: Infrastructure SpendingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Southport (Damien Moore), whom I know well, for securing the debate. I disagree…25 Nov 2020HANSARDNorth of England: Infrastructure SpendingI could not agree more with my hon. Friend. We need to show people that we are getting on with the job. We need to show plans for the future and a real vision for where we want…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Winter PlanI welcome the changes today for gyms, God and golf, opening in all tiers, but will the Prime Minister confirm that the hospitality sector, forced to close in tier 2 and tier 3…23 Nov 2020HANSARD Sport Sector: Financial SupportI welcome the Minister’s announcement that national league clubs up to level 7 will get extra support. Unfortunately, Northern league clubs including Consett, Tow Law Town, Crook…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol: Implementation ProposalsThe SNP is always seeking to exploit this issue just to further its separatist agenda. Does my hon. Friend agree that the SNP should welcome the United Kingdom Internal Market…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Moorland BurningIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mr Pritchard. I agree with much of what my right hon. Friends the Members for Scarborough and Whitby (Mr Goodwill), and…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersMay I congratulate my hon. Friend on her appointment? The Rochester by-election feels like a lifetime ago. The Government have a golden opportunity, having supported 29,000 people…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19I will keep my comments as brief as I can. First, I welcome the excellent news this week on the vaccine. I know that we are not there yet and that “hands, face, space” is still…11 Nov 2020HANSARDCommittee on StandardsWill the Leader of the House confirm that both he and my hon. Friend the Member for Broxbourne (Sir Charles Walker) first raised objections before knowing which political party…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillI am speaking only briefly, so I am afraid not. Finally, I am glad that the Government have accepted Lords amendment 3, because we all know what happened in the late 1960s when…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillLike many hon. Members I send my best wishes to my right hon. Friend the Member for Norwich North (Chloe Smith). She has been a friend for many years and I know that the thoughts…10 Nov 2020HANSARDFootball Spectator Attendance: Covid-19It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis) for representing the petitioners and…09 Nov 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseDespite the various national restrictions, can the Leader of the House confirm that this House, and indeed the other place, will continue operating whatever the situation, so that…05 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateMy constituents in North West Durham understand the very difficult decisions that the Prime Minister is having to take and the very difficult balances he is having to strike, but…02 Nov 2020HANSARDEducation: Equality of OpportunityIn North West Durham, we see lower educational outcomes, especially among white working class pupils, who are getting disproportionately poor results. What measures are the…21 Oct 2020HANSARDEducation: Equality of OpportunityWhat discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on ensuring equality of opportunity in the education system.21 Oct 2020HANSARD Colleges and Skills: Covid-19It is a pleasure to serve under you, Mr Betts. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous) for obtaining this debate on this important topic, especially in…20 Oct 2020